Description
This recipe is similar to an appetizer served at my favorite Italian restaurant. It is a nice change from the usual appetizers and always gets rave reviews! I have used tenderloin in the past, but have found that a good quality top sirloin works very well and is less expensive. Bernaise sauce is a good alternative if you don’t like blue cheese.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds beef top sirloin, trimmed and cut into bite-size pieces
- 2 tablespoons blackened seasoning (such as Chef Paul Prudhomme’s® Blackened Steak Magic®), or more to taste
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
- 3 tablespoons evaporated milk
- 8 ounces blue cheese crumbles
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Season sirloin with blackened seasoning to coat on all sides.
- Heat oil in a cast-iron skillet on an outdoor grill until the oil is smoking. Cook steak bites in hot oil in small batches
- reheating oil between batches
- until slightly crusty
- 1 to 2 minutes per side.
- Stir cream cheese and evaporated milk together in a saucepan over low heat to melt the cream cheese. Whisk blue cheese crumbles
- garlic powder
- white pepper
- and cayenne pepper into the cream cheese mixture; simmer
- stirring frequently
- until the blue cheese melts into a smooth sauce
- 2 to 3 minutes. Serve blue cheese sauce with the beef bites.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 20 mins
Servings: 8