Grilled Steak with Red Wine Butter

Since Steve and I have bought our BBQ and furnished our patio we have been trying to barbecue as much as possible. One of the recipes that we had found a few months ago, and were waiting to try, was this Grilled Steak with Red Wine Butter recipe - found in the 'Cook This, Not That! - Kitchen Survival Guide' book that Steve and I have used many times (and referenced many times) for this blog.
The recipe was very easy to make and allowed us to try something new - we had never made our own flavored butter before and were eager to try it - it was very simple and added so much to the recipe.

Here are the ingredients you will need:

• 1 cup dry red wine
• 1 shallot mined
• 4 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary
• black pepper to taste
• salt to taste
• 2 strip loin steaks

And here is how you will bring it all together:

1. Combine the wine and shallot in a small saucepan and simmer over medium heat until reduced to about 2 tablespoons (it will have a thick, syrupy consistency)
2. let the red wine syrup cool, this stir in the softened butter with the rosemary and a few cracks of black pepper. Once fully incorporated, spoon the butter onto a large piece of plastic wrap. Fold the wrap over the butter and twist the ends to create a log of red wine butter. Place in the fridge until ready to use.
3. Preheat a stove top grill pan. Season the steaks with salt and pepper and cook until medium-rare. Remove the steaks and slice a coin of butter over the top of each.
   

This was a great steak recipe and we are going to use the red wine butter again, and probably try our hand at a few other flavored butters too. Give this one a try next time you are firing up the grill!

Bon appetit & enjoy!


This recipe is from:
Cook This, Not That! - Kitchen Survival Guide
The No-Diet Weight Loss Solution
David Zinczenko & Matt Goulding
Rodale Inc. 2010
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