Steak Tampequena Revisited

Sometimes Rick craves meat and Steak Tampequena usually hits the spot.  The peppers, the vegetables, and the cheese provide a nice touch. This is not a spicy dish so place a bottle of hot sauce on the table for those so inclined. Kathryn Kennedy's Lateral goes well with this dish.

This dish can be foun in The Fishy Chips

The chilies, garlic, onions, and tomatoes

 Steak Tampequena

Serves 4
3-4 thin sliced steaks (round, sirloin or whatever)
2 small onions (minced)
4 Roma tomatoes (chopped)
4 cloves of garlic (chopped)
2(4 ounce) cans whole roasted green chili peppers (not chopped)
1 tablespoon olive oil
4-6 slices Monterey jack pepper cheese or white Mexican blend cheese (sliced length wise)

Cooking the chilies, garlic, onions and tomatoes

Heat olive oil in the pan and add onion, garlic, and tomatoes.  Sauté for 3 minutes or until tender.  Set mixture aside.  Preheat oven to broil.  Cut green chilies into long strips and set aside.  Sprinkle seasoning salt on both sides of steak.  Broil steaks for 3-4 minutes on one side

The second side is ready for broiling

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After removing the steaks from the oven, turn them over and place the mixture of tomato, onion, and garlic evenly on the steaks.  Top with 2-3 strips of green chili.  Next, place a slice of cheese on top of each steak covering the mixture and green chili strips.  Broil until steak is done and cheese is melted.  This usually takes about 3 minutes.

The steaks are ready to serve

Serve this dish with some rice, beans and a little salad.  Hot sauce and tortillas should also be available.
     

Kathryn Kennedy Winery

In 1973, after attending viticulture courses at UC Davis, Kathryn Kennedy, purchased eight acres in Saratoga, California on the inland side of the Santa Cruz Mountains where she planted the entire estate with Cabernet Sauvignon grapes.  In 1979, Kennedy made her first wine and then in 1981, her son, Marty Mathis, took the position as winemaker.  Kathryn Kennedy passed away in August of 2009.

 In August 2007 the Kathryn Kennedy Estate Vineyard achieved official Certified Organic Status via the California Certified Organic Farmers, (CCOF) of Santa Cruz, California.  Several practices have been instituted including avoiding pesticides, not using weed killers, growing cover crops to keep the soil healthy, composting, using electric golf carts, using biodiesel fuel for larger equipment, and recycling as much as possible.

Kathryn Kennedy Winery produces around 7,000 cases a year of Cabernet Sauvignon, Lateral, Sauvignon Blanc, and Syrah.