Wicked Blue Cheese Butter Food

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.

BLUE CHEESE AND CHIVE BUTTER

Steps:

• Put the softened butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Whip the butter until it's fluffy. Add the blue cheese, chopped chives, red pepper flakes and ground pepper. Mix until totally combined, scraping the sides as needed.
• Lay out a long piece of plastic wrap on top of a piece of aluminum foil and scoop the butter mixture in a long strip down the middle of it. Carefully pull one side of the plastic wrap and foil over the butter, squeezing it gently to form it into a log. Continue to roll the log of butter into a roll. When it's all rolled up, twist the ends (like a piece of candy) until they become very taut (this means the butter is pressing together inside the plastic and foil to form a cohesive roll). Place the roll of butter into the fridge so it will harden, at least 1 hour, or into the freezer if you need to speed along the process.

BLUE BUTTER

Steps:

• Cream the cheese and butter together with a fork; add salt and pepper if using. Roll into a log, wrap tightly, chill until firm and cut into thick slices to top the roast before slicing. Or serve the softened mixture by the spoonful after slicing.

WICKED BLUE CHEESE BUTTER

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, blue cheese, parsley, brandy, garlic, onion powder, pepper, and hot sauce.
• With a rubber spatula, place the mixture width wise down the middle of a 12x8 sheet of tinfoil or wax paper, leaving about an inch free at either end.
• Roll the foil or paper up lengthwise to create a little cylinder of butter.
• Seal the ends of the cylinder and freeze for at least 1 hour before using.
• Cut with a warm knife.

GARLIC BLUE CHEESE BUTTER

Steps:

• Crush garlic, using garlic press, into microwave safe bowl. Add onion powder pepper and 2 tbsp butter; microwave on High 30 secs until butter melts.
• Stir and microwave 2 more mins stirring once. Let sit to cool completely (about 5 mins.).
• Cut remaining butter into small pieces and add to garlic mixture with blue cheese and thyme. Mix until well blended. Chill until ready to serve.

GRILLED BUFFALO-STYLE RIB EYE WITH BLUE CHEESE BUTTER

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together hot sauce, soy sauce, 1/4 cup vegetable oil, chopped garlic, chili powder and 2 teaspoons black pepper. Place steaks in a large zipper-locking plastic bag and pour in 1/2 of marinade. Seal and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or up to 3 hours.
• Combine butter, blue cheese, granulated garlic and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Roll with plastic wrap into a log shape, 1-inch in diameter; refrigerate 2 hours or until butter is firm.
• Preheat grill or broiler to high (450°F). If using grill, keep one third of grill off. Trim root end from celery stalks, keeping any leaves at top of stalks intact. Toss celery stalks and carrots, in remaining marinade and season with salt and pepper. Reserve marinade. Grill or broil until vegetables are lightly charred but still retain some crispness; set on cool side of grill or turn oven off.
• Warm reserved marinade in a small saucepan over low heat. Set aside.
• Remove steaks from marinade (disgarding meat marinade), pat dry with paper toweling and grill to desired doneness; about 3-4 minutes per side for medium rare (internal temperature of 125°-130°F). Remove steaks from grill and rest for 5 minutes.
• Serve steaks over carrots and celery, topping with warmed sauce and sliced blue cheese butter. (Reserve extra blue cheese butter for another use and can be frozen.).

BLUE CHEESE BUTTER

Steps:

• Gently mash together all ingredients in a bowl with a fork, leaving some texture.

BLUE CHEESE BUTTER FOR STEAKS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Serve on top of the steaks.
• Refrigerate leftover in an airtight container in the fridge.