Side Chain Steak Sandwich
For a holiday dinner this year we made Beef Wellington. For the meat, I purchased a whole Filet Mignon from Costco which I butchered into a large roast for the Wellington. In addition to some left-over steaks that went into the freezer, I also picked out all the edible meat from the “side chain,” the gnarley grizzly piece that runs along the side of the tenderloin.
With a Good Eats episode as my muse, I raided the freezer for the chain and made some yummy steak sandwiches with cheddar cheese and semi-carmalized onions. Semi? Yeah, I was hungry. I did not want to wait the full 45 minutes for the onions to turn into a gooey mess of goodness. I just wish I had some mushrooms in the fridge to complete the sandwich. Oh well–next time.
Cheese Note: Yeah, cheddar is not “traditional”, but I have had odd cheddar obsessions recently. Next time I will go for the traditional cheese whiz.
Now if only I had a Tastykake and Yuengling Lager to compliment the meal