Directions for: Porterhouse with Chipotle Lime Butter
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter, softened (250 ml)
Zest of 1 lime
Juice of 1 lime
1 tsp salt (5 ml)
4 Tbsp finely chopped coriander (60 ml)
2 chipotle chillies in adobo sauce, seeds discarded and flesh finely chopped.
2 Tbsp vegetable oil (30 ml)
Salt and pepper, to taste
6 1 lb(s) Porterhouse steaks
Directions
1. Several hours before cooking the steaks combine the butter, lime zest and juice, salt, coriander, and chipotles in adobo sauce in a mixer. Beat the butter until the ingredients are well combined. Lay out a 15 inch length of plastic wrap on a clean counter. Lay the butter in a line along one edge of the plastic wrap, forming a log about 12 inches in length. Roll the plastic wrap around the butter, forming a log by twisting the ends. Remove any air pockets using a small pin. Refrigerate the butter to harden.
2. Preheat an oven to 450F.
3. in a heavy bottomed saut pan heat the veg oil over high heat. when hot, season one side of the porterhouse steak and place it in the pan seasoned side down. Season the other side of the porterhouse and cook until the steak is just browning on one side 1 to 2 minutes. Turn the steak over and immediately place the pan in the preheated oven. Cook the steak for 5 10 minutes or until the desired doneness is achieved.
4. when the steak is cooked, remove it from the oven, place in a warm spot on a rack and let rest for 5 minutes.
5. Cut the chipotle-lime butter into rounds inch thick. Place a steak on a dinner plate, top with a round of butter and serve.
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