Pan-Seared Ribeye with Cracked Pepper & Mahon-Menorca Cheese Sauce
Course: Dinner, Main Course, Main Dish
Cuisine: American, Spanish
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 2
Calories: 1066 kcal
Author: Edyta
Pan-Seared Ribeye with Cracked Pepper & Mahon-Menorca Cheese Sauce is a super easy and quick idea for any Holiday dinner. It just takes 15 minutes, from start to finish. You can’t beat that!
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Pan-Seared Ribeye 1 lbs Ribeye steak 2 tbsp Butter unsalted 2 tbsp Olive oil cooking type 1 spring Rosemary fresh Salt and pepper to taste Cracked Pepper and Mahon-Menorca Cheese Sauce 1 tbsp Butter unsalted 1 tbsp Flour all purpose 1 cup Whole milk 1 cup Mahon-Menroca Cheese raw, shredded 1/2 teaspoon Black pepper cracked, up to 1 teaspoon, depending on how spicy you like it
Pan-Seared Ribeye Remove the steak from the fridge a half hour before cooking to bring it a room temperature;
Preheat the oven to 415F;
Season the steak with salt and pepper on both sides;
In a cast iron skillet melt butter and olive oil on high heat;
Once the skillet is sizzling, add steak and cook undisturbed for two minutes;
Flip the steak onto the other side and cook for another two minutes;
At this time add rosemary to the pan and using spoon baste the hot rosemary oil over the top of the steak; (for extra flavor)
Transfer the skillet into your preheated oven and cook 4 minutes for rare, 5 minutes for medium rare, 6 minutes for medium;
Using oven safe mittens remove the skillet from the oven and transfer the steak to a cutting board (the skillet will be VERY HOT so BE CAREFUL);
Cover steak with the foil and let it rest for 10 minutes.
Cracked Pepper and Mahon-Menorca Cheese Sauce While steak is in the oven start working on the sauce;
Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a pan, add flour and mix well;
Gradually start adding milk and mixing to achieve a smooth consistency;
Cook for about 2 minutes to thicken up;
Add cracked paper and again mix well;
Turn off the heat and add cheese;
Once the cheese is incorporated into the sauce check for seasoning and add salt if needed.
Pour the sauce over steak and enjoy!
Calories: 1066 kcal | Carbohydrates: 10 g | Protein: 64 g | Fat: 86 g | Saturated Fat: 41 g | Cholesterol: 255 mg | Sodium: 674 mg | Potassium: 824 mg | Sugar: 6 g | Vitamin A: 1330 IU | Calcium: 568 mg | Iron: 4.6 mg