Grilled Buffalo Steaks with Honey Date Butter

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Combine the salt, black peppercorns, white peppercorns, Szechuan peppercorns, onion flakes, garlic, mustard seeds, coriander seeds, ancho pepper and dill seeds. Fill a pepper grinder with as much of the Steak Spice as it can hold. Store remaining Steak Spice in a cool, dry space away from heat and light.
To prepare the Honey Date Butter, mix the softened butter with the shallot pieces, dates, honey and sage in a bowl. Add a splash of cognac and season to taste with a pinch of nutmeg, kosher salt and black pepper. Mix and set aside at room temperature.
Season buffalo steaks with the Steak Spice, pressing the seasoning into the meat.
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
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buffalo strip loin steaks (cut 1½ inches thick)
4
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Steak Spice (recipe follows)
2 tsp.
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honey
drizzle of
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sliced almonds
0.5 cup
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Honey Date Butter (recipe follows)
Steak Spice
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coarse sea salt
0.3 cup
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whole black peppercorns
0.25 cup
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whole white peppercorns
0.25 cup
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Szechuan peppercorns
0.25 cup
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dried onion flakes
0.25 cup
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coarse granulated garlic
3 tbsp.
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mustard seeds
2 tbsp.
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coriander seeds
2 tbsp.
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crushed or flaked ancho pepper
1 tbsp.
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dill seeds
1 tbsp.
Honey Date Butter
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butter (softened)
0.25 cup
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shallot (minced)
1
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pitted honey dates (approx. 6), coarsely chopped
0.5 cup
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honey
1 tbsp.
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chopped, fresh sage
1 tsp.
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cognac
splash of
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nutmeg
pinch of
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kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
Additional Tools
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cast iron frying pan
Credit: From Gastro Grilling by Ted Reader. Copyright © Ted Reader, 2014. Reprinted by permission of Penguin Canada, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited.
Photography credit: Mike McColl
For safe meat preparation, reference the USDA website.

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