{"id":6115,"date":"2010-08-02T02:13:24","date_gmt":"2010-08-02T07:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crankymouse.com\/?p=6115"},"modified":"2010-08-02T07:00:17","modified_gmt":"2010-08-02T12:00:17","slug":"radish-and-onion-topped-steak-sandwiches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/2010\/08\/02\/radish-and-onion-topped-steak-sandwiches\/","title":{"rendered":"Radish-and-Onion-Topped Steak Sandwiches"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"I haven\u2019t been getting enough sleep. In fact, I can\u2019t remember the last time in my life where I did get the recommended amount of sleep, which tends to be around six hours. I\u2019m thinking it was probably sometime in middle school, before the piles of AP homework kept me up or long nights on the phone or a job or the ever-present worry, disregarding the four kids I had in there.
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And while this post here isn\u2019t about sleep and worry, it is about radishes and how adding them to your steak sandwich will change your life. Maybe if you have been sleep deprived like me, you\u2019ll start sleeping. You\u2019ll sleep a full eight hours, rising revived the next morning. (Does that really happen?) And if you\u2019ve been down, radishes, people \u2013 radishes will make the world look brighter\u2026or at least your sandwich will be brighter. Okay. So, probably not, but it is pretty freaking good.
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Steak sandwiches are one of my favorite ways to reuse leftovers because they don\u2019t really feel like you\u2019re eating leftovers. Of course, I said that about fried rice<\/a>, too. I\u2019ll have to think some more on that. Life can be confusing when you don\u2019t get enough sleep after all.
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For my sandwich I started with a lovely bunch of Easter egg radishes that Ole brought home from the organic farmers market at his work. Yes, there is an organic farmers market located feet from my husband\u2019s desk. Sure enough, he does take photos of the sign where it lists what\u2019s available so I can tell him what I want. Yes, I realize this makes me spoiled. I like it. (Note: I\u2019d rather lazily walk around the farmers market at 6:00 a.m. before the crowd shows up, taking my dear sweet time, but that hasn\u2019t happened since we got married.)

\nTo the radishes add an equal number of onions, and while you\u2019re at it, slice off a few thick slices of sharp cheddar.
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\nNext, toss the vegetables on a flat griddle over a medium heat to get them started cooking.
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\nChop your leftover steak into thin strips. This happens to be remnants of a porterhouse steak (part of Roundy\u2019s Black Angus by Swift line at Rainbow*) that we had grilled earlier in the week. If I’m being honest, this was in June. It is now August. How did that happen, and where did July go? It’s not like I slept through it.
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\nToss the meat up on the griddle with the vegetables, which should just be starting to sweat, and butter a large loaf of bread\u2026or a small bun. We make steak sandwiches on whatever bread is lying around the house, and twin French loaves won here.
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\nToast your bread on the griddle next to the meat and the vegetables.
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\nWhen your vegetables are tender and your meat is nice and hot, top the meat with the cheese.
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\nThen top the cheese with the vegetables to act as a lid to aid in melting. Plus, your sandwich will stick together better.
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\nMove your layered meat to the grilled bun and behold the best leftovers (on a bun) you could ask for. In a bowl? Go for the fried rice<\/a>. On a bun, the steak with a spicy radish to change your life.
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\nThe oft overlooked radish is present here, but it doesn\u2019t overwhelm. It adds a bit of complexity to your favorite steak and cheese.
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\n*We were provided with a gift card to try out the new Roundy\u2019s Black Angus Beef by Swift Beef<\/a> at our local Rainbow Foods<\/a> store, which happens to be just two blocks from our house.<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Radish-and-Onion-Topped Steak Sandwiches<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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\nOlive oil
\n\u00bd onion, thinly sliced
\n5-6 radishes, julienned
\n1 pound leftover steak or tenderloin, thinly sliced
\n1 loaf French bread or 2-3 rolls
\nButter
\n4 ounces cheddar cheese
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Heat a griddle over medium-high heat, around 375\u00ba F. Spread a small amount of olive oil over your griddle to prevent sticking and add the onions and radishes. Thinly slice steak and add to griddle as well. Halve your loaf of bread or rolls and butter both sides, then add them to the griddle.
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When vegetables are translucent and tender and steak is heated through place cheese slices over steak. Top with the vegetables and allow to sit for one minute. Move the meat using a large spatula to the toasted bun. Cut in half and enjoy.<\/p>\n

Makes 3 servings.
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