French Onion Rib Eye Steaks

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 thinly sliced onion (about 1/2 pound)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup beef broth
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 cup swiss cheese, shredded (divided in recipe)
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, shredded
• salt and pepper
• 1 large rib eye steak (cut 2-inches thick, 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 pound, if you use smaller, individual steaks, adjust cooking time)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried dried garlic
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup swiss cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup beef broth

Recipe

• 1 for french onions: in a 10-inch frying pan, combine onion, butter and sugar.
• 2 stir often over medium-high heat until onion is lightly browned, about 12 minutes.
• 3 add flour and mix well.
• 4 stir in beef broth and milk.
• 5 stir over high heat until boiling.
• 6 continue to boil, stirring constantly, until liquid is almost evaporated, 4 to 5 minutes.
• 7 remove from heat and stir in 1/2 cup shredded swiss cheese and shredded parmesan cheese.
• 8 add salt and pepper to taste. (makes about 1 cup).
• 9 rinse steak and pat dry.
• 10 pat salt, pepper and garlic flakes evenly onto meat.
• 11 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 12 pour oil in 10-inch non-stick pan and heat over high heat (tilt to cover bottom of pan with oil).
• 13 when oil is hot, add steak and brown on both sides, about 4 minutes total.
• 14 supporting meat with tongs, tip steak onto its edge and rotate to brown lightly, about 2 minutes total.
• 15 as fat accumulates in pan, wipe it out with paper towels.
• 16 put steak on oven-safe plate and bake in 400°f oven until meat is done to your liking, 8 to 12 minutes for rare or about 20 minutes for well done.
• 17 remove plate from oven.
• 18 turn oven heat to broil.
• 19 remove fat from plate with a paper towel.
• 20 mound french onions on meat and sprinkle with 1/2 cup shredded swiss cheese.
• 21 broil in pan about 6 inches from heat until cheese bubbles and begins to brown, 3 to 4 minutes.
• 22 remove pan from oven and pour broth around meat, stirring to release browned bits.
• 23 to serve, cut meat and onions into 4 equal portions.
• 24 transfer to individual plates and spoon juices around meat.