PAN-FRYING OF A STEAK
Everyone pan fries a steak in their own way, and this is mine. Use it or don’t use it. But have fun with it.
Servings 2
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olivd oil
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 x 250-300 g steak Rib eye, sirloin, rump, filet
- sea salt flaky
- black pepper freshly ground
- 2-3 cloves garlic
- 1 sprig fresh thyme
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary
Serving suggestion
- olive oil
- rocket
- parmesan shavings
- zucchini thinly sliced
- a lemon wedge
Instructions
- Preheatthe oven to 200°C
- Season the steaks with salt & pepper
- Heat oil in a large non-stick frying pan thenon a moderate temperature add the butter, as the butter melts and begins tosizzle place the steaks into the pan and fry for about 5 minutes on each sidedepending on how well-done you prefer your steak. When you turn the steak over,add the garlic, thyme & rosemary into the hot butter.
- Using a spoon, pour the hot butter over thesteak as it cooks in the pan.
- You can finish the steak off in the oven forabout 5 minutes or a bit longer if you’d prefer it well done. Remove from theoven & rest the steak for about 10 minutes
- To serve, arrange the rocket, parmesanshavings & zucchini onto a dinner plate. Slice the steak and serve.
- You can also use this method to cook lambchops or pork chops