“One-Armed” Rib-Eye Steak with Black Bean Sofrito

Name: “One-Armed” Rib-Eye Steak with Black Bean Sofrito
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons white truffle oil (optional, but really good); 1 cup sliced scallions, cut on the diagonal; ½ cup thinly sliced roasted, peeled, seeded fresh poblano peppers; kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper; 1 cup cooked black beans; 2 large yellow onions, sliced in ¼-inch-thick strips or “julienne”; ½ cup garlic cloves, coarsely chopped; ½ cup chopped cilantro leaves (1 big bunch, stemmed); 2 large tomatoes, seeded, coarsely chopped; 1 cup diced raw bacon (about 5 ounces); 4 tablespoons unsalted butter

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

America's Best Chefs Cook with Jeremiah Tower

By Jeremiah Tower

Published 2003

About

Robert calls this a “one armed steak” because when he broke his right (steak-flipping) arm, he decided to leave a 6-inch-long rib bone in each steak to make it easy to flip the steaks with his left hand.

The sofrito would be good with grilled or roast chicken as well; sometimes Robert adds kernels of fresh

Ingredients

Americas
United States
Main course
Gluten-free

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Method