Cowboy Steaks

Photo: flickr user VirtualErn

Ingredients

4 Rib-eye steaks, 1" thick, 10 oz ea

5 teaspoons Bayou Blast - (Emeril"s Creole Seasoning) see * Note

cup Olive oil

6 cups Assorted fresh wild mushrooms sliced

(Chanterelles, Shiitake, Oyster, Black Trumpets)

1 cup Chopped yellow onions

cup Chopped green onions

3 tablespoons Minced garlic

1 teaspoon Salt

Freshly-ground black pepper

4 tablespoons Unsalted butter cut in 8 pieces

Preparation

Sprinkle steaks all over with Bayou Blast, about 1 teaspoon for each; pound seasoning into meat once or twice with the side of a heavy knife or palm of your hand.

Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. When oil is very hot and almost smoking, add steaks and sear first side only, about 4 minutes. Turn steaks to sear other side, 2 minutes. Add mushrooms, yellow and green onions, garlic, salt, 10 turns pepper and the remaining 1 teaspoon Creole seasoning; saute 2 minutes. Turn steaks again, dot with butter, cover skillet and cook 1 minute more.

Serve steaks with mushrooms and juices spooned over.

This recipe yields 4 servings.