Grilled Buffalo Steaks with Honey Date Butter
- Yields: 4 Servings
Ingredients
Main Ingredients- 4 buffalo strip loin steaks (cut 1½ inches thick)
- 2 teaspoons Steak Spice (recipe follows)
- drizzle of honey
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- Honey Date Butter (recipe follows)
- 1/3 cup coarse sea salt
- 1/4 cup whole black peppercorns
- 1/4 cup whole white peppercorns
- 1/4 cup Szechuan peppercorns
- 1/4 cup dried onion flakes
- 3 tablespoons coarse granulated garlic
- 2 tablespoons mustard seeds
- 2 tablespoons coriander seeds
- 1 tablespoon crushed or flaked ancho pepper
- 1 tablespoon dill seeds
- 1/4 cup butter (softened)
- 1 shallot (minced)
- 1/2 cup pitted honey dates (approx. 6), coarsely chopped
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon chopped, fresh sage
- splash of cognac
- pinch of nutmeg
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- cast iron frying pan
Instructions
Steak Spice Instructions:
Combine the salt, black peppercorns, white peppercorns, Szechuan peppercorns, onion flakes, garlic, mustard seeds, coriander seeds, ancho pepper and dill seeds. Fill a pepper grinder with as much of the Steak Spice as it can hold. Store remaining Steak Spice in a cool, dry space away from heat and light.
Honey Date Butter Instructions:
To prepare the Honey Date Butter, mix the softened butter with the shallot pieces, dates, honey and sage in a bowl. Add a splash of cognac and season to taste with a pinch of nutmeg, kosher salt and black pepper. Mix and set aside at room temperature.
Instructions:
Season buffalo steaks with the Steak Spice, pressing the seasoning into the meat.
Fire up your grill to 550–650°F (290-345°C).
Toast the sliced almonds over the hot fire in a dry cast iron frying pan, shaking the pan to keep them from sticking and burning. Remove once toasted and set aside, keeping warm.
Grill steaks directly over the fire with the lid open for 3–4 minutes per side for rare to medium-rare doneness. After the flip, spoon a small amount of the Honey Date Butter over the steaks and brush it into the meat. Remove buffalo steaks from grill and let rest for 5 minutes, tented loosely with a sheet of aluminum foil.
Slice the steaks on the bias and serve with a little extra dollop of Honey Date Butter. Garnish with toasted sliced almonds and a drizzle of honey.
- Credit: From Gastro Grilling by Ted Reader. Copyright © Ted Reader, 2014. Reprinted by permission of Penguin Canada, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited.
Photography credit: Mike McColl
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