Blackened Steak Bites with Blue Cheese Sauce

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.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 288 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
• 3 tablespoons evaporated milk
• 1 ½ pounds beef top sirloin, trimmed and cut into bite-size pieces
• 8 ounces blue cheese crumbles

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Season sirloin with blackened seasoning to coat on all sides.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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.