Petite Rib Eye Steak with Cumin-Spiced Potatoes, Sauces of Red Bell Pepper and Orange Cauliflower, and Topped with
Crispy Onions
By Mary Pagan - Culinary Center of Monterey, CA

Serves 6 - 8

Ingredients for the rib eye steak:
2-3 lbs. rib eye steak
Salt and pepper

Procedure:
Grill rib eye to desired doneness. Season with salt and pepper only.

Ingredients for the purple, red and Yukon gold potatoes roasted and spiced with cumin:
1 T ground cumin
2 t salt
1/4 t cayenne pepper
2 purple potatoes
2 red potatoes
2 Yukon gold potatoes
2 oz. butter, melted

Procedure:
Combine dry ingredients and set aside. Melt butter and set aside.

Wash and dry potatoes; do not peel. Slice potatoes 1/4-inch thick. Brush potatoes with butter and sprinkle with cumin mixture. Bake in 375° F oven for 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

Ingredients for the red bell pepper sauce:
12 red bell peppers, grilled
1 T olive oil
1 yellow onion, small diced
2 t garlic, chopped
2 stalks celery, small diced
1 small carrot, small diced
1/2 C water
1/4 C heavy cream
Salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
MGrill peppers whole until lightly charred. Remove to a bowl to cool. While peppers are cooling, sweat onion, garlic, celery and carrot in a large saucepan in olive oil.

When peppers are cool enough to handle, remove stems and seeds but retain as much of the juice from inside as possible. Remove skin from peppers and place them in saucepan with sweated vegetables and 1/2 cup water.

Blend mixture until smooth using an immersion mixer, adding water as needed. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and reduce to a slow simmer. Stir in cream just before serving.

Ingredients for the orange cauliflower sauce:
1 head orange cauliflower florets
1 C heavy cream
1/2 C milk
1 t salt
1/4 t white pepper
Pinch nutmeg

Procedure:
Boil cauliflower until tender, then drain liquid. While cauliflower is cooking, heat cream and milk until hot but not boiling. Add hot cauliflower florets and remaining ingredients to the hot cream. Using an immersion blender, blend until smooth. Thin with milk if needed.

Ingredients for the crispy onions:
1 onion
Flour

Procedures:
Slice onion, dip in flour and fry.

To serve:
Place sauces side-by-side on plate. Place potatoes on the sauces, the steak on the potatoes and top with crispy onions.