Skillet Cheese Steak with Crispy Cauliflower

I put my cheese steak in a skillet. The perfect eat out of the pan meal. I was going to line it with potatoes (which is still on my mind), but thought that thinly sliced, fried cauliflower might be a better idea.

Of course, you can stuff this into a big fat hoagie bun if you want. No matter how you do cheese steak, it’s hard to go wrong, as long as everything is cooked right.

I do not like what you get in those stands where the meat is microwaved or steamed as well as soggy peppers and onions. In order for me to like it, the meat has to be slightly crispy.

Provolone or Mozzarella is best for Skillet Cheese Steak Recipe

As far as cheese, I have no idea how cheese whiz became the thing and I don’t care, because that’s never happening in the Spinach Tiger kitchen. I opted for provolone cheese (for the flavor) for my skillet cheese steak, but would be comfortable with fontina or mozzarella too. Just don’t go all goat cheese or brie on me. Those don’t work. I even like this skillet dish with no cheese, because onions and peppers and steaks and crispy cauliflower have it going on.

OXO sent me the Chef’s Mandoline 2.0 to try out, and it made slicing very easy.

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Be careful. The Chef’s Mandoline is sharp, so do keep it on lock at all times, when not using it and far far away from children who like to play with buttons. I would store this in an upper shelf that kids can’t reach. Treat it like a very sharp knife.

This Red Pepper was so easy to cut and look at how uniform those slices are. I made a version without the peppers and it wasn’t as tasty, so don’t skip them.

You can choose to make your own thinly sliced steak. In this picture, I froze rib eye and then cut it on it’s edge. Once I got too close, I used a knife.

You can eat skillet cheese steak right from the pan, or make it brunch and top it with an egg! Notice I put some fried sage in the dish with fresh thyme. I tend to grab whatever herbs are in my garden!

If you want to know how to oven bake an egg I have a recipe and video here.

Of course, you can do make this without cheese. Either way, it’s so good!

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