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Beef recipe

Pan-Seared Scotch Fillet with Garlic Thyme Butter

Scotch fillet steaks seared hard in a hot pan, basted with foaming butter, garlic and thyme, then rested and sliced.

Prep
10 min
Cook
10 min
Serves
2
Sliced pan-seared scotch fillet steak with garlic and thyme butter on a dark plateIllustration

Ingredients

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Method

Getting the Steaks Ready

  1. Take the steaks out of the fridge 30 minutes before cooking
  2. Pat them dry with paper towel and season both sides well with salt and pepper

Searing, Basting & Serving

  1. Heat a heavy frying pan over high heat until very hot, then add the olive oil
  2. Lay the steaks in the pan and leave them alone for 3 minutes, until a dark crust forms
  3. Turn and cook for 2 minutes more
  4. Turn the heat down to medium and add the butter, garlic and thyme
  5. Tilt the pan and spoon the foaming butter over the steaks for 1 to 2 minutes (medium-rare)
  6. Rest the steaks on a warm plate for 5 minutes
  7. Slice across the grain and pour the garlic thyme butter from the pan over the top

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