I’m typically not a fan of creamy sauces. My biggest fear is that I will unknowingly eat cream cheese, sour cream, or mayonnaise. Anytime a wedding response card asks for a meal selection I go with the beef, because 9 times out of 10, that chicken is covered or stuffed with some bland, creamy gunk, and if you put that in front of me, I will throw a tantrum. More than flavor, it’s the texture that weirds me out. Not to mention none of those ingredients are particularly figure-friendly. And while Lloyd doesn’t eat any of them often (Yea, like I would keep them in my fridge anyway! Pshhhh!) he doesn’t hate them with the same passion I do.
I was thinking of Lloyd when I made this steak. I wanted a deviation from the norm, and wanted to make something a little luxurious. The poor guy eats a lot of chicken and vegetables because I try to maintain a (mostly) healthy diet. But sometimes… you need to live a little. If I was going to make a cream sauce, it had to have fabulous flavor and be velvety smooth. When I saw this recipe for gorgonzola cream sauce, I knew Lloyd would go bananas for me it. I thought it would make a perfect “date night at home” meal.
Easy Flank Steak with Gorgonzola Cream Sauce
Serves 2
From The Neelys
Ingredients
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1/2 pound flank steak
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Salt & ground black pepper
Directions
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Season steak with salt and pepper. In a grill pan over medium heat, cook steak for 6-10 minutes on each side until you reach desired doneness.
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Remove from heat. Cover with foil and tent. Let steak rest for 5 minutes before slicing.
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Transfer to a plate and spoon Gorgonzola Cream Sauce over the top.
Gorgonzola Cream Sauce
Ingredients
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1 tablespoon butter
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1 shallot, minced
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1 cup heavy cream
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1/4 pound Gorgonzola
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Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
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Heat a medium size saucepan over medium heat. Add butter to melt.
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Sauté shallots until tender.
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Add the heavy cream and let reduce by half.
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Turn heat to low, add the Gorgonzola and stir until it melts.
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Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
Flank steak is a lean but cheaper and tougher cut of meat. When cooked correctly, it’s pretty delicious. Drizzled over the juicy steak, the gorgonzola cream, sauce took takes the meal from ho-hum to heavenly. The sauce looks elegant but is deceptively simple to make. I have not had much success with rousses (As in roux, plural- I know that looks funny!) and because this sauce didn’t use flour, it had a beautiful consistency that was perfectly thick but not at all clumpy. Its flavor was rich and tangy, but not too intense.
I anticipated enjoying my share sans sauce, but after trying it, I found myself using my steak like a sponge to soak up every.last.drop. on my plate!
And Lloyd? Lloyd didn’t come up for air.
Date night SUCCESS!
This meal sounds great! I love the idea of a cream sauce over steak – very fancy =)
Yum! This looks fabulous! I love a good steak
That sauce sounds like such a great indulgence! Definitely calorie worthy:-)
Oh, my! A winner for sure…my boys would be thrilled with such an amazing entree~
I just replied to your comment on my blog asking if you were vegan (because of the yogurt/mayo comment)… but obvs. you are not vegan with a steak and cream sauce recipe!
I love that “Lloyd didn’t come up for air”.
Wow this looks absolutely delicious and your gorgonzola cream sauce is perfection!! Love this dish!
Well it certainly does look great! I am the same way as you are. I tried to avoid those creamy sauces. Not only are they not good on the waistline, but they do a number on my tummy! When you aren’t used to that super rich food it can do horrible things to you haha.
Anyways, this looks great and I am sure Lloyd appreciated the break from the normal chicken and veggies…have a great weekend!
You had me at “gorgonzola cream sauce!”
Bland creamy sauce – definitely not appetizing, but flavorful creamy sauce?? Heavenly!!
Umm, Craig would die if I made this for him. He needs more cow in his life
Poor boy has to eat way too many odd things!
Boo! They re so stinkin’ cute!!
& I LOVE the Neelys. I want the pig canisters, but they are sold out & have been for like a year
Now why do I know this is delicious? One, your lovely photo’s and two it sounds so good! Thanks for sharing! YUM:)
I love working with flank steak. Its my favorite cut to cook with. My husband would love this sauce.
I LOVE flank steak, always have. We don’t eat a lot of it either, but like you said, you gotta live it up a little sometimes and that sauce sounds delicious! Once again, lucky Lloyd!
Tender steak is so good.
Although – I have to admit – mine usually is topped with mustard and ketchup…and cheese
Seriously delicious!
This looks great ! I’m not normally a fan of heavy sauces, either, but I could definitely go for this!
Im glad this was a success. I can admit that I am a guilty sucker for a creamy sauce, though I don’t often think to put them over my red meat. This looks like it would disappear quickly from our table though! And my god, does it sound indulgent!
I made london broil with blue cheese cream sauce and it was fantastic so I can believe that this was a hit!
I have really gotten into flank steak lately – yum!. And hat sauce sounds so indulgent and delicious!
I love flank steak and that gorgonzola cream sauce looks phenomenal!
I’m not a fan of cream sauces either, but this looks delish! My hubs would love.
I’m not even a red meat lover and this looks amazing! The gorgonzola sauce sounds so good too… I feel like I’d want to drizzle it over everything!
Awesome! I love me some Gorgonzola!
Pretty sure I would lick my plate clean. Amazing!
oh wow! this is so impressive! My family would go crazy if I made this for them!
Man, now you have me craving gorgonzola and steak, would you believe that I have not eaten any steak in more than a year? WHat???
Oh, how awesome does this look???! I just made flank steak tacos with gorgonzola on top and am convinced that beef and gorgonzola is the most perfect combination ever. Yummm
I (fortunately/unfortunately, depending on how I look at it) actually love cream sauces and I would probably also not come up for air when eating this
Looks luscious, great job!
This steak & sauce looks wonderful. Thanks for posting!
My husband would love this steak too! I love impressive date night recipes and this is totally one of them
My dad “needs his red meat!” he tells me. Heh, oh men
Great recipe!
I usually avoid cream sauces because they overpower everything else on the plate! This looks light and delicate though
Clearly I am a glutton because me, I am always a fan of cream sauces!
i could easily drink that sauce. No really. Love love love a good cream sauce for steak
My husband will *love* this recipe…
@Jaden, Seems to be a hit with the gentlemen…
@vanillasugarblog, Ha, drink it!
@Sues, I typically dislike gorgonzola… but I LOVED this!