Grilled Flat Iron Steak with Pistachio Pesto Butter

Recipe courtesy Aaron McCargo Jr.

Show: Big Daddy's HouseEpisode: Grill It Good

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (12)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
8 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 30 min
Cook: 8 min
Total:: 48 min

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Ingredients

Pesto Butter:

2 sticks butter, room temperature
1 cup packed basil leaves
4 to 5 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Pinch coarse ground black pepper
Dash fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup Asiago cheese
2 tablespoons pistachios
Pinch red pepper flakes

Steak:

Olive oil
4 (8-ounce) flat iron steaks
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

For the butter:

In a food processor add, butter basil, garlic, salt and pepper. Pulse a few times until well combined. Add lemon juice and drizzle oil. Pulse again. Add cheese, pistachios and red pepper flakes. Remove from processor with a rubber spatula onto a sheet of parchment paper and shape into a log. Place in the refrigerator and allow to set for at least 30 minutes.

For the steak:

Preheat grill to medium.

Drizzle the steaks with olive oil. Put on the grill, and while cooking season with sea salt and black pepper, to taste. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, then flip and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Grill for another 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the grill to a platter and allow to rest for a few minutes. Slice disks of butter, put on steaks while still hot and serve.

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Comments & Reviews

recipe Grilled Flat Iron Steak with Pistachio Pesto Butter
Rosalie Washington, NC 11-15-2009
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Truly delicious!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

What a great recipe. I make this so much I'm becoming addicted! LOL...You have a great imagination for recipes. Keep up the... good work!Read more
recipe Grilled Flat Iron Steak with Pistachio Pesto Butter
Darlene Pittsfield, MA 10-11-2009
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Grilled Flat Iron Steak with PPB
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Excellent - for a more robust flavor - toast the pistachio nuts prior to placing them in the food processor! Also, brown the... butter let it cool and add that. OOOOOOOHHHHHHHH! My! DarRead more
recipe Grilled Flat Iron Steak with Pistachio Pesto Butter
Desiree Everett, WA 09-08-2009
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Ummm Ummm Ummm
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

That is all I could say while I ate this. When a dish makes me hum while i eat it, oh baby that is good. I love this butter.... I have made several times now and use it on pasta and chicken and bread. I am going to try it on pizza only I will use less butter and more oil for that. Aaron you're the big daddy. I love it and can't wait to make some of your other recipes.Read more
recipe Grilled Flat Iron Steak with Pistachio Pesto Butter
Cassandra Centerville, OH 08-18-2009
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This recipe is a keeper!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

It was my first time having pesto and I loved this compound butter recipe. I made the steak too and it went together great. ... I plan on trying the butter on other dishes, but will definitely make the steak again.Read more
recipe Grilled Flat Iron Steak with Pistachio Pesto Butter
Stacy Coon Rapids, MN 08-02-2009
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Good Food and Good Tips!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My husband and I put out a bread and butter platter every year before our Thanksgiving dinner and after we saw this episode... thought that we needed to try this pesto butter to see if it was good enough to serve to our family. We tried it out and LOVED it! And not only is this a good recipe, I also learned a good tip about making compound butter and forming it into a log. Well done!Read more
recipe Grilled Flat Iron Steak with Pistachio Pesto Butter
null null, null 07-26-2009
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The butter sauce is super!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Easy steak dish, can use any steak to put this yummy butter sauce on top. Will make this again.