Philly Cheese Steak Dip

Ingredients

• 1 Lb beef top sirloin steaks
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tbs olive oil
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 1 tbs butter
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 green bell pepper
• ½ C pepperoncini peppers
• 7 pickled red peppers
• 3 jalapeno peppers
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• ½ lb provolone cheese
• ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper

Directions

1. Prep Steak: Slice steak into thick pieces and season generously on both sides with salt and pepper.
2. Sear Steak: Heat olive oil in a pan over high heat until smoking. Add steak and sear 3-4 minutes until browned. Flip, reduce heat to medium, and cook 3-4 minutes more until juices appear. Transfer steak to a bowl to cool.
3. Cook Onions: Add diced onion, a generous pinch of salt, and butter to the pan drippings. Cook 5-7 minutes, scraping up browned bits, until onions soften.
4. Add Peppers: Dice red bell pepper, green bell pepper, pepperoncini, pickled red peppers, and jalapeños (about 1½-2 cups total). Add to onions and cook ~5 minutes until starting to soften.
5. Prep Oven: Preheat oven to 400°F.
6. Chop Steak: Chop cooled steak into small pieces and return to the bowl with accumulated juices.
7. Mix Dip: Add onion-pepper mixture and cream cheese. Grate in provolone, reserving a little for topping. Add Worcestershire and cayenne; mix thoroughly.
8. Assemble: Transfer ½ of the dip to a small baking dish and smooth the top. Place dish on a sheet pan and sprinkle with reserved provolone. (Reserve remaining half to bake fresh later.)
9. Bake: Bake 20-25 minutes, until bubbling and heated through.
10. Broil: Broil ~1 minute until top is browned. Repeat with second batch as needed.

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