The Perfect Steak
My perfect steak starts with a beautiful medium rare rib eye, with a hearty sauce and a salty,
crunchy topping.  Here's a meal that's sure to impress anyone, just finish the menu with your
favorite vegetable and you're in for one great homemade feast!

The Steak
1 20 oz Bone in Prime Ribeye
1 oz Chef Haig’s Original Whatever Rub™
2 T Olive Oil

  • Season both sides of meat liberally with Chef Haig’s Original Whatever Rub™
  • Drizzle olive oil on both sides of meat until coated - Let sit
  • Bring meat up to room temperature before lighting coals (or starting the gas grill)
  • Slap the steaks on the grill
  • After 2 minutes, turn (not flip) steaks one quarter turn
  • After another 2 minutes (4 minutes total), flip steaks
  • After another 2 minutes (6 minutes total), turn (not flip) steaks one quarter turn
  • After another 2 minutes, remove steaks from grill for a perfect medium rare

Spicy Onion Straws
1 Vidalia Onion
1 c Buttermilk
2-4 Gurgles of Hot Sauce (I recommend Cholula or Tapatio)
2 pinches of Chili Flakes
6 c Vegetable Oil
2 pinches of Salt
2 c Flour

  • Slice onions into extremely thin slices
  • Combine buttermilk, hot sauce and chili flakes
  • Soak onions in buttermilk mixture for at least 4 hours
  • Drain and Dredge in flour
  • Make a stove top deep fryer - heat oil to 375⁰
  • Separate onions straws and fry until golden brown
  • Set aside to drain – Salt immediately

Cheater's Mushroom Demi-glace
1 can Beef Broth
1 can V-8 (use only 2 swaggles, about 1/2 a can)
6 oz Red Wine
8 oz Mushrooms, sliced
1 pat Butter
1 T Olive Oil
1 pat Butter

  • Sautee Mushrooms with pat of butter and olive oil on medium-high heat
  • When mushrooms start to brown, add red wine and deglaze (scrape the good stuff off
    the bottom of the pan)
  • Let wine reduce by three quarters and absorb into mushrooms
  • Add 2 swaggles (about 1/2 a can) V-8, stir, let reduce for 1 minute
  • Add 1 can beef broth, stir, simmer, and reduce for 15-25 minutes until thick
  • Before serving, swirl in second pat of butter
Liberally sprinkle Whatever Rub
on your steak
Rub the herbs and spices
into the steak
Plate, Sauce, Steak, Crunchies
Mmm...
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