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Seared Beef Sirloin with Charred Okra & Creole Brown Butter

Name: Seared Beef Sirloin with Charred Okra & Creole Brown Butter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: Two 6-ounce sirloin steaks (1½ inches thick); 8 ounces fresh okra, sliced into ½-inch rounds; ½ cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon smoked paprika; ½ teaspoon salt, divided; ¼ teaspoon black pepper, divided; ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper; 2 cups neutral oil for frying (counted as 10% absorption); 4 tablespoons unsalted butter; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2 sprigs fresh thyme; ¼ teaspoon Creole seasoning (or blend of paprika, oregano, cayenne); 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; Fleur de sel for finishing

A proper sear on a thick sirloin steak, rested and sliced, alongside golden, crispy okra rounds finished in a mahogany-brown Creole butter infused with garlic, thyme, and a hint of cayenne. Intermediate in every way: the sear, the pan sauce, the fried component, and the confidence to let each element shine.

987calper serving 42gprotein 36gcarbs 76gfat 15min prep 25min cook 2serves

✓ Macros from a nutrition database · per serving · developed by The Delicious Kitchen with AI assistance, not independently kitchen-tested · how we calculate this