minute steaks with barbeque butter sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 (5 ounce) boneless sirloin steaks
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup beef broth
• 1 1/2 tablespoons barbeque sauce
• 1 dash hot pepper sauce
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon cold butter, or more to taste
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 2 mins Ready Time: 7 mins


• place each steak between two sheets of heavy plastic (or inside a resealable freezer bag) on a solid, level surface. firmly pound each steak with the smooth side of a meat mallet to a thickness of 1/4-inch. remove steaks from plastic.
• generously season each steak with salt and ground black pepper. set aside.
• combine beef broth, barbeque sauce, hot sauce, and black pepper in a bowl. add chilled butter to broth mixture but do not stir.
• heat oil in a large skillet over high heat until it just begins to smoke, about 1 minute. place each steak in the pan; sear for 45 to 60 seconds on each side. remove steaks from skillet and set them aside to rest.
• pour the broth mixture into the skillet and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. stir occasionally until butter is melted and incorporated, about 2 minutes.
• spoon broth and butter mixture over steak and serve.