Sliced Steak with Early Summer Corn and Spring Onion Maque Choux

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Meals

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs. flat-iron steaks
  • Kosher salt and black pepper
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • 3 tbsp. butter
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 4 sprigs thyme
  • 2 tbsp. butter
  • 3 earns corn, kernels scraped from cobs
  • 1 bunch spring onions or scallions, sliced, whites and greens separated
  • 1 rib celery with leafy tops, finely chopped
  • 1 Fresno or red finger chile, seeded and chopped
  • 1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped
  • 2 large garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 lime, juiced
  • 1 tbsp. fresh thyme, chopped
  • Hot sauce

Directions

  1. Preheat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high.

  2. Let the steaks come to room temp. Pat dry; season liberally with salt and pepper. Add 1 tbsp. oil to the skillet. Add the steaks and cook 8 minutes, turning occasionally. Reduce the heat to medium, add the butter, garlic, and thyme sprigs to the skillet, and use a large spoon to baste the steaks with the melted garlic-butter for about 1 minute. Transfer the steaks to a plate and let rest 10 minutes.

  3. Meanwhile for the maque choux, in a large skillet, melt the butter over medium to medium-high. Add the corn, spring onion whites, celery, Fresno chile, jalapeno and garlic. Cook, stirring often, until the corn is lightly browned at the edges, about 4 minutes. Add the cream and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 2-3 minutes. Remove from the heat; add the spring onion greens, lime juice, thyme and hot sauce to taste.

  4. Slice the steak against the grain 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Shingle on plates and top with the maque choux.

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