French Onion Sliced Steak Croissant Sandwich

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons mccormick's mccormick's montreal brand steak seasoning
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 lbs flank steaks
• 2 large yellow onions, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leave, chopped
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 4 large plain croissants
• 4 slices gruyere or 4 slices emmenthaler cheese

Recipe

• 1 heat a grill pan or outdoor grill to high; preheat broiler.
• 2 in a bowl, mix together the garlic, grill seasoning, hot sauce, worcestershire, and vinegar.
• 3 whisk in 3 tablespoons olive oil.
• 4 put the flank steak in a shallow dish; pour the marinade over the steak.
• 5 toss to coat thoroughly and marinate for 5-10 minutes.
• 6 while the steak is marinating, heat a large skillet over med-high heat; add in the remaining olive oil.
• 7 add in the onions, thyme, salt, and pepper; cook, stirring often, for 7-8 minutes or until the onions are deep golden brown.
• 8 add in the chicken stock; continue to cook for 2-3 more minutes or until the chicken stock has almost completely cooked away but the onions are still a little wet with the stock; remove from heat and set aside.
• 9 remove the flank steak from the marinade and pat dry.
• 10 grill the flank steak for 6-7 minutes on each side; remove steak from the grill to a cutting board; cover loosely with foil and let rest 5 minutes.
• 11 thinly slice the steak on an angle, against the grain.
• 12 split the croissants in half and place on a cookie sheet, cut sides up.
• 13 pile some of the onions on the bottoms of each croissant.
• 14 arrange a pile of the sliced steak on top of the onions and then follow that with some more onions.
• 15 place slices of cheese on top and transfer both the croissant bottoms and tops to the broiler.
• 16 melt the cheese and toast the cut sides of the tops 1-2 minutes.
• 17 place the croissant tops on the melted cheese; serve immediately.