Thursday, February 18, 2010

Blue Cheese (or Gorgonzola) Stuffed Fillets

Picture from foodnetwork as was the recipe ... Mine didnt look as professional. :) But they were SOO yummy!!

Ingredients
8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
2 teaspoons coarse grey sea salt ( I just used salted butter cause I didnt have sea salt..)
6 ounces Roquefort or Stilton cheese, cut into chunks (I wasnt sure I wanted blue cheese so I used gorgonzola because I prefer that flavor)
4 to 6 ounces beef fillets, good quality and at least 2-inches high
Freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

Directions
In a food processor, pulse butter until whipped, and add salt and cheese. Pulse again just until incorporated. Dollop the compound butter towards 1 side of a piece of natural parchment paper or plastic wrap. Roll into a log, twisting opposite ways on both ends to create a tightly wrapped log of butter. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour to set. (Can be stored up to 1 week in the refrigerator and up to 1 month in the freezer.) This could be made into 2 logs, as you will only need half this recipe for the steaks.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Once butter log is set, slice 1/2 the whole log into 1/4-inch disks. Cut a slit in the side of each fillet, and stuff with a butter disk. Tie each fillet with kitchen twine to keep it shape and sprinkle pepper each side.
Add the olive oil to a large oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, sear each fillet until brown on both sides, about 3 to 5 minutes per side. Move skillet into the preheated oven to cook to desired doneness. Put another disk of the compound butter on top of each fillet just about 3 minutes before removing from oven, to just begin to melt but not melted completely. Remove from the oven and place on serving plates. Eat and enjoy!

1 comment:

  1. Wow, I'm amazed that you made this! I think using the Gorgonzola was a good call, I'm not one for Blue Cheese either. Sounds so yummy! Maybe if I'm nice, I'll make it for Dall....

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