Skirt steak with cowboy butter sauce
By: Mike Reid
Course: Main
Mike demonstrated this delicious recipe at BBC Good Food Show Summer 2023.
A delicious and flavourful dish that combines the richness of a perfectly cooked skirt steak with the savoury and aromatic flavours of cowboy butter sauce. Check out the recipe below!
Difficulty: Medium
Ingredients
125g butter, melted
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 anchovy fillets, chopped
1 shallot, finely diced
½ lemon, juiced
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp horseradish
Pinch of cayenne pepper
¼ tsp hot smoked paprika
2 tbsp parsley, chopped
1 tbsp chives, chopped
2 tsp chopped thyme
1 tbsp olive oil
300g thick-cut skirt steak
Method
- Heat the grill to medium. Put the butter, garlic, anchovies, shallots, lemon juice, mustard, horseradish, cayenne and paprika in a small saucepan set over a medium heat. Cook for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the shallots and garlic are caramelised.
- Remove the pan from the heat and add all the herbs. Season to taste. Rub the olive oil into the steaks and season one side with salt.
- Cook the steaks on the griddle, unseasoned side down, for 4 mins. Flip and cook for 3 mins on the other side. Transfer to a board and leave to rest for 7 mins.
- Carve your steak and arrange on a plate with your cowboy butter sauce in a ramekin.
