Eatables

Growing up in my parents house, I always remember my dad cooking. His favourite meal was breakfast; I mean, who doesn’t love breakfast, right? But as I got older, I noticed he liked to make other things. He was always crazy, just adding a pinch of this and a pinch of that; this completely boggled my mind. No matter what though, his meals always tasted good! Us kids were excited to see what he had conjured up.

Not much has changed since then. As I had previously posted, I went to San Diego to visit my parents for Christmas. My dad was excited to here of my new found love for cooking! We decided to make Italian steak heroes, delicious little sandwiches with a robust flavour. This recipe was inspired by Susanna Tee’s recipe found in The Steak Book. It’s especially great for a group of people. Enjoy!

Italian steak heroes

Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 20-25 minutes
Makes: 4-6 servings

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil

1 garlic clove, minced

1 small red bell pepper, finely chopped

3 1/2 oz white mushrooms, finely chopped

1 cup fresh ground steak

1/2 cup red wine

1 small onion, finely chopped

2 tbsp tomato paste

4 ciabatta rolls (or any type of roll will work)

extra virgin olive oil, for bushing

2 3/4 oz / 75 g mozzarella cheese

2 tbsp fresh basil (or 2 tsp dried basil)

salt and pepper to taste

Steps

Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium heat, add the onion,
garlic, red bell pepper, and mushrooms, and cook, stirring occasionally, for
5-10 minutes until softened and browned.

Add the ground steak and cook, stirring frequently for 5 minutes until browned on all sides.

Add the wine, tomato paste, and salt and pepper to taste, and let simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.

Split the bread rolls in half and brush both halves with extra virgin
olive oil. Put the bottom halves onto a piece of foil and spoon an equal
quantity of the sauce on the top of each, if desired.

Add sliced cheese to the tops of the rolls. Press down gently and wrap in the foil. The longer you let them sit out (though no more than an hour) the more flavourful they will be. Regardless, they taste delicious no matter when you eat them!