Oyster Mushroom Smothered Hanger Steak

The other night, I really craved a steak; a "steak house" kind of steak but didn't want to necessarily go out to dinner. So, with a plan in place to "stay in", I ran down to the grocery store and no rib-eyes...hmm...plan B...hanger steak, which I have never made. It looked pretty well marbled but I was a little suspicious and decided to impart it with extra flavors of earl grey tea, fruity vinegar and earthy mushrooms, just in case. And I was not disappointed, it was mouthwateringly delicious. And tasted like it came right out of a restaurant kitchen, ordered off a menu! Enjoy "going out for dinner" at home! ;)

• (2) 8 oz. hanger steaks
• 1 cup earl grey tea, cooled
• 4 tablespoons apple balsamic vinegar, divided
• 7oz. oyster mushroom
• 1/2 cup sliced red onion
• handful fresh parsley, roughly chopped
• 2 tablespoon olive oil, plus more for drizzling
• sea salt
• ground black pepper

Combine the tea and 2 tablespoons of the vinegar, sea salt (obsessed-with pink Himalayan salt right now) and black pepper in a glass bowl and place your steaks in it. Place in the refrigerator and marinate overnight or at room temperature for two hours, flipping, after one hour. While you heat up the grill, in a heavy bottomed pot, heat up the olive oil and the onion on low heat, until softened. If you want your mushrooms to have extra richness to them, add 1 tablespoon of unsalted butter with the olive oil. Add in the mushrooms, a little sea salt, pepper, 6 tablespoons of the marinade and the remaining vinegar. Increase the heat to high and stir often. Cook the mushroom mixture down until most of the liquids evaporate, about 5-10 minutes. Stir in the parsley and remove from the heat. If you want your mushrooms and onions to have more of a crust on them, cook longer. In the meantime, dry your steaks and lightly salt them. Lightly drizzle a little olive oil on both sides of your steaks and grill to your liking. (I did about 4 minutes per each side at about 400-500 degrees, for medium doneness.) Let your steak rest, covered for a few minutes. Smother the steaks with the mushroom mixture and enjoy. Serves 2.