REALLY OLD FASHIONED MARINATED RIB-EYE

REALLY OLD FASHIONED MARINATED RIB-EYE image

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

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½ bottle, full bodied red wine, preferably Amarone
2 tablespoons sugar
6 whole cloves
½ teaspoon grated nutmeg
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon orange zest
2 eight to ten ounce rib-eye steaks, about ½ inch thick
Salt and pepper

Steps:

Combine wine and sugar in a large pot and bring to boil; lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in cloves, nutmeg, cinammon and orange zest, and remove pan from heat and cool. Put steaks in a large baking dish and pour marinade over them. Marinate steaks in the refrigerator for at least several hours and up to three days. Take steaks out of the marinade, season with salt and pepper and cook them in a very hot skillett, about 2 minutes each side for medium rare (You can grill or broil them if you prefer). Slice the meat about ¼-inch thick and serve.