Grilled T-bone Steaks With Chipotle And Cilantro Butter

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 2 tablespoons chopped chipotle chiles in adobo (from a can)
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 tablespoon tequila
• coarse salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 4 (10 -12 ounce) beef t-bone steaks

Recipe

• 1 mix the butter, chilies, cilantro and tequila in a bowl to blend.
• 2 lay a sheet of plastic wrap on a work surface. spoon the chili butter over the center of the plastic wrap. roll the chili butter into a cylinder. refrigerate at least 2 to 3 hours or overnight.
• 3 cut the chili butter log crosswise into 8 slices.
• 4 sprinkle the steaks with salt and black pepper.
• 5 prepare a grill or grill pan over medium-high heat. (i used a cast iron skillet with one tablespoon of olive oil and one tablespoon of butter.).
• 6 grill the steaks for five minutes. turn the steaks over and top each with 2 of the chili butter slices. continue grilling for 5 minutes for medium-rare doneness, or until the butter begins to melt.
• 7 transfer the steaks to plates and serve.