Pan-seared steak
A steak seared hot, basted with butter, garlic and thyme, then rested.
20 min
Ingredients
Cooking for
Recipe serves 2
- Beef steak (steaks about 2.5 cm thick, at room temperature)2
- Vegetable oil1 tbsp
- Butter30 g
- Garlic (lightly crushed)2 cloves
- Thyme (optional)3 sprigs
- Saltto taste
- Black pepperto taste
Method
- 1
Pat the beef steaks dry and season both sides generously with salt.
- 2
Heat the oil in a heavy pan until very hot. Sear the steaks for 3 minutes per side for medium-rare (about 55 °C inside), or longer for well done.
- 3 min
- 3
Lower the heat, add the butter, garlic and thyme and spoon the foaming butter over the steaks for 1 minute.
- 1 min
- 4
Let the steaks rest on a plate for 5 minutes, then slice and season with black pepper.
- 5 min