Steak sandwich

The steak sandwich is the ultimate meal for carnivores. And nothing works better with a ‘steak sanga’ than caramelised onions. You can make them in advance and freeze them to cut down the cooking time on this meal by half an hour.

STEAK SANDWICH

Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 30 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp of olive oil
• 2 onions, sliced
• 1/4 tsp of salt
• olive oil for cooking steaks
• 4 x 150g scotch fillet or sirloin/porterhouse steaks
• 2 tomatoes, sliced
• 4 slices of cheese
• 8 slices of bread (sourdough works well)
• 2 cups of rocket, washed
• tomato sauce
• mayonnaise or aioli

Method

1. To make the caramelised onions, heat the oil in a heavy-based saucepan, then add the onions and salt. Stir to coat, then turn the heat down to low and cook for 30 minutes, adding a little water if they begin to stick. They should turn a nice golden colour.
2. Heat the barbecue or frypan. Sprinkle the steaks with salt and a little olive oil. Cook to your liking (about 5 minutes each side, then place in an oven tray, cover with foil and rest in a warm place).
3. Assemble the sandwiches, place mayonnaise or aioli on one slice of bread, top with rocket, tomato, steak, onions and cheese.
4. Cut in half and serve with tomato sauce.

TIP
You can make your own aioli by adding some roasted garlic (or grated raw garlic) to mayonnaise along with a squeeze of lemon juice.