Steak Hoagies With Bacon, Poblano Peppers, and Havarti Cheese

Name: Steak Hoagies With Bacon, Poblano Peppers, and Havarti Cheese
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 sirloin steaks, 6-8 oz each; 2 hoagie rolls; 1 cup havarti cheese, cubed; 2 tablespoons flour; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 1/2 cups milk; salt and pepper; 1/2 red pepper, sliced; 1/4 white onion, sliced in strips; 1 poblano chile, seeded and diced; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 4 slices center-cut bacon, fried crisp; 1 pinch salt and pepper, if desired

Submitted by pamela t.

"For the hearty appetite and steak lovers, who can resist steak, bacon, and a creamy cheese and poblano sauce on a nice crispy hoagie or roll? Real men, and women, eat hearty steak sandwiches."

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photo by Rita1652

Ready In:: 45mins
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 2

ingredients

2 sirloin steaks, 6-8 oz each
2 hoagie rolls
1 cup havarti cheese, cubed
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons butter
1 ¹⁄₂ cups milk
salt and pepper
¹⁄₂ red pepper, sliced
¹⁄₄ white onion, sliced in strips
1 poblano chile, seeded and diced
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 slices center-cut bacon, fried crisp
1 pinch salt and pepper, if desired

directions

Cook steaks on the broiler or the grill until medium. Remove and set aside to rest.
Spray poblano pepper with cooking spray and place on a cookie sheet. Bake at 325F, turning once, until both sides are charred. Put chili in a paper bag to rest.
Slice onion and red pepper into thin slices.
Remove charred skin from poblano, seed and slice into thin slices. Removing the skin is easy if the pepper has cooled.
Saute onion, red pepper and poblano in 1 T olive oil until tender crisp.
Fry bacon or bake in oven until crispy. (Bake at 325F until crispy) Drain.
Slice steak into bite size pieces.
For sauce:
In a saucepan, melt butter slowly on low heat so it doesn’t burn. Add milk slowly and stir. Add flour until thickened.
Add havarti cheese and stir until melted. Remove from heat. Stir in peppers (red and poblano) and onion. Add salt and pepper to taste, if desired.
Butter hoagie rolls or drizzle with olive oil. Put under broiler until golden.
Arrange steak on rolls, top with bacon.
Add poblano sauce on top. Enjoy!

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Reviews

Definately the best entry in this contest I have tried. I thought that the ingredients complimented each other very nicely. Though I thought it was a little too much sauce, definately will find a good use for this too. Delightful recipe. Much good luck in the contest. Made for Craze E Fall 2011.

weekend cooker
I fire roasted the poblano stove to a quicker way to do it and no pan to clean. Sauteed the red pepper and onion for 3-4 minutes before adding the sliced poblano. I am not a custom to the butter milk then add flour. I usually make a rue with the butter and flour then add the milk but that said what the heck give it a try. It was fine but do cook and keep stirring long enough to get the flour taste out and no lumps. About 5 minutes.<br/>The white cheese sauce was calling out loud for fresh grated nutmeg so it went in. But we found it needed more of something. We did find it was much too much sauce for two. <br/>My cup of Havarti came to 6 ounces. I would have added a cheese with the Havarti with more character. I oven baked the bacon for ease and easy cleanup. I also did season my steak before cooking. Used poppy seeds rolls. The sandwiches could have gone for more onions. <br/>I do think this chef tried really hard. Next time I would skip the sauce add the cheese to the sandwich with hot peppers, onions n meats. Yum! Great work!

Rita1652