Peppercorn Steak With Herbed Blue Cheese From Sparkpeople Recipe

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons blue cheese, crumbled
• 1/4 cup parsley, chopped (1/3 of a bunch)
• 2 teaspoons peppercorns, black, red, and pink, cracked
• 12 ounces filet of beef (cut into 3-ounce steaks )

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 in a small bowl combine the blue cheese and parsley and use a wooden spoon to combine, cover and refrigerate.
• 3 spread the cracked peppercorns onto a plate. put the meat dry and roll in the peppercorns to coat on all sides.
• 4 place a cast-iron skillet or heavy-bottomed ovenproof saute pan over moderately high heat. ( do not use nonstick cooking spray or any type of oil to prepare the pan).
• 5 once hot, place steaks into the dry pan and sear the top and bottom of each steak. 1 to 2 minutes per side, to sear the steak. do not attempt to pull meat from pan - it will release easily once completely seared. if there is any resistance it is not done yet.
• 6 place 1 tablespoon of blue cheese mixture on top of each steak and transfer the pan to the oven. roast 6 to 7 minutes for rare, 7 to 8 minutes for medium.
• 7 note: to crack peppercorns pour desired amount into a sturdy plastic bag and then spread them flat on a towel to protect counter top and pound with flat side of mallet, rolling pen, or bottom of heavy pan into a coarse "grind".