Seared Filet Mignon Steaks with Maytag Blue Cheese Butter and Red Wine
Sauce
Here's another very tasty recipe adapted for The Weekend Grillers from our friends at Omaha Steaks.
This one is a bit complicated and involved. But don't let that scare you. The instructions
are very good and the results are more than worth it.
Weekend Griller Tips:
Here are a couple of stategies for complicated recipes like this you may
consider:
- Save them for very special occasions such as anniversaries or impressing the new
inlaws.
- Use just some of the "ideas" from the recipe when you do not have time to make the
whole thing. For example -- The Maytag Blue Cheese Butter in this recipe is way too good to save for
just this recipe or even just for steak. We use it on everything from Baked Potatoes to Garlic
Toast.
Note #1: Food History Lesson (from Omaha Steaks) -- Steak and blue cheese are a
traditional paring - both have rich and complex flavors and complementary soft textures. Maytag cheese was
developed at the University of Iowa and named after Fritz Maytag of home appliance fame, who provided the
funding for the development. If you can't find Maytag Blue (Whole Foods has it -- Mark) you can use a good-quality
imported blue cheese.
Note #2: If you can't find veal stock just use Chicken or Beef.
Seared Filet Mignon Steaks with Maytag Blue Cheese Butter and Red Wine
SauceIngredients:
Maytag Blue Cheese Butter
- ½ cup Maytag blue cheese
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
Red Wine Sauce
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ½ cup finely diced onion
- 20 black peppercorns
- ½ cup Cabernet Sauvignon Wine
- 2 cups Veal Stock
Steaks
- 4 Omaha Steaks Filet Mignon steaks, about 8 ounces each, sliced crosswise into 2
medallions (The Weekend Grillers think that Filet Mignons are overrated and bland. We always choose
Omaha Steaks Ribeyes, Sirloins or T-Bones. They work just fine.)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions:
Blue Cheese Butter
- whisk together the cheese and butter in a mixing bowl and refrigerate until
set.
Sauce
- Heat the butter in a sauté pan.
- Add the onion and sauté over medium-high heat for about 2 to 3 minutes, until the
onion turns translucent.
- Add the peppercorns and sauté 2 to 3 minutes longer.
- Add the wine and reduce the mixture until almost dry.
- Add the stock and reduce the liquid by half.
- Remove the pan from the heat, strain the sauce through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean
saucepan or double boiler, and keep warm.
Steaks and final Instructions
- Dust the Filet Mignons (or better cuts - Mark) with salt and pepper then grill to the
desired doneness.
- Place the steaks on a plate and top immediately with a dollop of the blue cheese
butter.
- Spoon the sauce over the butter and meat and serve immediately.
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