I continue to get PM's from people asking me to keep doing off-the-wall stuff with CI, so I tossed this together the other night. Wasn't too sure about it going in so decided to do it on a day that Tracy was going to be out. Yep...she made a 3 hour trip to go get her hair cut. Go figure....This one had been bouncing around in my mind for a couple days and decided to go for it.
This one goes out to Ray ( @sawhorseray ) and Zach ( @Misplaced Nebraskan ), both of whom are on the fence about CI cooking. Ray bought his skillets but as far as I know has not used them....unless I missed something. Zach just keeps saying he's gonna get some every time somebody posts something, has them picked out on Amazon, but has not done it yet. Hopefully this one will get them motivated
Hmmmm guys....CI with the Vortex?
Start with an 8 oz. CPB rib eye with a hefty dose of my beef rub
Cut up some fresh asparagus tips and onions then put in an 8" CI skillet with garlic and butter
Dice some tomatoes and chop up some grilled bacon left over from burgers a couple nights ago. These will go in later.
Saute for a few minutes just to soften them a bit
Add tomatoes and bacon then set off to the side to keep warm
Got another 8" CI skillet screaming hot with some butter. Toss in the steak. Wait about 3 minutes and flip
Remove from heat and let cool for a couple minutes, add a ton of shredded Swiss cheese, then back onto the grill
Load the veggies and bacon on top and cover with the pizza dome
Grill up some buttery garlic buns ala Ray
About 10 minutes later....
This is pure money!! Wasn't sure about the steak but I lucked out. Perfectly cooked
Close up
I've done several CI meals but this one was without doubt one of the most flavorful. It was really good!! All that charred cheese in the bottom of the skillet and the juice/spices from the steak were perfect for dunking the bread into. It was heavenly!! That's one of my favorite things about a good steak though: dunking some sort of bread in the juice. I had concerns about making this for Tracy without a test run but there's no doubt she'd love it. This one WILL get done again, foe certain. I just need to get another block of Swiss cheese and shred it.
Well, this one is a wrap,
Robert
This one goes out to Ray ( @sawhorseray ) and Zach ( @Misplaced Nebraskan ), both of whom are on the fence about CI cooking. Ray bought his skillets but as far as I know has not used them....unless I missed something. Zach just keeps saying he's gonna get some every time somebody posts something, has them picked out on Amazon, but has not done it yet. Hopefully this one will get them motivated
Hmmmm guys....CI with the Vortex? Start with an 8 oz. CPB rib eye with a hefty dose of my beef rub
Cut up some fresh asparagus tips and onions then put in an 8" CI skillet with garlic and butter
Dice some tomatoes and chop up some grilled bacon left over from burgers a couple nights ago. These will go in later.
Saute for a few minutes just to soften them a bit
Add tomatoes and bacon then set off to the side to keep warm
Got another 8" CI skillet screaming hot with some butter. Toss in the steak. Wait about 3 minutes and flip
Remove from heat and let cool for a couple minutes, add a ton of shredded Swiss cheese, then back onto the grill
Load the veggies and bacon on top and cover with the pizza dome
Grill up some buttery garlic buns ala Ray
About 10 minutes later....
This is pure money!! Wasn't sure about the steak but I lucked out. Perfectly cooked
Close up
I've done several CI meals but this one was without doubt one of the most flavorful. It was really good!! All that charred cheese in the bottom of the skillet and the juice/spices from the steak were perfect for dunking the bread into. It was heavenly!! That's one of my favorite things about a good steak though: dunking some sort of bread in the juice. I had concerns about making this for Tracy without a test run but there's no doubt she'd love it. This one WILL get done again, foe certain. I just need to get another block of Swiss cheese and shred it.
Well, this one is a wrap,
Robert
