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Bistecca with Lemon Truffle Butter
Bistecca is Italian for “beef steak”. This recipe was named to reflect the simple and honest flavours of Tuscan cuisine.
Yield: Serves 6
August 05, 2021
Bistecca with Lemon Truffle Butter
Ingredients
- 2 lb (1 kg) bone-in rib-eye steak, 1 inch thick
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
- Lemon Truffle Butter (recipe follows)*
Directions
- Sprinkle steak with salt and pepper.
- Grill steak over high heat on natural gas barbecue until grill-marked, about 4 minutes per side.
- Turn barbecue control down to medium heat.
- Transfer steak to warming rack. With lid down, cook steak to medium rare, about 10 minutes.
- Serve with Lemon Truffle Butter
Nutritional analysis per serving:
438 calories, 34.3 g fat, 32.5 g protein, 0.1 g carbohydrate, 0 g fibre, 279 mg sodium
*Ingredient not included in nutritional analysis.
Tip: One inch thick bone-in rib-eye steaks are a cut of beef that may not be readily available at regular grocery stores. Ask your store’s butcher about availability or look for it in specialty butcher shops.
Lemon Truffle Butter
Ingredients
- !/4 cup salted butter, softened
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tsp truffle oil
- 1/2 tsp grated lemon peel
Yield: Makes 1 log
Directions
- Using medium speed of an electric mixer, beat together butter, parsley, oil and lemon peel until smooth.
- Place mixture on a piece of plastic wrap. Using plastic wrap as an aid, shape mixture into a 1 1/2 x 2 1/2 inch log.
- Wrap log in plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 2 weeks.
Nutritional analysis per 1/4 inch slice: 45 calories, 5.1 g fat, 0.1 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate, 0 g fibre, 36.7 mg sodium