Elegant Beef Blue Recipes

Steps:

• Rub your steaks with chopped thyme, salt, and pepper. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add oil.
• Add steaks, and cook 1 to 3 minutes on each side or to desired degree of doneness. Remove steaks, and keep warm; reserve drippings in skillet.
• Stir wine and consomme into drippings; increase heat to high. Cook, stirring often, until reduced to 1/2 cup.
• Stir in half and half,and cook, stirring constantly, till reduced to 1/2 cup or desired consistency. Keep warm.
• Snap off tough ends of asparagus; remove scales with a vegetable peeler, if desired. Cut spears in half, and place in a steamer basket over boiling water. Cover and steam 8 minutes or until just tender.
• Top steaks with asparagus, and sprinkle with cheese.
• Broil 6 inches from heat (with oven door partially open) 2 minutes or until cheese melts. Serve immediately with sauce. Yield: 4 servings.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook the beef, mushrooms and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in salt and pepper; set aside., On a lightly floured surface, roll crust into a 15x12-in. rectangle. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet., In a small bowl, combine the sour cream, Italian seasoning and garlic powder; spread over crust to within 2 in. of edges. Spoon beef mixture over top. Fold up edges of crust over filling, leaving center uncovered., Bake at 425° for 15-18 minutes or until crust is golden. Using the parchment, slide tart onto a wire rack. Sprinkle with blue cheese; let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.

Steps:

• Using fork, mash cheese in bowl. Whisk in sour cream, mayonnaise and Worcestershire. Season with salt and pepper.
• Spread 8 bread slices with butter. Spread remaining 8 bread slices with cheese dressing; mound beef atop dressing, dividing equally. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top with peppers, if desired, then arugula and buttered bread slices. Cut sandwiches in half. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Wrap in foil and refrigerate.)