Total Time: 25 mins
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh tarragon leaves (or 1 t dried)
- 2 teaspoons minced shallots (or 1 t minced garlic and 1 t minced onion as a substitute for shallot)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, to taste
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 4 steaks, of your choice (especially good on rib eye, sirloin, and even rich filet mignon)
Directions
- Using a fork, combine softened butter, tarragon, shallot (or you can use minced garlic and a bit of minced onion to substitute if you don’t have shallots on hand), lemon juice, and salt.
- Mix well.
- Using a sheet of wax paper, shape into a log, twist ends tightly and chill for about an hour, until firm.
- Season steaks with pepper and a bit of oil and grill.
- Top hot steaks with a generous slice of butter and serve.
- Leftover butter can be stored in the frige for about a week, tightly wrapped.