Blue Cheese Crusted Filet Food

BLUE CHEESE CRUSTED FILET MIGNON WITH PORT WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic and thyme. Cook, stirring constantly, until onion is tender. Stir in the beef broth, scraping any onion bits from the bottom of the pan, then stir in the port wine. Bring to a boil, and cook until the mixture has reduced to about 1/2 cup. Set aside. This may also be made ahead of time, and reheated.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Heat oil in a cast-iron or other oven-safe skillet over high heat. Sear steaks quickly on both sides until brown, then place the whole pan into the oven.
• Roast steaks in the oven for about 15 minutes for medium rare - with an internal temperature of 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). You may adjust this time to allow the steaks to finish just below your desired degree of doneness if medium is not what you prefer. Remove from the oven, and place on a baking sheet. Stir together the panko crumbs and blue cheese. Top each steak with a layer of this mixture.
• Preheat the oven's broiler. Place steaks under the preheated broiler until the cheese topping is browned and bubbly. 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the oven, and let stand for at least 15 minutes before serving. Serve with warm port wine sauce.

GRILLED FILET WITH BLUE CHEESE BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to high heat.
• Combine the butter, cheese, and thyme in a bowl and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Brush the steaks with some canola oil, then season them with salt and cracked black pepper. Grill until the meat chars on both sides and is cooked to a medium-rare doneness. Transfer the steaks to a platter, top them with some of the butter and let them rest for 5 minutes before serving.

BLEU CHEESE CRUSTED FILET MIGNON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil; set aside.
• In a small mixing bowl, combine bleu cheese, bread crumbs, herbs, and 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil; set aside.
• Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to a large saute pan and heat over medium-high heat. Season steaks with salt and pepper and to add pan, but do not crowd. Sear 1 to 2 minutes per side just to brown. Remove pan from heat and transfer steaks onto prepared baking sheet.
• Top each steak with 1/4 of blue cheese mixture. Finish cooking steaks in preheated oven for 4 minutes for medium-rare, 6 minutes for medium, and 8 minutes for well done.
• Return pan to stove and deglaze with cognac by scraping bits from bottom of pan. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce liquid by half.
• Serve steaks hot with sauce.

BLUE CHEESE CRUSTED FILET MIGNON WITH PORT WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic and thyme. Cook, stirring constantly, until onion is tender. Stir in the beef broth, scraping any onion bits from the bottom of the pan, then stir in the port wine. Bring to a boil, and cook until the mixture has reduced to about 1/2 cup. Set aside. This may also be made ahead of time and reheated.
• Preheat oven to 350°F Heat oil in a cast-iron or other oven-safe skillet over high heat. Sear steaks quickly on both sides until brown, then place the entire pan into the oven.
• Roast steaks in the oven for about 15 minutes for medium rare, with an internal temperature of 145°F You may adjust this time to allow the steaks to finish just below your desired degree of doneness if medium is not what you prefer. Remove from the oven. Stir together the bread crumbs and blue cheese. Top each steak with a layer of this mixture.
• Preheat the oven's broiler. Place steaks under the preheated broiler until the cheese topping is browned and bubbly, 3 - 4 minutes. Remove from the oven and let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Serve with warm port wine sauce.

BLUE CHEESE CRUSTED FILET WITH MASHED CAULIFLOWER AND BALSAMIC MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• To make the mashed cauliflower, melt the butter in a 10" or larger cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant. Add the cauliflower and heavy cream. Cover and cook for 10 minutes until soft. Transfer the cauliflower, minus any leftover liquid, to a blender, food processor or use an immersion blender to puree the mixture until smooth. Add in a bit of the leftover liquid to thin, if needed. Season liberally with salt and pepper, to taste. Transfer the mashed cauliflower to a bowl and set someplace warm. Wipe out the skillet.
• Season the filets with salt on both sides. In a medium bowl, combine the minced herbs, Castello Danish Blue, pork rind crumbs, salt, and pepper, set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of butter in the skillet over medium heat. Add in the shallots and cook for 5 minutes until softened. Add in the garlic and cook for another minute. Transfer to the bowl with the blue cheese mixture. Wipe out the skillet.
• Preheat the oven broiler to high. Heat the avocado oil in the skillet over medium-high heat and sear the steaks for 5-7 minutes per side.
• Top each steak with the blue cheese mixture and transfer to the oven. Broil for 5 minutes until the crust is golden. This will result in a medium-rare filet. Remove from oven and let rest while you make the mushrooms.
• Without wiping out the skillet, add the butter to the pan over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and cook for 5-7 minutes, until soft. Deglaze the pan with the balsamic vinegar and season to taste.
• To serve, divide the cauliflower between two plates. Top with mushrooms and steak. Serve immediately.

