There's a Steak in My Onions!

I would say this is one of those "sacrifice" meals...Mark likes onions, I do not. Actually, I have that wrong. Mark doesn't like onions. He LOVES onions. So every once in a while, I'll make a dinner especially for him that just screams onions.

Well, surprise, surprise, tonight's one of those nights.

I found a couple of sirloin steaks in the freezer (I forgot I had them...now there's the surprise!) and immediately began salivating. But I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with them. Other than eat them, of course. Then I remembered I had an onion in the fridge, so why not use it. So I grabbed a few cloves of garlic (I always have garlic), the salt and pepper, and the magic began...

Ingredients:

• 2 sirloin steaks (seasoned w/salt & pepper)
• 1 medium-sized onion, cut into small wedges
• 4 cloves garlic (chop 2 cloves, leave 2 cloves whole)

In a cast iron grill pan over medium-high heat, I began to cook the onions and garlic. After a couple of minutes of mixing those two ingredients in the sizzlin' pan, I pushed them to one side and added the steaks. I continued to stir the onions and garlic (so they wouldn't burn). After five minutes, I flipped the steaks over and let them cook for five more minutes. Before serving, I removed the 2 whole cloves of garlic. I placed the steaks on a plate and covered--no, smothered them with onions!

Mark's eyes lit up like a kid's in a candy store when he came to the table. And I didn't even have to tell him dinner was ready; he was lured in by the onions, as if he was a snake being charmed by their melodious scent. He basically floated to his seat at the table. ;-)