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Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat.
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Add the onion, garlic, and thyme.
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Cook, stirring constantly, until onion is tender.
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Stir in beef broth.
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Scrape any onion bits off the bottom of the pan, then stir in the port wine (I used a red cooking wine and still got wonderful results).
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Bring to a boil, and cook until mixture has reduced to about 1/2 cup.
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Set aside.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Heat vegetable oil in a cast-iron skillet over high-heat.
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Sear the steaks quickly on both sides until brown.
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Place the whole skillet into the oven.
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Roast steaks in the oven for about 15 minutes for medium rare.
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(I like mine a little more done and kept it in 20 minutes, and it was medium.)
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Remove from oven and place on a baking sheet.
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Stir together the blue cheese (I dont really like blue cheese, but this was so amazing, I couldnt tell it was!)
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and panko bread crumbs.
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Top each steak with a layer of this mixture.
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Preheat the ovens broiler.
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Place steaks under the preheated broiler 3 to 4 minutes, until cheese topping is browned and bubbly (mine never got to the bubbly part, but it was brown and I didnt want it burning).
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Remove from the oven and let stand 15 minutes before serving.
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Serve on top of red garlic mashed potatoes and spoon port wine sauce over top.
