Hickory Grilled Cowboy Rib Eye And Tomato And Wild Mushroom Ragout On Arugula Salad Recipes

BONE-IN COWBOY RIB-EYE WITH PINTO-WILD MUSHROOM RAGOUT AND RED CHILE ONION RINGS

Steps:

• Thoroughly combine the salt, dried chiles, paprika and sugar in a mixing bowl and dredge the steaks in mixture to coat evenly. Let marinate for 12 hours or overnight, refrigerated.
• To make the sauce, place the beans in a saucepan with the broth or water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer, and cook for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until tender, checking every 20 minutes or so; add more broth or water as needed to keep the beans covered. When the beans are tender, season with salt and pepper and reserve.
• Heat the clarified butter or oil in a large skillet or pan over medium heat until lightly smoking. Add the shallots and garlic, and cook for 1 minute longer. Add the mushrooms and corn. Deglaze the pan with the red wine and reduce the liquid by 3/4 over high heat, while scraping the pan with a spatula to dissolve the solidified juices. Add the demi-glace, chipotle puree, sage, reserved beans and tomato. Reduce the liquid by one third, add the basil, whisk in the butter and season with salt. Keep sauce warm while grilling steaks and preparing onion rings.
• Prepare a medium-hot fire in a grill with charcoal briquettes. Grill steaks to desired doneness, about 5 to 7 per side for medium rare. Serve with sauce and onion rings.
• Pour enough canola oil in a frying pan to come 3 to 4 inches up side of pan. Heat to 350 degrees F.
• For the onion rings, pour enough milk in a large mixing bowl to cover sliced onions; let soak for 20 minutes.
• Thoroughly combine all the dry ingredients in a bowl, except salt and cayenne. Shake excess milk off the onions and toss into flour mixture until well coated. Fry in canola oil until golden. Remove from oil and season with salt and cayenne to taste.
• To prepare smoker:
• Soak 6 to 8 small chunks of aromatic wood (preferably hickory) for 20 minutes in water.
• Build fire in smoker with hardwood charcoal briquettes and electric starter (avoid chemical starters since they impart unpleasant flavors in the smoke). When briquettes are still glowing but somewhat gray (about 20 minutes from starting fire), add soaked wood chunks. Let burn for 5 minutes. The temperature of the smoker should register about 180 degrees.
• Place chiles and vegetables on grill over water pan and cover with top of smoker. Smoke ingredients for 20 minutes. Remove ingredients from smoker and place in a 2 quart saucepan with the veal stock. Bring to a boil and reduce liquid by 1/3. Whisk in mustard. Strain and set aside.
• In small saucepan, whisk together the vinegar and sugar. Bring to a boil and continue cooking until mixture becomes syrupy, about 3 minutes. Add syrup to the strained veal stock and whisk in the catsup. Strain sauce through fine strainer.

WILD ABOUT YOU SALAD: WILD MUSHROOM SALAD WITH THYME AND HEART OF ROMAINE

Steps:

• Combine mushrooms, shallots, parsley, lemon juice, vinegar and thyme leaves and season them with salt and pepper. Let stand 15 minutes. Combine with shredded romaine and dress with evoo. Adjust seasonings and divide among 2 plates.

HICKORY GRILLED COWBOY RIB-EYE AND TOMATO AND WILD MUSHROOM RAGOUT ON ARUGULA SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix salt, sugar, chipotle powder, pepper and garlic. Rub vigorously into the steak. Place the steak in a sealed container and refrigerate overnight. Place steak over medium high hickory smoke fire and sear for 10 minutes on each side. Remove from heat and allow to sit for 10 minutes. Slice into 1/2-inch slices. Place on arugula and add ragout. Top steak with horseradish sour cream.
• Tomato and Wild Mushroom Ragout: In a saucepan place 1 teaspoon oil, garlic and shallots. Lightly brown. In a large bowl, toss tomatoes, mushrooms, 1 teaspoon oil and thyme and season with salt and pepper. Place tomatoes, skin side up, on medium hot grill for 8 minutes. Roughly chop tomatoes and add to the mushrooms.
• Horseradish Sour Cream: In a medium mixing bowl combine all ingredients. Mix well.

COWBOY RIB-EYE STEAK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees with rack in center position.
• Pat steak dry thoroughly with paper towels.
• In a spice grinder, combine cumin, coriander, and peppercorns. Pulse until coarsely ground and transfer to a medium bowl. Add salt, paprika, brown sugar, oregano, and garlic and mix until combined.
• Rub steak on all sides with spice mixture and let stand at room temperature for 3 to 4 hours or up to overnight in the refrigerator. If marinating in refrigerator, remove 1 hour before cooking to bring steak to room temperature.
• Heat a large cast-iron pan over medium-high heat. Sear steak on both sides until blackened, 8 to 10 minutes total. Transfer to oven and roast 15 to 20 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into center of steak registers 125 degrees for medium-rare.
• Transfer steak to a carving board and let stand at least 15 minutes before slicing and serving.

RIB-EYE STEAKS WITH PORT AND MUSHROOM RAGOûT

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and stir until beginning to soften, about 6 minutes. Add Port and broth and boil until liquid is syrupy, about 10 minutes. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Cover and chill.)
• Melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter with oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Sprinkle steaks with salt and pepper. Add to skillet and cook to desired doneness, about 3 minutes per side for medium-rare. Transfer steaks to plates.
• Bring mushrooms to simmer. Add cream and tarragon and boil until sauce thickens, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon mushrooms over steaks. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

CREAMY WILD MUSHROOM RAGOUT

Steps:

• Heat olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in mushrooms with a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until any liquid evaporates and mushrooms are light brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Add 1/2 tablespoon butter and shallots; cook, stirring, until mushrooms are caramelized and almost tender, about 10 minutes.
• Drizzle in Cognac and vinegar; cook until liquid evaporates, 1 minute. Stir in creme fraiche.
• Stir in chicken broth, marjoram, and salt and black pepper to taste. Reduce heat to medium-low, cook until slightly thickened and mushrooms are tender, 10 to 15 minutes.