Here's the deal, I ADORE a good piece of beef!

I'm not gonna lie, I adore meat. Once in awhile I just need a good helping of juicy beef! A fatty but flavorful bit of rib-eye, a mound of filet mignon and juicy thick-cut sirloin steaks are all on my must eat list. In the Spring, Summer and Autumn I normally grill most of our dinners. During the Winter I get by with pan searing the sirloins and they taste delicious--it's all in the searing! 


Ingredients:
4 -2" thick cut Sirloins (I find a good selection at our local Costco store).
1 medium yellow or sweet Walla Walla Onion, sliced
1 cup of Mushrooms, sliced (any mushroom variety you prefer)
1/2 cup of Blue Cheese, crumbled
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
2 Tablespoons of butter (salted or unsalted is up to you)


The Rub:
2 teaspoon of Kosher salt
1 Tablespoon of freshly cracked black pepper
2 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1 teaspoon Garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika 
4 Tablespoons of your favorite Steak Rub (I use a mix of dehydrated red peppers, oregano, onion, brown sugar and mesquite flavoring.)


Directions:

1. Rinse and pat dry the sirloins.
2. In large bowl add the rub ingredients and blend well. 
3. Add the steaks and coat each side and ends with the rub.
4. Let stand for at least 1 or 2 hours. The longer it stands the better the flavor. I make a double batch and the second batch flavor overnight in the fridge and make a steak salad the next day.
5. Heat 3 Tablespoons of oil in a heavy bottomed skillet on highest heat. Once the pan is heated add the steaks and sear on each side. Approximately 5 minutes per side. Steaks are now rare. Reduce heat to medium heat to finish cooking the steaks to your preference, approx. 5 additional minutes per your preference (Med. rare, med, well done) See figure 1.
6. While the steaks are cooking, in a separate non-stick skillet, melt 2 Tablespoons of butter. Add the sliced onions, mushrooms, 1/2 teaspoon of minced garlic and dash of salt and black pepper. Sautee on med. high heat for 10 minutes and set aside. See figure 2. 
7. Once the steaks are cooked to your preference, transfer to serving plate or platter, top with sauteed onions and mushrooms and top off with the crumbled the blue cheese. Note: Some people like to transfer all of these onto a baking pan and slightly melt the blue cheese in the oven on the broil setting. I don't find it necessary -- but that's just me.