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