3 Unbeatable Ways to Top Your BBQ Steak For Father's Day!

This is a sponsored post in partnership with ALDI. All opinions are my own.

When it comes to Father's Day in our family, the big question for us is always where to eat. We could go out to a restaurant, but then we would have to deal with getting the kids ready, waiting for a table, paying a premium price for food and service, and then gambling on whether the meal we order is actually going to live up to expectations or not. Dads hate being disappointed like that, especially on Father's Day. This is why we came up with a way that you can grill your favorite steak and then top it in these three unbeatable ways!

The best part about these ideas is that you can pick up all of the ingredients at your local ALDI store, so you are getting a premium deal instead of a premium price like you would with going out to eat. Dads, you will love this next part. You can now use Instacart so you can have someone deliver your groceries to your door like the BBQ King that you are. Why should you have to climb in your car at all on Father's Day? Let the food come to you so that you can show off your talents at the BBQ. To make it even easier, I put together a custom Instacart list for you with everything that you will need to make BBQ steak three ways at ALDI. Just scroll down to easily order.

It is Father's Day after all, so you can also spend more time with your kids too! In fact, why not combine two of the things that you love the most and start developing those grilling skills in the next generation. That's what I did when creating the recipes for this post and it was so much fun. Ok full disclosure, my youngest doesn't like steak so we went ahead and grilled up some hot dogs from ALDI for him instead. He's a work in progress, but until he develops those ribeye tastebuds it is more steak for me, so it's obviously still a win.

My Father's Day wish to all of the dads out there is that you have a fun weekend with your kids and to fill yourself up with great food. You probably don't need much help with the first one, but I can definitely lend a hand with that second part. All you have to do is order your groceries from Instacart, or head to your local ALDI store, and then pick a topping out of my three choices below. Or better yet, it's your day, don't just choose one topping, go ahead and make all three. You can thank me later.

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The steak topping recipes below will work with any type of steak, so choose your favorite cut. I prefer a good boneless ribeye but we also tried sirloin for two of these. The steak itself is easy to prepare. Just rub on some canola oil and then sprinkle with ALDI Stonemill Grill Seasoning. I love Garlic & Herb, but feel free to experiment with other blends. Then just grill the meat to your liking. The next step is where the steak's flavor is taken to the legendary level. Which toppings will you choose to get it there?

Bacon Wrapped Onion Rings
Ingredients: 1 white onion, 1 pound of Appleton Farms Premium Cut Bacon.

Directions:
1. Peel onion and slice off each end. Cut in thirds and separate into 1/2 inch rings.

2. Wrap each ring with a strip of bacon so that it covers the onion ring almost completely.

3. Heat BBQ to 400°. Grill over indirect heat for 20 minutes. Finish over direct heat while you cook your steaks, about another 10-12 minutes or until brown and crisp.

4. Top each steak with 3-4 onion rings, but I guarantee you will eat a few more rings just on the way from your grill to the table!

Garlic Blue Cheese Compound Butter
Ingredients: 5.5 ounce container Happy Farms Preferred Crumbled Blue Cheese, 3 cloves of crushed garlic, 1 stick of Countryside Creamery butter (softened).

Directions:
1. Combine all ingredients in bowl. Mash together with fork.

2. Place mixture on sheet of parchment paper and form into a roll. Twist each end of the parchment paper to close roll, and place in refrigerator for two hours or until firm.

3. Remove from refrigerator and cut into slices. Top each steak with 2-3 pieces of compound butter and serve. Fair warning, from now on this might be your go to topping for every food that you normally top with butter!

Chimichurri Sauce
Ingredients: 1 cup firmly packed parsley (you may also substitute with 1/2 cup parsley and 1/2 cup cilantro), 1 Tbsp. fresh oregano, 3-4 garlic cloves, 1 seeded and diced jalapeño, 1/3 cup award-winning Specialty Selected Premium Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 2 Tbsp. Carlini Red Wine Vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes.

Directions:
1. Combine all ingredients in a food processor. Pulse a few times to blend until finely diced, but not so much that it turns into a thick paste.

2. Refrigerate sauce until steaks are ready.

3. Slice steaks before serving. Traditionally flank or skirt steaks are used but I've found that this sauce is fantastic with any steak. Or meat. Or really just any food at all. Spoon on top of steaks, serve, and don't be too disappointed when you finish off this Chimichurri sauce before the night is done!

Now that you are equipped with some of the best grilled steak topper recipe ideas for Father's Day, you are ready to spend time with your kids and conquer the grill at the same time. Don't forget to try out Instacart and ALDI and have a fantastic day being the hero dad, just like you are every other day of the year!