Grilled Rib Eyes With Quesadillas

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 (7 ounce) can chipotle chiles in adobo, drained and wiped clean
• 4 rib eye steaks, trimmed of excess fat
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 sweet onion, halved and thinly sliced
• 24 inches flour tortillas
• 1/2 cup shredded jalapeno jack cheese
• 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 4 teaspoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 marinade: in blender, puree marinade ingredients, except steaks and salt and pepper. combine marinade and steaks in zip lock bag. seal; marinate in refrigerator overnight.
• 2 onions: in large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. add onion and saute 5 minutes. reduce heat to medium-low. cook onion, stirring frequently, about 25 minutes, until caramel color. transfer to small bowl and set aside.
• 3 remove steaks from marinade. discard leftover marinade.
• 4 season steaks with salt and pepper and grill to desired doneness.
• 5 quesadillas: place 2 tortillas on work surface. scatter with blue cheese, jack cheese, and caramelized onions. top each with a remaining tortilla.
• 6 in small skillet, heat 1 teaspoon oil over medium-high heat. add 1 quesadilla, cook 1 1/2 minutes per side. add 1 teaspoon oil to skillet when turning. cook until crisp. cook remaining quesadillas the same way.
• 7 to serve: place steaks on plates. serve 2 quesadilla wedges with each steak.