Panfried steak with garlic butter

Ingredients

• Butter

  Unsalted

  8 tbsp or 114g

• Garlic

  Raw

  ⅔ cloves, minced or 2g

• Beef tenderloin

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

  28 oz or 794g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  2 dash or 0.2g

• Scallions

  Spring onions or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw

  2 large or 50g

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.