Bisteca Pizzaiola (Steak with Pizza Style Sauce)

INGREDIENTS
Choice Round Cut Steak
Garlic
Salt & Pepper to Taste
Olive Oil
Oregano
Red Wine
Onions

In a skillet, add some olive oil, and season with salt and pepper, heat until it is good and hot.  Take your steak and tenderize it by pounding it down a bit.  Put the steak into the skillet and brown on both sides, but do not cook all the way through (it should take a minute or two most).  Remove from the pan and place aside on a plate with paper towels to drain the oil.  

Next add to the skillet your chopped onions and sliced garlic.  Add in hot pepper flakes to taste. Simmer for about 5 minutes until the onions are soft.  Add a splash of wine (an ounce or two) to deglaze the skillet and add in your tomatoes.  When it comes to a simmer, reduce the heat, and simmer for 10 minutes or so.  After 10 minutes, add the steak back in and continue to cook for 10 more minutes.

Since this is a tomato based sauce, you can serve it over rice or flat noodles, I prefer rice, and serve it with a glass of the same wine you cooked it in to compliment the flavors.  

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