steak sandwich

last night for dinner i made up some steak sandwiches. the grocery store had had some awesome looking chuck steaks on sale, as well as cremini mushrooms. i knew i could do something with that. :)

i marinated the mushrooms in some olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, cayenne, and granulated garlic for about 2 hours.

i pounded out the steak some, to somewhere between 1/4 - 1/2 inch. seasoned that with salt and pepper, and seared one side in the cast iron. as soon as i flipped it, i topped it with some sliced provolone and stuck it under the broiler. i tossed the mushrooms in the pan at this point as well. i pulled it out as soon as the cheese started to get golden bubbles. cooked to a perfect medium.

i had some bakery rolls, so i heated those up. i made a balsamic mayo using some of the marinade. spread that on the rolls, then topped with fresh spinach, a slice of the steak, and then the mushrooms, sliced. the warm steak wilted the spinach just enough so it was somewhere between raw and actually wilted.

it was pretty freaking tasty. i think next time i'll add some horseradish to the mayo.