Seared Beef Tenderloin Steaks with Dark Beer Reduction and Blue Cheese

Ingredients

• 16 ounce beef tenderloin steaks trimmed ()
• 2 tablespoons cheese blue crumbled
• 12 ounce lager dark (such as Michelob AmberBock)
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar light
• 1 teaspoon olive oil 
• 2 teaspoons steak rub (such as McCormick Grill Mates)

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• baking sheet
• oven

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 45
2. Rub steak seasoning over both sides of steaks.
3. Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
4. Add steaks; cook 2 minutes on each side or until browned.
5. Remove steaks from pan; place on a baking sheet.
6. Bake at 450 for 4 to 5 minutes or until desired degree of doneness.
7. While steaks bake, combine beer and brown sugar in a medium bowl; add to skillet, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Cook 6 minutes or until mixture is slightly syrupy and reduced to about 1/4 cup.
8. Serve steaks with reduced sauce; sprinkle evenly with cheese.