New York Strip Steak with Blackberry Herb Compound Butter
Perfectly-seared steaks with easy-to-make blackberry compound butter. Leftover blackberry compound butter makes a perfect spread for baguettes, crackers, and any savory recipe calling for butter.
Prep Time:
35 minutes
Cook Time:
14 minutes
Serves:
2
Perfect for:
BBQ and Tailgates
Family Style
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 Tsp. honey
- 1/2 Tsp. fresh thyme
- 1/2 Tsp. chives, chopped
- 1/4 Tsp. kosher salt
- 1/8 Tsp. black pepper or white pepper
- 2 1/2 Ounces (about 1/3 cup) Driscoll’s Blackberries, halved
- 2 New York strips steaks, 1-inch thick and room temperature
- kosher salt
- coarse black pepper
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons grapeseed oil
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons butter, room temperature
Directions
- PLACE 1 stick unsalted butter into a mixing bowl or stand mixer bowl.
- BEAT on medium until smooth and airy.
- ADD 1 teaspoon honey, 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme, 1/2 teaspoon chives, and 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt.
- ADD 1/8 teaspoon black pepper or white pepper.
- BEAT on medium until incorporated.
- ADD 2 ½ ounces (about 1/3 cup) Driscoll’s Blackberries, halved.
- BEAT on low until blackberries are dispersed throughout butter.
- TRANSFER butter mixture to a covered container and REFRIGERATE until chilled.
- PREHEAT oven to 450˚F.
- PAT dry 2 New York strips steak.
- SEASON steaks generously with salt and pepper on all sides.
- ALLOW steaks to rest uncovered at room temperature for 15 minutes.
- PREHEAT a cast iron skillet (or other oven-safe skillet) on stovetop over high heat until it begins to smoke.
- ADD 1 ½ teaspoons grapeseed oil and ADD 1 ½ teaspoons butter to skillet.
- PAT steaks dry again.
- PLACE steaks into skillet and COOK without moving.
- TURN over steaks and COOK 3 minutes without moving.
- TRANSFER skillet to oven.
- BAKE 3 – 4 minutes for medium-rare, or 5 – 6 minutes for medium, or 7 – 8 minutes for medium-well.
- REMOVE steaks from oven and ALLOW to rest 10 minutes.
- SERVE steaks immediately with blackberry herb compound butter.
