Adding a sauce to a steak turns it into a restaurant quality meal. Try this Stilton steak sauce next time you have steak.
Steak with a sauce is one of my favourite meals, but is something that is so expensive in restaurants. If you get your timings right it is very easy to make at home, perfect for a special dinner, birthday or celebration. I love a richly flavoured creamy sauce with my steak and this Stilton, or any other blue cheese sauce, is perfect, as well as quick and easy to make at home. My Stilton steak sauce is also delicious with chicken or as a dip for chips or potato wedges.
I like to cook my steak on a searing hot griddle pan, the trick is to oil the steak not the pan, and not move it round whilst cooking. Flip your steak once, then when it is cooked pop it onto a warmed plate, covered with a piece of foil for a few minutes to rest. By allowing it to rest all the juice will be reabsorbed into the meat leaving you with a lovely juicy steak.
Since I have been working with Iceland, I have been consistently impressed with the quality and price of their food. The frozen meat in their luxury range is excellent quality at very keen prices. Modern methods of freezing mean that the there is no change at all to the quality or texture of the meat. The Iceland Gaucho Rump steak above cost just £4 and had an excellent really beefy flavour, and was beautifully tender. Served with the Stilton steak sauce, fried gnocchi (I used the butter that came with the steak), broccoli the steak was more then enough for 2 of us. With a bottle of Australian Shiraz, also from Iceland, the meal cost just over £12.50 with plenty of Stilton leftover for another day.
- Knob butter
- 1/2 small onion - finely chopped or a spoon diced frozen onions
- 1 clove garlic - peeled and chopped
- 60 ml double cream
- 50 g Stilton or other blue cheese - crumbled
- Splash milk
- Squeeze lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
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Melt the butter in a frying pan.
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Fry the onion and garlic with a pinch of salt until starting to turn golden.
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Turn the heat down and add the cream, then the Stilton. Stir over a low heat until the Stilton has melted.
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If needed thin the sauce with a splash of milk
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Add a squeeze of lemon to cut through the richness and lighten the sauce.
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Season with salt and pepper
Prepare in advance and then reheat. Add milk to thin if needed.
10 Sauces for Steak
If you enjoyed my Stilton steak sauce then you might like these other sauces for steak
- Mojo Rojo Steak Sauce
- Creamy Mushroom Steak Sauce
- Sweet & Smokey BBQ Steak Sauce
- Spanish Spice Rub with Red Wine and Pepper Steak Sauce
- Hot & Spicy Buffalo Sriracha Sauce
- Tkemali – Georgian Plum Sauce
- Mojo Verde Steak Sauce
- Red Goddess Marinade
- Béarnaise sauce for steak
- Herb, and other flavoured butters for steak
Recipe for Stilton Steak Sauce commissioned by Iceland. All opinions our own.
Yum! I obviously don’t eat steak but I do buy it occasionally as a treat for my husband – he would loooove this sauce, he’s a blue cheese fiend!
I love a blue cheese sauce Becca! I think it would be excellent for chips too.
OMG…What time is dinner? I’m coming to your house! I love a good steak and am a big fan of Stilton blue cheese. I will definitely give this a try on my next steak dinner. Yum.
Come right over Ali! I’ll make a double batch of sauce.
My husband would absolutely love this. It’s exactly the sort of thing he orders in restaurants :)
it is equally good with potato wedges or chips!
I agree, adding sauce to steak is one of my favorite ways to class up a steak dinner! This looks fantastic, and that’s a beautifully cooked steak!
Thanks Tracy. I think resting is the most important part of the cooking process.
I can get on board with this dish for sure!
I need it again, just to test!
This looks fab Helen! A really fancy dish you’d never know it only cost £12.50 for the two of you! I’ve definitely paid WAY more than that for a rubbery steak in a restaurant.
I’ve so often been disappointed with steaks in restaurants. We were so impressed with the Iceland ones.
Wow, so gorgeous and delicious!! I love steak with sauce. It really does elevate the dish.
a good sauce makes such a difference to steak.
Drooling at this Helen! I adore blue cheese sauce but have never made my own. Must rectify! I tried the Iceland Surf and Turf and was very impressed.
I am so impressed with so much of Iceland.
I loooove blue cheese sauce for steak, I make a similar one. I also love adding a big splash of Port for another version.
a splash of port sounds amazing.
Oh how delicious this looks! Thanks for linking to my red goddess marinade!
Thank you Valentina.