Blue Cheese Crusted Steaks

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Blue Cheese Crusted Steaks

This blue cheese crust is delicious with grass-fed beef steaks or burgers. We recommend using Castello Crumbled Blue cheese for it’s creamy, nutty flavor.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 steaks of your choice – ribeye strip, tenderloin, veal chop or other favorite steak or burger
  • ¾ cup of Castello Crumbled Blue cheese approximately 3 oz
  • 1 cup Panko bread crumbs
  • ½ tsps of olive oil plus more for sautéing
  • 1 minced clove of garlic – or through garlic press optional
  • 3 tbs of fresh chopped parsley optional
  • 3 tsps of fresh chopped chives optional
  • ¼ to ½ tsp of fresh ground pepper or to your liking

Instructions
 

Blue Cheese Crust:

  • Mix blue cheese, bread crumbs
  • 1 ½ tsps of olive oil, garlic, parsley, chives and ground pepper in a small bowl and mix with a fork. Set aside.

Sauté Steaks:

  • Preheat oven to 500°. - Preheat a large, heavy skillet or sauté pan over medium-high heat.
  • Season steaks with salt and pepper.
  • Add 1 tbs olive oil to preheated pan, add steaks, but do not crowd. Brown steaks on each side. Steaks should finish at one stage below desired doneness. For example, if medium is the finished desired doneness, sauté steaks to medium rare. Remove pan from heat and transfer steaks onto baking sheet if sauté pan is not ovenproof.
  • Top each steaks with ½ of the blue-cheese mixture.
  • Finish cooking steaks on top rack of preheated oven until blue-cheese mixture browns. (Watch carefully!)
  • Remove from oven and let rest for a minimum of 5 minutes in oven hot pan or on baking sheet.
  • Serve with a fresh green salad and enjoy!

Grill Steaks:

  • Preheat oven to 500°
  • Preheat grill to medium high.
  • Season steaks with salt and pepper.
  • Grill steaks on each side. Steaks should finish at one stage below desired doneness. For example, if medium is the finished desired doneness, grill steaks to medium rare.
  • Remove pan from heat and transfer steaks onto baking sheet.
  • Top each steak with ½ of the blue-cheese mixture.
  • Finish cooking steaks on top rack of preheatd oven until blue-cheese mixture browns. (Watch carefully!)
  • Remove from oven and let rest for a minimum of 5 minutes in oven hot pan or on baking sheet.
  • Serve with a fresh green salad and enjoy!

Notes

SERVING SUGGESTION: Serve with our favorite Potato Puree or Cauliflower Puree
PAIRING SUGGESTION: A cabernet or red zinfandel would compliment this recipe well.

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