How to Cook 5 Star Flat Iron Steak With Blue Cheese

Flat iron steak is the most flavorsome part of the shoulder of the cow. Superfast cooking is required to get a medium-rare tender steak. Its cooking required special care because overcooking leads to tough and rubbery flat iron steak. It’s called flat iron due to its shape resembles the 1870s flat irons. It has specific names in different regions of the world like flat iron steak is a common name in the USA, butler steak in New Zealand and Australia, oyster land steak in the UK.

Cooking 5 Star Pan-Seared Flat Iron Steak

This tempting flat iron steak with blue cheese salad is a blessing for steak lovers with useful ideas to enjoy this mouth licking steak in various ways.

• Course: the main course.
• Cuisine: American
• Preparation time: 15 minutes
• Cook time: 20 minutes
• Total time: 35 minutes
• Additional time: 1/2 hour
• Servings: 3-4
• Calories: 540
• Carbohydrates: 17g
• Proteins: 55g
• Fats: 30g

INGREDIENTS

•  1 Flat iron steak of 1 pound.
•  oil 1/4 cup
• Avocado oil 2 tablespoon
•  Soy sauce 6 tablespoons.
•  Worcestershire sauce 6 tablespoon
•  vinegar or lime juice 3 tablespoons.
• Minced garlic 2 cloves.
• 2tsp fresh ginger
• Crush black pepper 2tspoon.
• Sugar 1tspoon
• Salt 2tspoon
• Mustard powder 1teaspoon
• Crush rosemary 1teaspoon
•  Diced onion one medium-sized
•  lemon juice 2 tablespoon

Equipment Needed

1. Cast iron skillet.
2. A Ziplock bag.
3. A tong to hold them and flip the steak.
4. Instant read digital thermometer to check the doneness of meat.

Easy Quick Way to Make Pan-Seared Flat Iron Steak Recipe

• Mix all ingredients of marination in a bowl.
• Pour batter in a Ziplock bag, add steak, mix thoroughly and seal bag.
• Refrigerate for ½ hour.
• Take out, come to room temperature before cooking.
• Heat heavy-bottomed cast-iron skillet.
• Place steak and Sear for 3-5 minutes on each side.
• Check doneness with an instant-read thermometer.
• It must be inserted into the center and must reach 140F for a well-done steak.
• Cook and rest for 5 minutes under a foil.
• Cut into fine thin strips

Useful Serving Ideas About Flat Iron Steak

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   Flat Iron Steak Recipe

   Prep Time15 minutes mins

   Active Time20 minutes mins

   Additional Time30 minutes mins

   Total Time1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

   Course: Main Course

   Cuisine: American

   Keyword: flat iron steak, steaks

   Equipment

   • Cast Iron Skillet
   • A Ciplocked Bag
   • A Tong (to hold and flip the steak)
   • Digital Thermometer (to check doneness of steak)

   Materials

   • 1 pound flat iron steak
   • 1/4 cup oil
   • 2 tbsp. avocado oil
   • 6 tbsp. soy sauce
   • 6 tbsp. worcestershire sauce
   • 3 tbsp. vinegar or lime juice
   • 2 cloves minced garlic
   • 2 tbsp. fresh ginger
   • 1 tbsp. sugar
   • 2 tbsp. salt
   • 2 tbsp. mustard powder
   • 1 tbsp. crush rosemary
   • 1 medium diced onion
   • 2 tbsp. lemon juice

   Instructions

   • Mixing all ingredients in a bowl
   • Pour batter in ziplocked bag, add steak, mix thoroughly and seal the bag
   • Refrigerate for at least half hour
   • Heat up cast iron skillet and place steak sear for 3-5 minutes on each side
   • Check doneness using an instant read thermometer
   • Cook & rest for 5 minutes under a foil

   Notes

   1. Pat dry your steak with a kitchen towel before cooking. This step ensures a perfect searing-golden crust on the outer surface of the steak.
   2. Your steak must be at room temperature before cooking. It ensures even heat throughout the steak during cooking. You get a tender and well-cooked steak.
   3. Add some shredded cheddar cheese or parmesan cheese during the last two minutes of cooking of steak. This step makes this steak extra yum and tempting.
   4. Working women having a short time can try this unique homemade BBQ Seasoning mix and can prepare perfect steak every time

   You can sauté some diced onions, bell peppers, add cooked strips, and mix well. Serve with flat iron steak.

2. You can also make mouth licking burgers and sandwiches.
3. Toast buns, add some mayonnaise, chili garlic sauce, cabbage, and cooked steak. That’s it. Enjoy this unforgettable delightful flavor of the steak.
4. You can give it a try with fajitas and top with this delicious herbed butter. The possibilities are endless. Just explore your food sense and enjoy the different flavors of this yum steak.

