Recipe - Southwestern Steak Po Boy

One half cup Olive oil
One fourth cup Southwest Spice; see * Note
1 Flank steak ; (abt 2 lbs)
1 lg French bread loaf
One fourth cup Creole mustard
1 Poblano pepper; roasted,
peeled, and seeded
6 Tomatillos; roasted
1 bn Green onions; roasted
1 Garlic head; roasted
1 Beef steak tomato; quartered
Juice of 2 limes
1 tablespoon Minced garlic
6 Corn tortillas; cut thin
strips
2 cup Guacamole
One half cup Cilantro creme fraiche

* Note: See the "Southwest Spice {Emeril's Southwest Seasoning}" recipe
which is included in this collection.

In a mixing bowl, whisk the olive oil and Southwest Spice together, forming
a paste. Rub the entire steak with the rub and place in a glass pan large
enough for the steak and cover with plastic wrap. Place the steak in the
refrigerator and marinate for at least 4 hours (overnight is best).

Preheat the fryer. Preheat the grill.

Remove steak from the refrigerator and place on the grill. Cook for 3 to 4
minutes on each side for mediumrare. Remove the steak from the grill and
slice into thin slices. Split the bread in One half and smear both cut sides of
the bread with the Creole mustard.

In a food processor, pulse the poblano, tomatillos, onions, and garlic,
pulse until full incorporated. Do not puree the mixture until smooth. Add
the tomato, lime juice, and minced garlic and pulse until incorporated.
Season the salsa with salt and pepper.

Fry the tortilla strips in the oil until golden brown, about 2 minutes.
Remove the strips from the oil and drain on a paperlined plate. Season the
strips with salt and pepper.

Start building the sandwich with mounding the steak on one side of the
bread. Top the steak with spoonfuls of the salsa. Spoon the guacamole over
the salsa. Drizzle the cilantro creme fraiche over the guacamole. Place the
fried tortilla stripes on top of the guacamole. Top the sandwich with the
other One half of the bread.

This recipe yields 1 very large sandwich.

Recipe Source: EMERIL LIVE with Emeril Lagasse From the TV FOOD NETWORK
(Show # EM1A61 broadcast 11191997) Downloaded from their WebSite
http://www.foodtv.com

Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD jpmd44a@prodigy.com
~or MADSQUAD@prodigy.net

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Recipe by: Emeril Lagasse