Seared Steaks with Coffee Butter
over Sweet Pepper & Chive Salad
Cooking time
10 minutes
Servings
2/4
Calories
520 /serving
Sit down and smell the coffee! Melted into butter, the mellow roasted flavours of coffee and hickory spices are a big wow on seared steaks. You couldn’t ask for a better contrast than an energizing salad of tomatoes, sweet pepper and chives.
We will send you:
- 2 Top sirloin beef medallions (high-protein serving)
- 6g Chives (or garlic chives)
- 2 Tomatoes
- 50g Sliced red onions
- 1 Sweet pepper
- 1g Instant coffee
- 30ml Apple cider vinegar
- 8g Sweet Hickory BBQ spices (sugar, paprika, salt, onion, black pepper, garlic, cumin, parsley, Cayenne pepper, coriander seeds, thyme, oregano, rosemary, cinnamon, citric acid, cellulose fiber, hickory smoke flavour)
Contains: Milk • Sulphites
You will need:
Medium pan
Oil
Salt & pepper (S&P)
2 or 4 tbsp Butter
Total Fat
32 g
Saturated Fat
14 g
Sodium
460 mg
Total Carb
18 g
Sugars
10 g
Protein
39 g
Fibre
4 g
Preparation
Cook the steaks
- Place 2 tbsp butter (double for 4 portions) in a small bowl to soften.
- Pat the steaks dry; rub with all but a pinch of the spices, a drizzle of oil and S&P.
- In a medium pan, heat a drizzle of oil on medium-high.
- Add the steaks* and cook, 3 to 5 min. per side, until cooked as desired (to ensure a consistent temperature throughout, turn over at least twice).
- Transfer to a cutting board and let rest before slicing.
Mise en place
- Meanwhile, cut the chives into 1 ½ inch pieces.
- Medium-dice the tomatoes.
- Halve, core and medium-dice the sweet pepper.
Make the coffee butter
- To the bowl of softened butter, add the instant coffee, remaining spices and S&P; stir well.
Make the salad
- In a large bowl, combine the vinegar, onions (start with ½), a drizzle of oil and S&P.
- Add the tomatoes, chives and sweet pepper; toss well.
Plate your dish
- Divide the salad and steaks between your plates.
- Top the steaks with the coffee butter. Bon appétit!
*Health Canada recommends cooking beef to a minimum internal temperature of 63°C.
