Panfried steak with garlic butter

Ingredients

• Butter

  unsalted

  3 tbsp or 43g

• Garlic

  raw

  ¼ cloves, minced or 0.8g

• Beef tenderloin

  raw, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades

  10 ½ oz or 298g

• Olive oil

  ⅜ tbsp or 5g

• Black pepper

  ground

  ¾ dash or 0.08g

• Scallions

  raw

  ¾ large or 19g

Directions

1. Makes 4 steaks, assuming each steak is about 7oz (220g).
2. Place butter in a mixing bowl and using a fork, beat until soft. Add crushed garlic and chopped scallions (spring onions) and mix.
3. Spoon butter mixture onto plastic wrap and roll into a log cylindrical shape. Refrigerate until firm (15 min).
4. Heat a frying pan over medium heat for 3-4 minutes until hot. Brush meat with olive oil and sprinkle with pepper.
5. Place steaks in frying pan and cook without turning until juices rise to uncooked side, 1-2 minutes. Then turn over and cook to your liking, 1 more minute for medium-rare or 2 minutes for medium to well-done.
6. Place steaks on serving plates, cut garlic butter into quarters and place one on each steak. Serve with a salad.