When we were a two income family and eating out at chain restaurants was a more common affair (See what I did there with the double entendre?), I would order the steak Gorgonzola at Olive Garden. I'd eat half there and take half home for lunch the next day. It's such yummy goodness. Just like with anything I find that I like at a restaurant, I get busy replicating it at home for much less cost and yeah, it tastes a hell of a lot better, too.
This is not a copy cat recipe, but I wanted you to know its origins, nonetheless. It tastes pretty darn awesome sauce and, while it feels labor intensive, it's totally worth it.
Peace, B.
This is not a copy cat recipe, but I wanted you to know its origins, nonetheless. It tastes pretty darn awesome sauce and, while it feels labor intensive, it's totally worth it.
Peace, B.
You'll need the following ingredients for 4 servings of steak gorgonzola:
STEAK:
2 pounds steak (top sirloin or other)
1 & 1/2 cups Italian dressing
1 sprig fresh rosemary (about 4 inches long)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
PASTA:
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup diced green onions
1 clove crushed garlic
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup crumbled gorgonzola cheese
1 package frozen chopped spinach, thawed
16 ounces cooked fettuccine
TOPPING:
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup red wine
1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes
1/2 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
STEAK:
2 pounds steak (top sirloin or other)
1 & 1/2 cups Italian dressing
1 sprig fresh rosemary (about 4 inches long)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
PASTA:
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup diced green onions
1 clove crushed garlic
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup crumbled gorgonzola cheese
1 package frozen chopped spinach, thawed
16 ounces cooked fettuccine
TOPPING:
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup red wine
1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes
1/2 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
I make sure I have at least 8 little steaks in that 2 pounds, but you can serve it up however you like. You could even cut the steak into bite size pieces. Just pierce the steak with a fork.
Mix together the dressing, rosemary, and lemon juice. Pour over steak in a glass dish and cover. Marinate for at least a few hours, but preferably overnight.
You can grill your steak outdoors or on the Foreman Grill. I'm partial to the Foreman Grill, but you know whatever you like, friends.
While you're making delicious steak, you can get busy making the sauce.
Saute the onion and garlic in the butter for a few minutes. Add cream and simmer for 5 minutes or so over medium heat. Add cheeses. Stir everything together really well. Add spinach, but be sure you've squeeze all of the water out of it beforehand! Give everything another stir and heat through. Toss together with cooked pasta.
In a small frying pan, add vinegar and wine and heat over medium high heat. Cover and cook for 2 or 3 minutes.
Place a bed of pasta on a plate and top with a yummy steak. Drizzle with balsamic glaze and toss a few pieces of sun dried tomatoes and a little crumbled Gorgonzola cheese on there and you're good to go.
Serve with bread and a salad.
Mix together the dressing, rosemary, and lemon juice. Pour over steak in a glass dish and cover. Marinate for at least a few hours, but preferably overnight.
You can grill your steak outdoors or on the Foreman Grill. I'm partial to the Foreman Grill, but you know whatever you like, friends.
While you're making delicious steak, you can get busy making the sauce.
Saute the onion and garlic in the butter for a few minutes. Add cream and simmer for 5 minutes or so over medium heat. Add cheeses. Stir everything together really well. Add spinach, but be sure you've squeeze all of the water out of it beforehand! Give everything another stir and heat through. Toss together with cooked pasta.
In a small frying pan, add vinegar and wine and heat over medium high heat. Cover and cook for 2 or 3 minutes.
Place a bed of pasta on a plate and top with a yummy steak. Drizzle with balsamic glaze and toss a few pieces of sun dried tomatoes and a little crumbled Gorgonzola cheese on there and you're good to go.
Serve with bread and a salad.
