Gun Machine Steak Sandwich

As you are all aware, the new book by Warren Ellis, Gun Machine, is out in stores. It goes without saying that it's a brilliant book, a crime drama about a detective hunting down New York City's most prolific serial killer. Full of history and characters and that slight edge you'd come to expect.

Towards the end of the book, our protagonist, John Tallow is invited over to the CSU's partner's home for dinner. The host makes the most delicious sounding steak sandwiches. Thus...I had to try and recreate them. I tried to make a video of me cooking it and it was horrible, no idea how Hannah Hart does it. Here's the recipe I cobbled together.

Talia's Steak Sandwiches

Serving: 1 Sandwich

1 Ciabatta roll
1/3 lb steak, sliced thin (i used shoulder, it was good)
2 slices of thick cut bacon, cut in half
small handful of sliced white onion
small handful of sliced mushrooms
dash of white wine
butter, salt and pepper
dollop of herbed goat cheese (this wasn't mentioned in the book, but it ended up being great)

Warm roll in oven while you prepare everything else.
Fry up bacon until crispy.
Toss butter in then saute the onions with some salt and pepper until nice and caramelized. Remove, then add in the mushrooms. Toss in the white wine with the mushrooms and try not to burn down your kitchen by the gigantic fireball that comes from burning the alcohol off the wine. Remove.

Throw in steaks. If they are sliced thin, should only take a minute per side to cook. Remove the roll and put steaks on the roll, followed by the cheese, bacon and then onions and mushrooms. Let rest for a couple minutes then press the sandwich so it can fit in your mouth.

Totally delicious, looking forward to making again and again.

(buy the book, Gun Machine; and back Hannah Hart's, of My Drunk Kitchen, tour across America!)