How to Make Blue Cheese Sauce for Steak (2024)

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Updated on 07/3/22

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Prep: 2 mins

Cook: 11 mins

Total: 13 mins

Servings: 4to 6 servings

Yield: 1 cup

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Steak and blue cheese are made for each other, and this blue cheese sauce recipe is an easy one to whip up and pair with steak. Serve it on the side or spoon over the meat. The sauce is so rich that a little bit goes a long way.

Not sure which variety of blue cheese to use? Here's a quick primer. Since it has such a soft texture, blue cheese melts quickly and completely, especially when served over hot pasta. With this dish, you don't want it to completely melt since it will top the steak, but you want to cook it until it's thick and creamy and still has some structure.

All blue cheeses have a bold, salty flavor. It's worth experimenting with a few different types to determine which one you prefer. Some of the most popular blue cheese varieties are Gorgonzola, Cashel blue, buttermilk blue, and Maytag blue.

Gorgonzola, in particular, has a very creamy texture that suits it well for sauces, and it is not as pungent as some other blue cheeses. It can be found at most grocery stores. But any variety of blue cheese will do.

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"This creamy and tangy blue cheese sauce was a hit! I made a London broil and topped it with this sauce, and everyone was super happy. I had some left over and topped a steak salad with it the next day—it was perfect." —Victoria Heydt

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup heavy cream

  • 1/3 pound crumbled blue cheese, divided

  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Steps to Make It

  1. Gather the ingredients.

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  2. Warm cream in a 1 1/4-quart saucepan by bringing it to a gentle simmer over a medium-low flame. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring as the cream thickens. Stir constantly to prevent the cream from burning or curdling.

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  3. Add half of the blue cheese. Using a fork, mash and stir the cheese into the cream until a few lumps are visible.

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  4. Once the cheese has completely melted, add the Worcestershire sauce, stirring constantly to prevent burning.

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  5. Continue to simmer 3 to 5 minutes more, until the sauce is thick enough to coat the back of the spoon.

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  6. Slowly stir in the remaining blue cheese to incorporate it into the sauce. Turn off the heat and remove the pan from the stove to prevent the cheese from melting completely, which would make the sauce runny.

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  7. Serve immediately over cooked steak while it is still warm and before the cheese has melted, allowing its flavor to seep into the meat just before serving. Enjoy.

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Recipe Variation

  • If you don't have Worcestershire sauce or are feeling adventurous, you can make your own. It has a lengthy ingredient list but isn't difficult to make, and you can modify it to your taste.

How to Use Blue Cheese Sauce

  • This sauce is really made for steak—blue cheese can stand up to the taste of beef. Try a grilled steak, or if you want to know how to cook a restaurant-quality steak, the sauce would be truly decadent with a steak cooked that way.
  • Swap out the American cheese in this classic burger recipe and use this blue cheese sauce instead.
  • Try blue cheese sauce on pasta.

How to Store Blue Cheese Sauce

Blue cheese sauce is best the day you make it. However, if you have leftovers, you can store them covered in the fridge for three to five days. You can use it straight from the fridge or gently warm it on the stove over low heat. If it gets too runny, add a few more crumbles of blue cheese to help thicken it.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
156Calories
14g Fat
1g Carbs
6g Protein

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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4to 6
Amount per serving
Calories156
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14g18%
Saturated Fat 9g46%
Cholesterol 41mg14%
Sodium 301mg13%
Total Carbohydrate 1g0%
Dietary Fiber 0g0%
Total Sugars 1g
Protein 6g
Vitamin C 0mg1%
Calcium 146mg11%
Iron 0mg1%
Potassium 90mg2%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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  • sauce
  • blue cheese sauce
  • dinner
  • american

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FAQs

What is blue cheese sauce made of? ›

Stir together blue cheese, buttermilk, sour cream, minced garlic, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, pepper, ground mustard powder, and salt. If a creamier sauce is desired, blend with an immersion blender or in a food processor. Refrigerate the sauce: Place in refrigerator for 30 minutes for flavors to blend.

