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Seared strip steaks topped with Café de Paris butter

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Combine all the butter ingredients except the butter: sauteed shallots, mustard, ketchup, capers, red curry paste, paprika, herbs, peppercorn, ginger, garlic, anchovies, Worcestershire sauce, orange zest, lemon zest and juice.
Macerating the flavourings
  • sauteed shallots
  • mustard
  • ketchup
  • capers
  • red curry paste
  • paprika
  • parsley
  • oregano
  • thyme
  • dill
  • tarragon
  • rosemary
  • herb de provence
  • peppercorn
  • ginger
  • garlic
  • anchovies
  • Worcestershire sauce
  • orange zest
  • lemon zest and juice
Macerate 24 hours at room temperature.
Puree the mixture, add the softened butter and process until smooth.
  • softened butter
Pipe into 20 gram portions, or scoop, or roll into a cylinder in plastic wrap; freeze completely, cut into 20 gram discs and keep frozen.
Leave the steaks two hours at room temperature before cooking.
  • steaks
  • oil
  • fleur de sel or Celtic gray salt
Heat a cast iron griddle or frying pan until very hot. Rub the meat with oil and sear 4 minutes on medium-high; sprinkle with fleur de sel.
Flip and do the same on the other side; add ground black pepper at the end. Total 8 minutes for medium rare.
  • black ground pepper
Transfer to a baking tray, top with frozen Café de Paris butter and broil on high a couple of minutes until the butter is half melted, or use a blowtorch.