Name: Blue-Cheese-Crusted Steaks with Red Wine Sauce
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) chilled butter; 3 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 large shallot, chopped; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme; 3/4 cup low-salt beef broth; 1/2 cup dry red wine; 1/2 cup coarsely crumbled Maytag blue cheese (about 2 ounces); 1/4 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)*; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley; 4 1-inch-thick filet mignon steaks (each 6 to 8 ounces)

Melanie Riggs of Jackson, Mississippi, writes: "Last winter, I visited some friends in Minnesota. We had a fabulous meal at Redstone American Grill in Minnetonka, where I ordered an amazing steak with a blue- cheese-flavored crust."

The Japanese-style breadcrumbs known as panko give the steaks a light, crispy crust.

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