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Pan-Roasted Steak with Crispy Broccoli

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Sliced steak and charred broccoli on a white plate drizzled with salsa verde.
Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Elizabeth Jaime, Food Styling by Sue Li

It’s fast, it’s easy, it’s totally repurposable. Making extra steak tonight means a stress-free dinner tomorrow, a little strategy we call nextovers. This recipe is one of the 100+ in Epicurious's new cookbook, COOK90: The 30-Day Plan for Faster, Healthier, Happier Meals—grab your copy here!

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 servings plus leftovers

Ingredients

2 large heads of broccoli (about 2 1/2 lb. total)
6 Tbsp. plus 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp. kosher salt, divided, plus more
Freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup finely chopped shallot or red onion
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
3 (12-oz.) sirloin, boneless rib-eye, or New York strip steaks (about 1 1/4" thick)
2 tsp. vegetable oil
1 cup finely chopped cilantro
2 Tbsp. rinsed capers, coarsely chopped
1/2 jalapeño, finely chopped

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Place racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 425°F. Cut broccoli into large florets with some stalk attached. Divide between 2 rimmed baking sheets lined with parchment or foil. Drizzle each with 3 Tbsp. olive oil; season generously with salt and some pepper. Toss to combine. Roast, tossing and rotating baking sheets halfway through, until crisp around the edges and charred in spots, 35–40 minutes. Season with more salt and pepper if desired.

    Step 2

    Meanwhile, mix shallot, lime juice, and 1/2 tsp. salt in a small bowl. Set aside.

    Step 3

    Season steaks generously all over with salt and pepper, pressing to adhere. Heat a dry large skillet, preferably cast iron, over medium-high. Swirl vegetable oil in pan to coat. Pat steaks dry; cook 2 steaks, undisturbed, until undersides are browned, about 5 minutes. Turn; cook until other sides are browned and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 130°F for medium-rare, about 5 minutes. Turn steaks onto fat cap and cook until browned, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest 10 minutes. Wipe out skillet, leaving just enough fat to coat pan. Repeat with remaining steak.

    Step 4

    Mix cilantro, capers, jalapeño, and remaining 3/4 cup olive oil into reserved shallot mixture. Reserve 1 steak and 1/4 cup cilantro salsa verde for making the Steak Sandwiches another night. Thinly slice remaining steaks against the grain. Top with salsa verde and serve with broccoli.

Cover of the Cook90 Cookbook featuring roasted halved sweet potatoes topped with a saute of crumbled chorizo, mushrooms, cilantro, and red onion.
From Cook90: The 30-Day Plan for Faster, Healthier, Happier Meals © 2018 by David Tamarkin. Reprinted by permission of Little, Brown and Company. Buy the full book from from Amazon.

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