BLUE CHEESE CRUSTED STEAK

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together blue cheese, panko, olive oil, garlic, chives and ground pepper.
• Sear steaks in a hot skillet until each side is browned and the interior is slightly less done than you want them (about 5 degrees less).
• Set broiler to high.
• Place steaks on a baking sheet and top generously with blue cheese mixture.
• Set baking sheet with steaks under the broiler briefly until the blue cheese mixture browns. Rotate as needed if your broiler cooks unevenly and watch carefully to avoid burning. (approximately 2 minutes)
• Let steaks rest for 5 minutes and serve.

BLUE CHEESE CRUSTED FILET

Steps:

• 1. 1. Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic and thyme. Cook, stirring constantly, until onion is tender. Stir in the beef broth, scraping any onion bits from the bottom of the pan, then stir in the port wine. Bring to a boil, and cook until the mixture has reduced to about 1/2 cup. Set aside. This may also be made ahead of time, and reheated.
• 2. 2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Heat oil in a cast-iron or other oven-safe skillet over high heat. Sear steaks quickly on both sides until brown, then place the whole pan into the oven.
• 3. 3. Roast steaks in the oven for about 15 minutes for medium rare - with an internal temperature of 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). You may adjust this time to allow the steaks to finish just below your desired degree of doneness if medium is not what you prefer. Remove from the oven, and place on a baking sheet. Stir together the panko crumbs and blue cheese. Top each steak with a layer of this mixture.
• 4. 4. Preheat the oven's broiler. Place steaks under the preheated broiler until the cheese topping is browned and bubbly. 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the oven, and let stand for at least 15 minutes before serving. Serve with warm port wine sauce.

BLUE CHEESE CRUSTED FILET MIGNON

Steps:

• preheat the broiler.
• mix panko,4 oz blue cheese, parsley in a small dish, set aside.
• in a saute pan add oil and 1 tbsp butter.
• salt and pepper filets and cook about 5 mins per side for med rare, transfer to a baking dish.
• pour liquid out of pan, then add 2 tbsp butter and shallots and garlic, cook until softened.
• add wine, scraping up bits from the pan and reducing.
• add stock, rosemary and cook until reduced by half.
• stir in blue cheese. keep warm
• top each filet with blue cheese mixture, broil for 3-5 minutes until browned.
• place sauce on plates, add filets, top with toasted pine nuts.

RUTH'S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE BLUE CHEESE CRUST

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together VERY well. Cover and refrigerate. Prepare steak as normal, but cut cooking short on 2nd side by 2-3 minutes. Pack blue cheese mixture on less cooked side of meat and put under preheated broiler (about 3-4 inches away) and cook 2-3 minutes or until blue cheese topping starts to brown up and bubble. Remove steak from oven, tent with foil and let rest 5 minutes.

BLUE-CHEESE-CRUSTED STEAKS WITH RED WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic, shallot, and thyme. Sauté until shallot is tender, about 5 minutes. Add broth and wine. Boil until sauce is reduced to 1/2 cup, about 12 minutes. Set sauce aside.
• Blend cheese, panko, and parsley in small bowl to coat cheese evenly with panko. (Sauce and cheese mixture can be made 1 day ahead. Cover separately and chill.)
• Preheat broiler. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle steaks with salt and pepper. Add steaks to skillet and cook to desired doneness, about 5 minutes per side for medium-rare. Transfer steaks to rimmed baking sheet; reserve skillet. Press cheese mixture onto top of steaks, dividing equally. Broil until cheese browns, about 2 minutes. Transfer steaks to plates.
• Pour sauce into reserved skillet. Bring to boil, scraping up browned bits. Boil 2 minutes. Whisk in remaining 1 tablespoon butter. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon sauce around steaks and serve.
• *Available at Asian markets and in the Asian section of some supermarkets.