Steaks with Blue Cheese and Roasted Vegetables Steaks with Blue Cheese and Roasted Vegetables

Steaks with Blue Cheese and Roasted Vegetables

Blue cheese works really well with beef steaks and make a quick supper dish that is packed full of flavour.  In this recipe we use a fruity chutney with the cheese and serve the steaks with sweet roasted seasonal vegetables.

prep time
15 mins

cook time
15 minutes

serves
2 people

Ingredients

  • 2 lean flat iron, rump, sirloin, or picanha steaks
  • 1 tablespoon rapeseed or olive oil
  • 25g blue cheese, e.g Stilton, crumbled
  • 1 tablespoon fruit chutney of your choice
  • For the Roasted Vegetables:
  • 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cut into wedges
  • 2 small beetroots, peeled and cut into wedges
  • 1 onion, peeled and cut into wedges
  • 1 tablespoon rapeseed or olive oil

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C, 180°C, Fan, Gas Mark 6.
  2. To prepare the roasted vegetables; place the vegetables on a baking tray, season, drizzle with the oil and roast for 30-35 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a non-stick pan.  Season the steaks and cook according to your preference Rare -2 minutes on each side, Medium Rare - 3-4 minutes on each side, Medium - 5-7 minutes on each side. For best results cooking flat iron steaks to well-done is not recommended.
  4. Spoon the roasted vegetables onto each plate.  Add the steaks and drizzle any meat juices from the pan over the steak.
  5. Serve immediately.

Tips:

For other steaks 2cm thick, use the cooking times below: Rare: 2½ minutes on each side Medium: 4 minutes on each side Well done: 6 minutes on each side