Port Glazed Beef Steak with Poached Pears and Blue Cheese - Canadian Beef

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp (15 mL) butter
• 1 large clove garlic, crushed
• ½ cup (125 mL) port
• ¾ cup (175 mL) canned condensed beef broth
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) dried cranberries
• 1 medium pear, firm but ripe, peeled, cored and sliced in half
• 2 Beef Grilling Medallions or Tenderloin Steak, 1-inch (2.5 cm) thick
• ½ tsp (2 mL) coarsely ground pepper
• 2 tbsp (25 mL) crumbled blue cheese, (stilton, Roquefort or gorgonzola)