Crusted Strip Steak over Warm Shaved Brussels Sprouts

📝 Ingredients

• 2 tbsp ghee (lard or coconut oil)
• 1- 250 g strip steak
• 1/4 tsp coarse salt
• 1/2 tsp coarsely cracked black pepper
• 2 cups shaved Brussels sprouts
• 1/4 cup red onion (finely chopped)
• 1 tbsp unripened soft goat cheese
• 1 tbsp pistachios (chopped)
• 1-2 tbsp Balsamic reduction

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Allow your steak to dry uncovered in fridge overnight, or pat it really dry with paper towels
2. 2cover generously with salt and pepper on both sides
3. 3Melt cooking fat of your choice in a heavy skillet (cast iron strongly recommended) over VERY HIGH HEAT
4. 4When your pan is really sorching hot, drop your steak right in and do not move it for at least 1 minute, until a nice golden crust forms.
5. 5While your steak is cooking, baste it with the hot fat. This will help cook it more gently but more importantly, it will cook it from both sides simultaneously, so you can have a beautiful crust on the exterior and cooked meat on the interior.
6. 6Flip steak and cook for an additional 30 seconds to 1 minute, depending on desired doneness.
7. 7Remove steak to a plate with kitchen tongs (do not pierce it with a fork!) and tent with aluminum foil or a dome shaped bowl or glass lid.
8. 8While steak is resting, place your skillet back over medium heat and add red onion. Immediately throw in shaved Brussels sprouts.
9. 9Cook stirring, for about 1 minute or until just softened. Adjust seasoning if needed.
10. 10Mound in the center of a plate; Slice your steak on a diagonal and arrange it right over the shaved Brussels sprouts
11. 11Sprinkle with goat cheese and chopped pistachio and drizzle a little bit of Balsamic reduction.
12. 12Serve immediately.