Birthdays. Steak. & Leftovers.

We just got back from a quick weekend away to visit both of our moms who happened to both be celebrating their birthdays. Small world. A group of us went out to Morton's steakhouse and managed to go home with a doggy bag or two, or 4. What to do with delicous steak leftovers? How about some upscale grilled cheese steak sandwiches. Here's how to make 'em:

What you'll need:
- Steak from your favorite steak house.
(Mine happened to be cajun ribeye)
- Red onion (Sliced Very Thinly)
- Sliced tomatoes
- Sharp cheddar cheese
- Ciabatta bread
- Butter
- Mayonnaise
- Apple cider vinegar
- Garlic Powder
- Parsley
- Lemon Juice
- Salt
- Pepper

To make the sauce to spread on the ciabatta bread, whisk some mayo and apple cider vinegar together with salt and pepper to taste. Add the dried parsley and some garlic powder. Taste the seasoning and adjust the acidity with some lemon juice. Spread generously over sliced ciabatta. Grease a pan with butter, like real butter not that stupid spreadable goop, we prefer Land o'Lakes unsalted sweet cream butter. Or homemade for that matter. In thin layers, place steak, onions, tomatoes, salt, and cheese on the bread.

Here's Dan showing how to layer the sliced steak, onion, tomatoes and cheese all together before placing the sandwich into the frying pan.

Cook them as you would grilled cheese. Dan rendered some beef fat and added just a touch of butter to the pan and cooked them on medium low heat till golden brown and delish.

Dan says, "Some would argue that this is a panini, but it's not, and they are wrong."


Happy Birthday moms!