Pan-Seared Strip Steak
Pan-Seared Strip Steak might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free and primal recipe has 292 calories, 23g of protein, and 22g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up pepper, butter, thyme sprigs, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert. It will be a hit at your valentin day event.
Instructions
Let steaks stand 30 minutes at room temperature.
Sprinkle salt and pepper evenly over steaks.
Heat a large cast-iron skillet over high heat.
Add oil to pan; swirl to coat.
Add steaks to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side or until browned. Reduce heat to medium-low; add butter, thyme, and garlic to pan. Carefully grasp pan handle using an oven mitt or folded dish towel. Tilt pan toward you so butter pools; cook 1 1/2 minutes, basting steaks with butter constantly.
Remove steaks from pan; cover loosely with foil.
Let stand 10 minutes. Reserve butter mixture.
Cut steak diagonally across grain into thin slices. Discard thyme and garlic; spoon reserved butter mixture over steak.
Recommended wine: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Pinot Noir are my top picks for Steak. After all, beef and red wine are a classic combination. Generally, leaner steaks go well with light or medium-bodied reds, such as pinot noir or merlot, while fattier steaks can handle a bold red, such as cabernet sauvingnon. The Rabble Merlot with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 20 dollars per bottle.
Rabble Merlot
Sporting black cherry, dark berry, malt chocolate with nuanced French Oak notes of vanilla and mocha. Elegant and refined on the palate with plenty of dark fruit leading into a silky, soft finish.