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Café de Paris - Steak butter sauce
Recipe video above. Café de Paris is a butter for steak flavoured with a mix of herbs, spices and savoury condiments. Despite the name, it originates from Switzerland, popularised by a restaurant called "Café de Paris". Now a staple steak sauce around the world (including in Paris!), slices of this compound butter are placed on hot steaks so they melt to form a butter sauce. It's so simple, yet so incredibly good!Makes enough for 4 to 6 steaks, depending on how much butter you want on your steaks. Keeps for 2 months in the fridge, also excellent over seafood, poultry and hot steamed veg!
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 10 min⏳ Prep: 10 min👤 Nagi📖 recipetineats
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●spatula
- ●skillet
📝 Preparation Steps
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Café de Paris butter:
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Place ingredients in a bowl and mix to combine.
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Place on cling wrap and roughly shape into a 20cm / 8" log using spatulas or butter knives.
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Roll up, then twist ends tightly. As you tighten the ends, the butter will shape into a neat, firm log.
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Tie ends if needed to keep the shape. Refrigerate for ⏱️ 3 hours or until firm.
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To use - Slice into 0.7cm (1/3") slices, then let them soften to room temperature (so they melt easier). Place on hot steak so it melts - I use 2 slices each steak. Leftovers - fridge 3 days or freeze 2 months (pre sliced for ease of use).
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Cooking Steak:
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Cooking Steak:
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Bring to room temp: Take the steak out of the fridge ⏱️ 30 minutes prior to cooking.
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Dry: Pat steaks dry with paper towels.
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Heat skillet: Heat oil in a heavy based skillet over high heat until it is very hot - you should see smoke!
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Season: Sprinkle each side of the steak generously with salt and pepper, then immediately place in the skillet.
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Cook steak to taste: For 2cm (3/4") thick steaks, cook the first side for ⏱️ 2 minutes, then turn and cook the other side for ⏱️ 2 minutes (medium rare 52°C/125°F, chart below for other doneness temps).
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Rest: Transfer steaks to a warm plate, cover loosely with foil and rest for 5 to ⏱️ 10 minutes, then serve.
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Cooking Steak:
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Leftovers - fridge 3 days or freeze 2 months (pre sliced for ease of use).
Nutrition Facts
calories
196 kcal
fat Content
21 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
1 g
sodium Content
618 mg
protein Content
1 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
56 mg
carbohydrate Content
3 g
saturated Fat Content
13 g
unsaturated Fat Content
6 g
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