Can I melt blue cheese? ›

You can melt blue cheese crumbles for dips and sauces, or whisk it up with mayo and sour cream to create a chunky homemade blue cheese dressing. When it's time to knock back a few drinks, blue cheese crumbles prefer fruit beers, hearty stouts, weiss beer, porter and Belgian ales.

What is the best cheese to melt on steak? ›

10 Best Cheeses for Melting
  • Colby. An all-American cheese, Colby is firm but mild-flavored and creamy. ...
  • Havarti. This Danish easy-melting cheese has a mild aroma and flavor with hints of butter and sweetness. ...
  • Swiss. ...
  • Fontina. ...
  • Monterey Jack. ...
  • Muenster. ...
  • Provolone. ...
  • Smoked Gouda.

What is a good blue cheese for melting? ›

Roquefort is an example. Creamy and firm – you can cut these into wedges and generally they are a little drier. They will still melt but might take a little longer. Stilton is an example.

How is blue cheese made step by step? ›

Blue By You Recipe Instructions
  1. Heat and Acidify Milk. Add the blue mold to about 1/4 cup of clean un-chlorinated water and set aside for later use. ...
  2. Coagulate with Rennet. Add about 2.5ml of single strength liquid rennet. ...
  3. Cut Curd. ...
  4. Drying The Curd. ...
  5. Drain and Transfer Curds to Molds. ...
  6. Forming Cheese. ...
  7. Salting. ...
  8. Aging.

What is the main ingredient in blue cheese? ›

Blue cheese is a generic term used to describe cheese produced with pasteurized cow's, sheep's, or goat's milk and ripened with cultures of the mold penicillium. Blue cheese generally has a salty, sharp flavor and a pungent aroma. It is often relatively low in fat but has a high sodium content.

What is a good melting cheese for Philly cheesesteak? ›

The Best Cheese for Philly Cheesesteak:

The most popular cheese is mild provolone. We have tested a variety of provolone brands and the only one we didn't enjoy was “aged” provolone from Costco. The flavor of aged provolone cheese was overpowering. Another popular option is white American cheese.

What type of cheese is on a Philly cheesesteak? ›

Authentic Philly Cheesesteak is made with ribeye steak that's sliced into thin slices, and topped with melted provolone cheese, white American cheese, or Cheez Whiz, as well as fried onions, all on a toasted hoagie roll.

What pairs nicely with blue cheese? ›

Blue cheese is the perfect dessert cheese. Grab some fruit cake or some fresh apples and peaches to finish off any meal. To balance some of the bolder blues, caramelised onion jam, or fruit pastes like quince or fig are also a perfect combo. Also try a drizzle of honey, that is a personal favourite.

Is it OK to heat blue cheese? ›

Due to their high fat content, these cheeses should be treated like butter: melt them gently to avoid ending up with oily pools. Heat also intensifies whatever flavors are present in the cheese, so beware of varieties with overly bitter or moldy flavor profiles.

Which blue cheese is the creamiest? ›

For a creamy, meltable blue, for burgers or pasta or stirred into a soup, try Cambozola, Fourme d'Ambert, Stilton or Gorgonzola Dolce.

Is blue cheese dressing actually cheese? ›

It is usually made of some combination of blue cheese, mayonnaise, and buttermilk, sour cream or yogurt, milk, vinegar, onion powder, and garlic powder. There is a blue cheese vinaigrette that consists of salad oil, blue cheese, vinegar, and sometimes seasonings.

Is blue cheese dressing healthy for you? ›

Blue cheese dressing does not contain many vitamins, minerals, and other micronutrients. But it can increase the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins such as vitamins A, D, E, and K from the diet. Moreover, it provides calcium and phosphorus which are great for bone health and energy production.

What is added to blue cheese to make it blue? ›

What makes blue cheese blue? The signature blue or green veining on these types of cheeses come from the addition of Penicillium mold during the cheesemaking process. The most typical blue mold used is called Penicillium Roqueforti, named after a village in southern France where the discovery of the mold originated.

What exactly is blue cheese? ›

Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Blue cheese is any of a wide range of cheeses made with the addition of cultures of edible molds, which create blue-green spots or veins through the cheese.

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