Grilled Steak with Herb Butter and Rosemary Roasted Apples and Sweet Potato

Grilling season in February!? I can't say I'm for it but I ain't mad at it either. The apples and sweet potatoes made it a little more season appropriate. I'd make everything below again but especially the herb butter.  Herb butter, y'all!

Grilled Steak with Herb Butter
Adapted from Iowa girl eats

• 2 one pound bone in strip steaks
• vegetable oil

for steak seasoning:

• 3/4 tablespoon salt
• 1.5 teaspoons peppercorns
• 1/2 teaspoon dried minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder or dried minced onion
• 1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 1/8 teaspoon red chili pepper flakes

for herb butter:

• big pinch of the above steak seasoning
• 1 stick salted butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
• 1 garlic cloved, minced

Add all ingredients from steak seasoning in a mortar and pestle and coarsely grind.

Add all ingredients for herb butter in a bowl and stir with a fork.  Place butter in a long sheet of plastic wrap and shape into a log.  Refrigerate until firm (or freeze for 20 minutes).

Trim steaks of big fat pockets and dry the steaks with a paper down.  Drizzle oil on both sides of the steak and season generously with the seasoning.  You should use all the seasoning.

Light half of your grill burners on high heat for 10 minutes.  Seat steaks on each side for 1.5 minutes with the lid closed. Transfer steaks to the unlit portion of the grill with the lid closed for 7 minutes. 

Remove steaks and let rest 5 minutes.  Top with herb butter and serve.

Rosemary Roasted Apples and Sweet Potatos
Adapted from Paleomg.com

• 3 sweet potatoes, cubed
• 3 pink lady apples, cubed
• 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
• salt

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.  Mix potatoes, apples, and oil on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.  Sprinkle with rosemary and salt to taste.

Bake for 35 minutes until potatoes are soft.