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A perfect, dry aged steak off the grill needs nothing more than a little salt and pepper...but for most of us, most of the steaks we eat don’t quite fall into the dry aged, ultra premium, breaking the bank, category - Which is perfectly all right, as you can do far worse than a nicely grilled sirloin on a hot summer night, right?

Here are some steak topping ideas for summer nights when you're serving steak that’s gonna’ be pretty darn tasty, but that wouldn’t be harmed by a little something complementary gracing the top.

It’s the little things that make the difference between great cooks and good cooks – little things like serving a nice steak plain Jane, or serving that same steak topped with a little blue cheese butter!

Steak Topping Ideas

• Mushrooms, sautéed in butter
• Worchester sauce, it’s an oldie but still a goodie…for those of you feeling inspired, try making you own Worcester sauce!
• Butter, you can’t go wrong with butter. A simple pat of plain butter adds an appealing richness to just about any grilled steak, but compound butters are even better. Try a mixture of half butter and half gorgonzola, melting slowly over a thick rib eye as it comes to the table. Heaven on a plate.
• Crumbled blue cheese
• A drizzle of really good extra virgin olive oil, some freshly squeezed lemon juice and some crunchy sea salt
• A chimichurri sauce, or any other green sauce of based on extra virgin olive oil and fresh herbs (salsa verde)
• Béarnaise, béarnaise, béarnaise….if you can spare the calories, this is as good as it gets
• A sprinkling of crumbled feta
• Herb or garlic butters
• Caramelized onions, on the top
• Sliced steak with an arugula or spinach salad on top
• Truffle butter, butter mixed with a little truffle oil (or for those with BIGGER WALLETS, use real truffles!)
• Shavings of real parmesan cheese
• Horseradish – freshly grated to knock their socks off!
• Topped with slices of bacon…it’s a bit indulgent, but you can’t argue with the taste that bacon adds to pretty much everything
• Dijon mustard
• A tart tomato, radish, cilantro and lemon juice salsa
• Guacamole (good with sliced skirt or flank steak)
• Roasted tomato salsa
• Soy sauce
• Hot sauce
• A fried egg - Yes, a fried egg improves just about anything…

These are just a few ideas to get you started on days when ordinary steak for dinner just doesn’t sound exciting (you know you’re spoiled when…!)

Comments

Nyesha Pagnou MPH from USA on March 03, 2020:

This is a great list of ideas. Thanks for sharing.

Marlene Bertrand from USA on September 01, 2014:

I should not be reading this so late at night. I'm really anxious to try some of these toppings. Great ideas.

MJ Martin aka Ruby H Rose from Washington State on September 01, 2014:

Great toppings, onions are my favorite

eovery from MIddle of the Boondocks of Iowa on February 13, 2010:

I just put on a bunch of Greek Seasoning on it. There are a few great Greek restaurants around here, and they serve great Iowa fatten steak. Get them Greek, style and that is some great steak.

Keep on hubbing!

John D Lee (author) on July 31, 2009:

Thanks you guys, and thanks, Fishnfreak2008, for pointing out that spelling mistake to me.

fishskinfreak2008 from Fremont CA on July 30, 2009:

Worcester sauce is the best. Onions aren't bad either. Thumbs up

judydianne from Palm Harbor, FL on July 29, 2009:

You're making me hungry! These toppings sound fantastic!!Thanks for the great hub.