Does this steak idea sound too rich?

[johnnie]

I marinated a steak all night (just a top round) and I'm grilling it today. I'm going to top it off with crumbled blue cheese and mushrooms. The mushrooms I am going to saute and instead of a beef base for flavor I am going to use a beer base.

I am thinking it would be better to grill the steak and then top it off with the mushrooms and blue cheese and then put it under the broiler for a minute or two to hopefully get a little bit of char on the toppings. I've grilled hundreds of steaks in my life, but never topped them off with blue cheese. I usually do that with my burgers.

Does this sound like it is too much?

I'm also grilling sweet red peppers and after peeling them mix them in a bit of olive oil and garlic.

Or do you have a better idea for this?

[fizzgig]

1. i love blue cheese on steak

enjoy :thumbsup:

[johnnie]

2. Thanks

I'm sure I will. I almost always have blue cheese here, but just never have put it on a steak. I just am wondering if the mushrooms on top will be too much.

[fizzgig]

4. i don't think so at all

i had a steak like that when i went out for dinner one night...absolutely loved it. now i make it at home from time to time. the one thing i've found is to be careful with how much salt you use on the mushrooms (my family and i might as well carry around salt licks, we like salt so much). first time i made it, i seasoned the mushrooms like i normally do, but it was a bit overpowering.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

3. No...

If I liked bleu cheese more, I would probably try it except change the beer to a wine base.

My husband would really like this.

Make some garlic mashed potatoes to go with....

[johnnie]

6. I would use the wine base

But I am kind of going off the beer being poured on steak while grilling idea. I'm just letting the mushrooms soak up the beer instead.

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

5. If your not using a sauce/gravy, then it sounds GREAT.

I'm one of those people who has to have something on top of a steak, be it cheese, gravy, sauce, whatever, just because I like to complement the flavor of the steak.

[johnnie]

7. Yeah, I like toppings also

Typically it's sauteed mushrooms and onions.

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

11. Mmmm, and peppercorns sauteed with the onions. . .

DELECTABLE!

[dembotoz]

8. please fed ex any leftovers to me

sounds yummy

[johnnie]

9. IF there are any, I will

But I have a feeling there won't be any. :)

[lizziegrace]

10. Wait!!!

Have it ready in two hours and I'll be there to tell you in person. ;)

[Rabrrrrrr]

12. I love steak with a blue cheese sauce, if the cut of beef can take it.

I often make a blue cheese sauce when I make steak. Yummy good stuff!!

But you need a cut of beef that can't stand up to the intensity of the blue cheese - something meatier, stronger flavored, like a sirloin, hanger, T-bone. I wouldn't use it on filet mignon, for instance.