Onion and Mushroom Smothered Flat Iron Steak

Ingredients

• 1 Yellow Onion
• 6 oz Cremini Mushrooms
• 6 oz Green Beans
• 2 Flat Iron Steaks
• ½ tsp. Coarse Sea Salt
• 2 oz Bonewerks Classic Veal
• Demi-Glace
• 1 oz Butter
• ½ oz Light Brown Sugar
• Olive Oil
• Salt Pepper
• Peel and halve onion. Slice halves into thin strips

Instructions

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   Prepare the Ingredients: Peel and halve onion. Slice halves into thin strips (julienne). Cut mushrooms into ¼” slices. Trim ends off green beans. Peel sweet potato and dice into ½” pieces. Rinse steaks, pat dry, and season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Mash Sweet Potatos

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   Remove roasted sweet potatoes to a medium mixing: bowl and combine with brown sugar and remain- ing butter. Mash with a potato masher or fork and season to taste with a pinch of salt and pepper, if

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   Add diced sweet potato to one side of prepared: with a pinch of salt and pepper. Roast in oven for 10 green beans to other side. Combine green beans with 1 tsp. olive oil, provided sea salt, and a pinch of pepper (be careful, as pan will be hot). Roast 8-10 minutes, or until both potatoes and green beans are

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   Heat pan used for mushrooms over medium-high: heat with 1 tsp. olive oil. Add steaks to pan and sear 4-5 minutes on first side until well-browned. Flip and cook 4 minutes, or until steaks reach a minimum internal temperature of 145 degrees. Remove steaks and let rest at least 5 minutes. Caramelize Onions and Mushrooms While vegetables cook, heat 2 tsp. olive oil in a medium pan over medium heat. Add onions and cook, stirring occasionally, 10-12 minutes, or until browned. Move onions to edges of pan, making a hole in the middle. Add 1 tsp. olive oil and mushrooms into the void. Allow mushrooms to brown in place 2-3 minutes, then stir until tender, about 2 minutes. Add demi-glace and 2 Tbsp. water. Stir until just combined and remove pan from heat. Add half the butter and swirl to combine. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Remove to a plate and wipe pan clean.

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   Plate the Dish: Place a serving of sweet potato mash and green beans on a plate. Place steak in front and top (smother, rather) with rich onion-mushroom sauce. recipe–it has bigger grains and is easier to pinch than table salt, allowing more control over flavor. If using regular table salt, reduce measured amounts in this recipe. Half goes into the sauce and the remaining is used in the mashed sweet • Sweet potatoes will cook 8 minutes on their own, then green beans will be added for the last 10 minutes of cooking. Save room on that baking the recipe before you start–we promise it will be time