Broiled Steaks

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme
• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 4 rib eye steaks or 4 new york strip steaks, 1-2-inch thick
• kosher salt
• ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 blend together butter, thyme and mustard; season with salt and pepper. place butter on waxed paper or parchment; roll into a log about 1-1½" thick. wrap in plastic and refrigerate until firm.
• 2 trim steaks of any exterior fat. (leaving the fat on will result in a lot of smoke in your broiler.) pat steaks dry with paper towels. season both sides with salt and pepper. do not use your oven's broiling pan; it's too shallow. pour 2 cups of salt into a 3" deep disposable roasting pan, then place a cooling rack over the pan. the salt will catch any drips and prevent them from flaring or smoking. place steaks on the rack.
• 3 place steaks in a preheated 375°f oven for 6-8 minutes to bring them up to temperature. turn steaks over and pat dry again with paper towels. let rest 10 minutes while preheating broiler.
• 4 place roasting pan in broiler, positioned so steaks are 1-1½" from the heating element. broil 3 minutes, then turn steaks over and broil another 3 minutes. continue flipping the steaks every 3 minutes until center registers 125-130°f (for medium-rare), 6-16 minutes. transfer to a serving platter and top each steak with one quarter of the compound butter. tent with foil and let rest about 5 minutes before serving.
• 5 note: timing depends on how strong your broiler is. place a slice of plain sandwich bread under your broiler, about 3" from the heat. if your bread is toasted in under 30 seconds, you have a very strong broiler and should use the shortest times. if longer than 2 minutes, your broiler is very weak, and use the longest cooking times.
• 6 note: for 1" steaks, prebake 6 minutes and flip every 2 minutes. for 1½" steaks, prebake 8 minutes and flip every 3 minutes. for 2" steaks, prebake 10 minutes and flip every 4 minutes.