Buffalo Steaks with Chile-Garlic Oil

You can use any extra chile-garlic oil on toast, in stir-fries or on grilled chicken, fish or pork. The flavor of the chile-garlic oil improves as it stands. Delicious, Quick Side Dishes

Buffalo Steaks with Chile-Garlic Oil
Photo: © Reed Davis
Yield:
4

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

  • 8 large garlic cloves, thinly sliced

  • 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper, preferably Aleppo or Korean

  • Salt

  • 4 buffalo strip steaks (about 1/2 pound each), about 1 inch thick

  • Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

  1. In a small saucepan, warm 1/2 cup of the vegetable oil over moderate heat. Add the garlic and crushed red pepper and simmer over low heat until the garlic turns pale gold, about 5 minutes. Pour the flavored oil into a heatproof bowl or jar and season with salt.

  2. Season the steaks with salt and pepper. In a large cast-iron skillet, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil just until smoking. Add the steaks and cook over moderately high heat until browned, crusty and rare, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer the steaks to a cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes.

  3. Thickly slice the steaks crosswise across the grain and arrange the slices on plates. Drizzle the chile-garlic oil over the meat and serve.

Serve With

Steak fries

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