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Italian Steak Recipe
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Italian Steak Recipe -Palermo Style

A Palermo Style Italian Steak Recipe: perfectly grilled rib-eye steaks topped with a salty crunchy mixture of garlicky capers over a bed of wine broiled tomatoes.
Course Main
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 2
Author Florentina

Ingredients

  • 2 rib-eye steaks organic grass fed
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 lb grape or cherry tomatoes
  • 3 leave thyme sprigs sonly
  • 1 anchovy
  • 1 1/2 tbsp capers
  • 1 tbsp bread crumbs plain
  • 1 clove garlic grated
  • a splash of white wine dry
  • sea salt to taste
  • freshly cracked black pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat your broiler.
  • Pat the steaks dry with paper towels and allow them to rest at room temperature for 20 minutes before cooking.
  • Slice the tomatoes and add them to a broiler proof dish. Drizzle with a lug of olive oil and a good pinch of sea salt. Add half of the thyme leaves and a splash of wine.
  • Broil the tomatoes for a few minutes until they burst and are charged around the edges and the top. Transfer to a serving plate together with all the juices.
  • Meanwhile drizzle the steaks with a lug of liv oil and sprinkle generously with the salt and pepper. Massage the oil and spices into the steaks with your hands and set aside.
  • Preheat a cast iron pan or griddle on medium high flame and sear the steaks for 3 minutes on each side for a medium rare steak.
  • in a small bowl combine the capers, garlic, anchovies, bread crumbs with a lug of olive oil. Spoon the mixture on top of the steaks and transfer them to the broiler for a couple of minutes until golden brown on top, making sure not to burn them.
  • Transfer the steaks on top of the broiled tomatoes and serve garnished with the remaining thyme leaves and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.

Notes

Make sure to allow your steaks to rest at room temperature before cooking, one of the most important steps when cooking steak.