Grilled Rib-Eye with Lobster Butter
Ease of preparation rating: Medium.
Yield: 2 servings.
Lobster Butter
Ingredients:
¼ pound (115g) salted butter
¼ pound (115g) lobster meat
2 tablespoons (30ml) tarragon
1 tablespoon (15ml) lemon zest
1 tablespoon (15ml) garlic
Salt and pepper, to taste
Method:
In a large bowl, mix all ingredients together until you reach well blended.
Place butter onto a sheet of plastic wrap.
Fold over the plastic wrap, and roll until you reach a perfect cylinder approximately 2 inches in diameter.
Tie both ends tightly and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Reserve for plating.
Grilled Rib-Eye Steak
Ingredients:
2 Rib-eye steaks (8oz. each or 240g each)
Drizzle of olive oil
Salt and pepper, to taste
Lobster Butter
Method:
Heat grill over high heat.
Drizzle steaks with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.
Place steaks on hot grill and cook for 3-4 minutes.
Rotate the steaks 90 degrees and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
Flip the steak and cook for 4-5 minutes.
This should have your steaks nicely charred and medium-rare. Depending on how you like your steaks, you will want to adjust the timing.
Remove steaks from grill.
Cut a 3-4 inch ring of the lobster butter and place over each steak.
Let the steak rest 3-4 minutes while the butter melts before serving.