Needed:  You, 2 pans, olive oil, New York steak (1 per person), fresh asparagus (7 spears for good luck…per person), roquefort cheese (or any bleu will work), 1 shallot, 1 lemon, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 bottle of cooking Madeira or Sherry, sea salt and cracked black pepper.

Oven:  Turn to High Broil.

Stovetop:  Pan #1:  Low Heat.  1 tablespoon of olive oil.  Add asparagus and toss around so that all surfaces on the asparagus are oiled.  Cover…we’ll return to this momentarily.

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