Rib Eye With Blue Cheese Steak Butter, Garlic Prawns & Stuffed Potato

• prep time: 10 mins.
• cook time: 35-40 mins
• total time: 1 hour

Servings: Dinner for 2

Ingredients:

• 1 stick of unsalted butter, room temperature
• 5 oz. blue cheese
• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 2 Meridian Free Range ribeye steaks (8-9 oz each)
• Grapeseed oil (for coating frying pan)
• Meridian House Seasoning
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 Meridian Lemon Garlic Prawn Skewers
• 2 Meridian Bacon Cheddar Stuffed Potatoes, thawed

Instructions:

1. Place thawed stuffed potatoes on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake at 350F for 35-40 minutes
2. Pull steaks out of the fridge allow them to rest at room temperature for 30-45 minutes
3. Place butter and bleu cheese in a bowl and mash until well mixed
4. Place plastic wrap on a flat surface scoop mixture onto the plastic wrap
5. Roll up the bleu butter mixture forming it into a log
6. Place in freezer at least a couple of hours before using (the butter will be good for a few months in the freezer and you can chop off chunks as needed)
7. Coat frying pan with grapeseed oil on high heat
8. Season steak heavily Meridian Steak Seasoning
9. Cook steaks in frying pan for approximately four minutes per side (or until a meat thermometer temperature reads 125 degrees for medium-rare)
10. With one-minute left in cooking add garlic cloves, butter, rosemary, and thyme and baste onto steak
11. Once steaks are cooked, remove from pan and place on a cutting board or plate and allow to rest for 7-10 minutes before serving
12. Place prawn skewers on a parchement-lined baking sheet and bake at 350F for 10-12 minutes
13. Top steaks with slices of bleu cheese butter