Steak With Blue Cheese Sauce

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 ounces good blue cheese, crumbled
• 1 -3 garlic clove, chopped
• 2 tablespoons dry wine (drinking quality)
• 1 dash ground red pepper
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 4 small new york strip steaks (about 1 inch thick, about 2 pounds) or 4 small rib eye steaks (about 1 inch thick, about 2 pounds)
• fresh ground pepper
• 1/4 cup water
• chopped parsley (for garnish)

Recipe

• 1 in a medium skillet, combine cheese, garlic, wine, and red pepper over low heat.
• 2 stir frequently until cheese melts.
• 3 remove from heat and keep warm.
• 4 in large skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat, and cook steaks to your liking, turning only once.
• 5 (about 4- 5 minutes per side will result in steak done to about medium, depending on your cook top).
• 6 sprinkle pepper over steaks, remove from skillet and keep warm.
• 7 add water to skillet and heat to boiling, stirring constantly to loosen browned bits.
• 8 boil 2 minutes, then stir pan juices into cheese mixture.
• 9 pour over steaks and sprinkle with parsley.