Have Mercy

Mmm... lovely visual image of John Stamos there.
Moving on.
Knowing that I'd be staying in alone tonight (gotta love working from home over the holiday weekend), I decided to spoil myself and bought some organic beef filets at Publix yesterday.
They were on sale, I swear.
I had this recipe in mind to mess around with.  I loooooove Pioneer Woman. Ree, we'd be best friends. Pinky promise.
The result was quite possibly one of my favorite meals. Ever.

Oh Happy Day Steak
Steak (I used little filets, but almost anything would work)
1 large onion
Butter
Salt and pepper
3/4 c heavy cream
Red wine

Grab the steaks and throw them in some sort of container, along with some red wine, to marinate. I probably let them sit for about 5 hours, flipping occasionally. Pull it out of the fridge and let in chill out for a few minutes.
Slice the onion in half, then in pretty good sized slices. Throw it in a skillet with quite a few tbsp of butter, on high heat. Stir once every few minutes. While the onions are going, pull the steak out of the container, salt and pepper both sides, and throw it in a very hot skillet (I used my beloved cast iron) that has a tbsp of butter melted in it. This will produce a LOT of smoke. Proceed to open windows and laugh. Since my filets were small, and I like my steak medium rare, I only cooked them for about three minutes on each side. When the steak is ready, set it on a plate to rest. In the meantime, pour about 1/3 c red wine in the steak skillet to deglaze the pan, then pour all of that goodness in with the onions. Add another 1/4 c wine in there while you're at it and stir. Turn the heat down to medium. Once that's boiled down a little, add the cream, and mix it all together. Add salt and pepper to taste, and let thicken. Serve alongside steak, and be prepared for some serious groaning. This was SO GOOD.
Especially alongside some more wine.