Cowboy Steak

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 rib eye steaks, 1-1/2 inch thick bone-in (or t-bone steaks)
• 4 onions, cut into rings, 1/8th inch thick
• 3 cups milk
• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 cup chili powder
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 3 teaspoons cumin
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons paprika (hot hungarian is best)
• vegetable oil (for deep frying the onion rings)
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 bring steaks to room temperature before grillng.
• 2 soak onions in milk for one hour; drain.
• 3 in a large bowl or pie pan mix together flour, chili powder, cornstarch, salt, cumin, sugar and paprika.
• 4 dredge onions in flour mixture, shaking off any excess.
• 5 heat oil in a large heavy frying pan (cast iron works well) and heat to 360 degress fahrenheit.
• 6 add onions in batches, cooking until golden brown. be careful. they cook fast (30 to 45 seconds).
• 7 transfer onion rings to paper towels to drain off excess grease.
• 8 meanwhile, season steaks with salt and pepper and place in a cast iron skillet over medium high heat.
• 9 cook about 7 to 10 minutes per side, pouring off excess fat before turning.
• 10 finish cooking steaks on the grill (or skip the frying step and just grill steaks to desired doneness (10 minutes per side).
• 11 serve steaks with onion rings, baked potatoes and salsa, or as desired.