- Skillet Steak with Caramelized Onions and Blue Cheese -

I was a picky eater when I was a kid...you know, the type that didn't eat salad, or broccoli, or mustard...the type that didn't want anything other than a peanut-butter and jelly sandwich for lunch...every day. Yeah, that was me. So naturally, even into my teen years, I had never touched a caramelized onion. It was one of those things everyone raved about, but I was too afraid to try. I knew they were good, they even sounded amazing, but still, I do believe tonight eating this dish, that this was the first time I ever really ate caramelized onions, that I can recall. Okay, shoot me now! They were amazing! "How could anyone have ever gone so long without them?" That's what your thinking right? Well I'm thinking that too. And I urge anyone who hasn't ever tried them to just do it, man. AND they go awesome with steak and blue cheese. Try it!

Skillet Steak with Caramelized Onions and Blue Cheese

Ingredients:

For the Caramelized Onions:

3 onions
drizzle of olive oil
Pinch of granulated Sugar
Pinch of Salt
1 T. Butter

For the Steak:

1.5 lb. Sirloin Steak (Give or take, mine was about 1 lb. 7 oz.)
Salt and Pepper
Good drizzle of Olive Oil
1 stick of Butter
2 cloves of Garlic,
sprinkle of dried Thyme
sprinkle of dried Rosemary
3 T. Crumbled Blue Cheese

Directions:

For the Caramelized Onions:
Peel and chop onions. Chop the onions in half and then in 1/8 - 1/4 inch slices. In a small non-stick skillet pan drizzle some olive oil and turn on heat to very low. Add the onion slices and stir frequently with a spoon. Stir more in the beginning so you don't brown the onions, and then stir every five minutes or so afterward. Cook these onions on a very low heat for 1 hour 20 minutes or until well caramelized. Yes, it takes a while. Then add the sugar and salt and stir. Turn off the heat and add the tablespoon of butter, stirring till all melted.

For the Steak:
About 20 minutes before the onions are done, on another burner, place a skillet pan and drizzle in some olive oil and heat over a medium heat. Sprinkle each side of the steak with kosher salt and cracked pepper. When the oil is hot (when the steak sizzle when it touches it), put in the steak. Turn heat to medium/low and cook for 10-12 minutes on each side (this will get it well-done, so adjust time if you like a different degree of done-ness). While the steak is cooking, melt the stick of butter in a bowl in the microwave. Take out and add the garlic (2 cloves chopped in half), thyme, and rosemary to the butter and stir together. Pour into the bottom of an 8-8 sided pan. When the steak is done, place in the garlic butter. Spoon some of the butter mixture over the steak and then cover the pan with foil and let sit for 5 minutes. Then cut the steak into 3 sections and top each with caramelized onions and a tablespoon of blue cheese. Enjoy!

Serves 3