NOTES

1. Pat dry your steak with a kitchen towel before cooking. This step ensures a perfect searing-golden crust on the outer surface of the steak.
2. Your steak must be at room temperature before cooking. It ensures even heat throughout the steak during cooking. You get a tender and well-cooked steak.
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3. Add some shredded cheddar cheese or parmesan cheese during the last two minutes of cooking of steak. This step makes steak extra yum and tempting.
4. Working women having a short time can try this unique homemade BBQ Seasoning mix and can prepare perfect steak every time.

Preparing Blue Cheese for Flat Iron Steak

Blue cheese is a rich, creamy, and divine cheese irresistible combination for flat iron steak.

You can prepare blue cheese butter in a few minutes. Try out my quick and easy version of blue cheese butter. Just mix 1/4   cup cream cheese, 2 tablespoons softened butter, 4 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese,1/4 teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon crush black pepper, and 1 tablespoon dried parsley and mix until well combined.

People usually serve blue cheese butter with flat iron steak, but I would share another amazing delicacy worth trying.

You can enjoy this recipe with leftover flat iron steak strips. The results will amaze you.

Try out This different and super creamy blue cheese salad made with few ingredients and enhance steak’s flavor.

Course: Main course

Cuisine: American.

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Servings: 2

Calories: 253

Carbohydrates: 6g

Vitamins: 80g

Fats: 23g

INGREDIENTS

•  1 Cup Lettuce or shredded cabbage.
•  1/4 cup Blue cheese crumbled or shredded.
•  Avocado 1 cube sliced.
•   Crush Almonds 4 tablespoons
• Crush walnuts 4 tablespoon
• Black current 2 tablespoon
• Prepared flat iron strips as per need.
• For salad Dressing
• lemon juice with 1 tablespoon.
• Olive oil 1 tablespoon.
• Crunch black pepper 1/4 tsp.
• Salt 1/4 tsp.

Quick Way to Create Blue Cheese for Steak

1.  Combine lettuce, crumbled blue cheese, avocado, almonds, walnuts, black currents in a bowl.
2.  Mix all ingredients of salad dressings and pour them into mixed veggies

A cool tip for flat iron steak.

You can pour this salad dressing on the steak to make it more tempting.

VARIATIONS

Easy Pressure-cooking Flat Iron Steak

4-6-quart pressure cooker is the quick, easy, and perfect way to make pressure cooker flat iron steak.

You can prepare a tender, juicy, and finger-licking steak by following a simple method. Just season your steak with spices like black pepper, kosher salt, oregano. Heat 2 tablespoon oil in the pressure cooker and sear steak on both sides until brown. Add onions, minced garlic, cumin, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and water. Cover the lid, set at a pressure cooker manual setting. Cook on high pressure for 1 hour. Then turn off the heat and release pressure naturally. After 5 minutes, open the lid and rest the steak on a cutting board for 5-10 minutes.

Quick Electric Smoke Flat Iron Steak

 It is one of the best methods for BBQ lovers. You can enjoy the smoky and flavorsome taste of the electric smoker. Just season your flat iron steak with crush black pepper, salt, and leave for 2 hours. Set your smoker at 228F. Place steak on the grate and smoke for 50 minutes or until the meat’s internal temperature reaches to 140F. Rest for 10 minutes and then serve with your favorite side dish like grilled potatoes.

Best Stuffed Flat Iron Steak

Stuffed flat iron steak is also called pinwheel flat iron steak. It is a super easy and perfect way to enjoy this delicacy at home. Even beginners can make it perfect with less effort.

Preheat oven to 525C

Flatten steak with a meat mallet or kitchen hammer. Its thickness must be ½ inches. Season steak with salt and pepper, Spread feta cheese, cream cheese, or blue cheese on steak. All work well on this steak. Sauté some mushrooms or bean in 1 tablespoon butter or olive oil, add spinach and cook until spinach tender. Add both ingredients to the blue cheese layer. Add some parsley, minced garlic, jalapenos, and roll the steak carefully. Tie with bamboo skewers or string. Place steak on the baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches to 160F.

Perfect Korean Beef Flat Iron Steak

It’s one of the best spicy, smoky steak served with pickled veggies and flavorsome dipping sauce.

Its specialty is its gochujang marinade that imparts a great flavor, taste, and tenderness to this steak. Soft, melt in the mouth, juicy meat appeases everyone’s taste buds. The interesting point about this steak is the utilization of bamboo skewers.

I hope this quick and easy recipe sounds appealing to you. You must give it a try to win the heart of your loved ones. Happy cooking!