While a great steak can stand on its own, a great topping can make a great steak even better. Good toppings can also help to make lower quality steaks into a more satisfying meal. Here are a few ways to add to any steak.
Sauteed Mushrooms
Blue rare steak This classic topping is tasty and easy to make. Start by sautéing a few cloves of finely chopped fresh garlic in a pan. Add a healthy quantity of butter. Once the butter melts, add a half pound of sliced mushrooms. Sauté the mushrooms to a golden brown color and season the mixture with salt and pepper as it cooks. For extra flavor, consider using crimini (baby portabella) mushrooms instead of regular white ones. Once the mushrooms are cooked, pour them on top of the steak. Their savory taste will enhance the steak’s flavor.
Steak Oscar
Steak Oscar is traditionally prepared with filet mignon or chateaubriand, since those cuts’ lighter flavors will not mask its delicate tastes. This recipe tops steak with asparagus, crabmeat and béarnaise sauce. Typically speaking, you will use one quarter pound of crabmeat and two asparagus spears per steak with enough béarnaise sauce to cover it.
Making a béarnaise sauce is an exacting procedure. Consider buying the powdered béarnaise sauce mixes available in most supermarkets, which are tasty and are much easier to make. Using only real butter and whole milk gives it an extra rich flavor.
Steam the asparagus until it is cooked. Cooking it in the microwave with a little bit of water can be a simple way to do this. To heat the crabmeat, heat butter to a boil in a small saucepan and add the crabmeat. Remove it when it is warm.
Prepare the meal by placing the steaks on a plate. Place the crabmeat on the steak, then place two asparagus spears on either side of the crabmeat on top of the steak. Finally, cover the crabmeat and asparagus with the béarnaise sauce.
Blue Cheese Topping
The hearty flavor of this topping goes especially well with flavorful cuts like Blue rare steak and top sirloins. The simplest way to do this is to simply crumble blue cheese on top of a hot steak. For those who would like a mellower taste, combine a quarter pound of blue cheese with a quarter pound of cream cheese. Add a few finely chopped green onions, salt and pepper to taste, and one-eighth of a teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce. Mix the ingredients together and spread them on top of the steak. This recipe should make enough to cover four strip steaks.
