Steak with Caper Sauce / Bistecca alla Salsa di Capperi

Name: Steak with Caper Sauce / Bistecca alla Salsa di Capperi
Ingredients: 4 pounds Porterhouse or sirloin steak, cut 3/4 inch thick; Fine sea salt; Freshly ground black pepper; 1/3 cup Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 2 large red onions, peeled and coarsely chopped; 3 tablespoons capers packed in salt, well rinsed and minced; 3 Juice oflarge lemons; Ingredients

Capers are the secret gem in this tangy lemon sauce for steak. It is always amazing to me how a little pungent flower bud from a plant that grows in crags and rocks in the Mediterranean can provide such flavor, but there it is, plain and simple. The best capers come from the island of Pantelleria, off Sicily.

Serves 4-6

Ingredients

4 pounds Porterhouse or sirloin steak, cut 3/4 inch thick
Fine sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1/3 cup Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 large red onions, peeled and coarsely chopped
3 tablespoons capers packed in salt, well rinsed and minced
3 Juice oflarge lemons
Ingredients

Directions

Rub the steak with salt and pepper and allow it to sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Pour the olive oil into a large sauté pan, add the onions and cook over low heat for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Transfer the onions to a bowl. Increase the heat to medium-high, and add the steak to the pan. Brown the meat on both sides. Reduce the heat to medium, and stir in the capers and lemon juice. Cook to desired doneness.
Return the onions to the sauce and reheat. Serve the steak with some of the pan juices drizzled over the top.

This recipe was featured on Season 21 - Episode 2117.