Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Blue Cheese Compound Butter Ribeye

Well, you can't really see it today as it looks like we will have rain all day but the swan's neck has not yet broken. No garden planting today. Which is ok, I feel like I have alot to do still before I am ready for that.
Last night we had some wonderful Blue Cheese infused ribeye steak.
Blue Cheese infused Ribeye
4 1" thick Ribeye steaks
2 Sticks Butter room temperature
16 oz blue cheese
2 cloves garlic minced
2 T olive oil
Combine butter, blue cheese and garlic in food processor until just mixed. Roll mixture into log in plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Cut slice in side of steaks to form a pouch. Slice off 1/4 inch slices of compound butter and stuff into pouch. Season meat with freshly ground salt and pepper.
Heat olive oil in skillet. Brown each steak over medium high heat until a crust forms.
Transfer Steaks to baking dish and top each with another pat of the compound butter
Bake in 400 degree oven for another 8 - 10 minutes to finish.
Cesar Salad
1 head Romaine lettuce chopped
1/2 pkg cherry tomatoes
2 leftover Easter eggs
2 T sliced Parmesan
1/4 sliced red onion
Mix and toss....use whatever dressing everyone likes or Cesar


Angel Hair Pasta
8 oz angel hair pasta (cooked according to package directions)
2 T butter
1 clove garlic (minced)
1 can condensed milk
1T cream cheese (optional)
1/4 C grated Parmesan
2t basil
1 t parsley
Heat garlic and butter over medium heat until garlic is translucent but not brown. Stir in cream cheese until well incorporated, add condensed milk until just before boiling. Add Parmesan, basil and parsley. Add cooked noodles toss ingredients together...a perfect alternative to baked or mashed potatoes










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