Grilled Sirloin Steaks with Green Olive Butter
By John Ash
Compound butters, such as the one included here, make for easy saucing of almost anything grilled or roasted. They can be made ahead and stored frozen for a few months until you need them. This is one of my favorite compound butters and this dish would be fantastic with 2020 Owsley Pinot Noir with its rich, meaty flavors.
Serves 4
Total Time 20 minutes
Prep Time 12 minutes
Difficulty Level Moderate
Ingredients
Steak Ingredients
4-6 ounce trimmed sirloin steaks
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Green olive and mustard compound butter (recipe follows)
Grilled or sauteed trumpet mushrooms (optional)
Fried parsnips (optional)
Green Olive - Mustard Compound Butter Ingredients
8 ounces chopped cultured butter, softened
1/4 cup chopped, pitted green olives such as Cerignola or Lucques
2 tablespoons grainy Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon finely chopped green onion
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper or to taste
Directions
Steaks: Let steaks come to near room temperature before cooking. Season well with salt and pepper and over a hot grill or a heavy cast iron grill pan, cook the steaks until done to your liking. Set aside for 5 minutes for juices to equalize and top with a heaping tablespoon of the green olive compound butter. With a kitchen torch or under a hot broiler melt the butter over the steak.
Serve immediately with trumpet mushrooms and fried parsnips if desired.
Green olive - mustard compound butter: With a stand mixer or by hand with a large wooden spoon, mix all the ingredients together into a relatively homogenous mixture. Place on a sheet of plastic wrap and form into a thick sausage shape. Store refrigerated or frozen. Allow butter to soften before using.
With a stand mixer or by hand with a large wooden spoon, mix all the ingredients together into a relatively homogenous mixture. Place on a sheet of plastic wrap and form into a thick sausage shape. Store refrigerated or frozen. Allow butter to soften before using.
