Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd.
Buy me a steak and cheese sandwich snack,
I don’t care if I never get back
This weekend, I took my wife, daughter, and her friend to watch the Phillies take on the Oakland A’s. Our hometown Phillies did not win, but my wife and I ate well.
At Citizens Bank Park, where the Phillies play, they let you bring in your own food and snacks. Few ballparks allow this because they want you to eat their hotdogs and Crackerjack®.
We had some leftover steak from the night before, so I made special sandwiches for my wife and me to bring to the game. The girls wanted ballpark franks, french fries, and popcorn, so they had no sandwiches.
I have not talked much about sandwiches here, and I need to. The anatomy of a sandwich is fascinating to look at. Everyone has their own ideas for making the perfect sandwich and there are so many ways to make an everyday bologna sandwich into something special. In this case, I started with a little more than bologna.
Steak, Cheese & Onion Sandwich
I started with a piece of filet Mignon leftover from the night before. We were out for dinner, and my 11-year-old daughter and I like to split a steak, but this was a large cut, and we couldn’t finish it. There was just enough left over for two sandwiches.
On Saturday mornings, my wife and I head to the farmer’s market for some of the week’s groceries. I usually stop at the cheese market to find something new to taste and write about. Usually, it’s a stinky washed rind cheese, but this day, I tasted and purchased a most incredible blue cheese called Point Reyes Blue.
I will be writing more about this wonderful cheese. Still, I can tell you it is from Point Reyes Station, California, and is made from Grade A raw milk from Holstein cows that “graze on the certified organic, green pastured hills overlooking Tomales Bay.” Let’s say it makes an amazing addition to a steak sandwich.
If I don’t bring a sandwich to the game, I typically have a sausage, onion, and pepper sandwich. I love the flavor of slow-cooked caramelized onions, so I added some to my sandwich. I sliced a sweet yellow onion into rings and slowly cooked them with some butter over low heat until they were sweeter.
As with any sandwich, the bread you put the ingredients on is critical. For example, I like a turkey, tomato, and lettuce sandwich on toasted whole wheat bread but a tuna salad sandwich on toasted whole wheat. A grilled cheese sandwich is best, in my opinion, on white bread, and anything with sprouts can easily go into a pita bread.
I needed something more substantial for this steak, cheese, and caramelized onion sandwich. We just happened to have some Phillies Clubhouse Rolls made by Amoroso’s around, so of course I went with them. These hearth-baked rolls have been made in Philadelphia since 1904 and are the official roll of the Phillies. It says so right on the label.
To assemble, slice open the bread and stack on the steak, cheese, onions, and a little salt and pepper. The onions were just out of the pan, so they melted the cheese onto the steak. I wrapped them in aluminum foil, and they were ready to go.
Steak Cheese and Onion Sandwich
Ingredients
- leftover filet mignon medium rare, sliced thin
- Blue cheese sliced thin
- sweet onions caramelized in butter
- 2 rolls
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- On the sliced rolls, place a layer of thinly sliced meat.
- Sprinkle on just a bit of salt and pepper.
- Top with the cheese and then with the hot caramelized onions.
- Sprinkle on just a bit more salt and pepper, put on the top of the buns, and wrap tightly.
4 Responses
I hate you now. I can’t even make bread this Saturday since we’re going out of town. So another week-and-a-half before I can do a cheesesteak.
I’m not a baseball person, but my favorite picnic sandwich is roasted vegetables and goat cheese covered w/homemade vinaigrette, pressed overnight in the fridge so it holds together. Love it. But, if I were going to have a steak sandwich, I’d want yours!
Does a hotdog count as a sandwich? If so, a hotdog. Plus whenever a hotdog stand offers caramelized onions, I go crazy and pile them on.
Hi Riyaad, interesting question and I see where you are going. Meat between two pieces of bread with a little condiment like mustard or ketchup. I suppose you could call it one but I don’t. Put caramelized onions on it thought and you can call it anything you want! – RG
I agree – caramelized onions make every dish amazing, regardless of how you classify it!