Cheesesteak Stuffed Onion Rings

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⏱ 60 mins 🍽 4 serving(s) 🏷 Steak

This inventive recipe transforms classic flavours into a fun, shareable snack. Large onion rings are stuffed with seasoned rib eye steak and provolone cheese, then frozen solid. They are coated in a double layer of flour, egg, and panko breadcrumbs before being deep fried to a perfect golden brown. Serve them hot with a side of marinara sauce for dipping. The total preparation and cooking time is about 60 minutes, yielding four generous servings.

Cheesesteak Stuffed Onion Rings

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb rib eye steak
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 4 slices provolone cheese
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups panko breadcrumbs
  • 2 medium white onions
  • vegetable oil, for deep frying
  • 1/2 cup marinara sauce, for serving
  • scallion, for garnish

Method

  1. Allow the rib eye steak to reach room temperature, then rub it with the tablespoon of vegetable oil on all sides.
  2. Place a heavy skillet on the stove and heat it. Once hot, cook the steak, turning frequently, until it is rare, which should take 3 to 4 minutes in total. Transfer it to a cutting board to rest for 10 minutes before slicing it very thinly.
  3. In a small bowl, combine the sliced steak with the smoked paprika, salt, black pepper, and cornstarch.
  4. Trim the top and bottom from the onions and peel them. Slice each onion into rounds that are 1 1/2 inches thick. Separate the layers to obtain four large onion rings, reserving the leftover pieces for another use.
  5. Arrange the four onion rings on a large plate or a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
  6. Take one quarter of the steak mixture and place it on a slice of provolone cheese. Press this filling into one of the onion rings. Repeat this process with the remaining steak and cheese.
  7. Place the filled onion rings in the freezer for at least 2 hours, or until they are completely solid.
  8. Prepare three shallow bowls: one with the flour, one with the eggs beaten with a fork, and one with the panko breadcrumbs.
  9. Coat each frozen onion ring thoroughly first in the flour, then in the egg, and finally in the breadcrumbs. For a second coating, dip each ring back into the egg and then the breadcrumbs once more. Set them aside.
  10. Pour vegetable oil into a medium pot to a depth of 2 inches and heat it. Use a kitchen thermometer to bring the oil to 350 degrees F. Carefully lower one onion ring into the hot oil and fry it, turning occasionally, until it is golden all over. Remove it with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate. Repeat with the remaining rings.
  11. Serve the hot onion rings immediately with marinara sauce for dipping.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium833900 mg

Recipe details

CategorySteak
AuthorGenius Kitchen