Cowboy Steak In A Skillet Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees with rack in center position.
• Pat steak dry thoroughly with paper towels.
• In a spice grinder, combine cumin, coriander, and peppercorns. Pulse until coarsely ground and transfer to a medium bowl. Add salt, paprika, brown sugar, oregano, and garlic and mix until combined.
• Rub steak on all sides with spice mixture and let stand at room temperature for 3 to 4 hours or up to overnight in the refrigerator. If marinating in refrigerator, remove 1 hour before cooking to bring steak to room temperature.
• Heat a large cast-iron pan over medium-high heat. Sear steak on both sides until blackened, 8 to 10 minutes total. Transfer to oven and roast 15 to 20 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into center of steak registers 125 degrees for medium-rare.
• Transfer steak to a carving board and let stand at least 15 minutes before slicing and serving.

Steps:

• For the cowboy butter: Well in advance, make the cowboy butter. Place the softened butter in the bowl of a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Whip the butter until it's fluffy. Add the parsley, red pepper flakes, black pepper, garlic, lemon zest and the juice of half the lemon. Mix it until it's totally combined, scraping the sides as needed. Add more parsley, more lemon juice, more pepper or salt if you'd like.
• Lay out a long piece of plastic wrap and scoop the butter mixture in a long strip down the middle of it. Carefully pull one side of the plastic wrap over the butter, squeezing it gently to form it into a log. Continue to roll the log of butter into a roll. When it's all rolled up, twist the ends (like a piece of candy) until they become very taut (this means the butter is pressing together inside the plastic to form a cohesive roll). Place the roll of butter into the fridge so it will harden, or into the freezer if you need to speed along the process.
• For the steaks: Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F. Sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides of the steaks.
• Melt the butter in a heavy ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. When it's melted and golden brown, sear the steaks for about 45 seconds per side. Set in the oven to finish, about 3 minutes.
• Lay a thick slice of cowboy butter on top of each steak so it will begin to melt. Serve within 5 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oil and salt in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Mix in onion, garlic, 2 tablespoons cilantro, 1 tablespoon chili powder and crushed red pepper. Add 1 tablespoon water. Cover skillet and cook onion mixture 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Uncover and continue cooking until onion is tender and golden, stirring frequently, about 3 minutes. Add chilies and sauté until tender about 6 minutes. Transfer onion mixture to plate.
• Rub each steak with 1/2 teaspoon chili powder. Season with salt and pepper. Increase heat to high and add steaks to same skillet. Cook as desired, about 6 minutes per side for medium-rare. Transfer to platter. Top steaks with cilantro. Surround with onions and chilies and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Bring steaks to room temperature before grillng.
• Soak onions in milk for one hour; drain.
• In a large bowl or pie pan mix together flour, chili powder, cornstarch, salt, cumin, sugar and paprika.
• Dredge onions in flour mixture, shaking off any excess.
• Heat oil in a large heavy frying pan (cast iron works well) and heat to 360 degress Fahrenheit.
• Add onions in batches, cooking until golden brown. BE CAREFUL. They cook fast (30 to 45 seconds).
• Transfer onion rings to paper towels to drain off excess grease.
• Meanwhile, season steaks with salt and pepper and place in a cast iron skillet over medium high heat.
• Cook about 7 to 10 minutes per side, pouring off excess fat before turning.
• Finish cooking steaks on the grill (or skip the frying step and just grill steaks to desired doneness (10 minutes per side).
• Serve steaks with onion rings, baked potatoes and salsa, or as desired.

Steps:

• Cook steak strips in large deep nonstick skillet or Dutch oven on medium-high heat 3 min. or just until no longer pink in centers. Transfer to plate.
• Add bacon to skillet; cook on medium heat 1 min. Stir in onions and peppers; cook 6 min. or until bacon is done and vegetables are crisp-tender. Add beans and barbecue sauce; mix well. Simmer on medium-low heat 5 min., stirring occasionally.
• Return steak and any juices from plate to skillet; cook 1 to 2 min. or until steak strips are done, stirring occasionally.