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Grilled bison steak topped with resting steak butter on a wooden cutting board.
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Grilled Bison Steak with Compound Resting Butter

This Grilled Bison Steak is cooked to utter perfection and topped with a gorgeous horseradish compound resting butter for a delicious and decadent steak. It's the ideal steak when you want to branch out from beef or you need something a little extra for dinner this week.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Bison Steak
Servings: 4
Author: Taylor Shulman

Ingredients

  • 4 10-ounce bison ribeye steaks
  • 2 Tablespoons Beef Rub or equal parts salt, pepper, and garlic powder

Horseradish Resting Butter

  • 4 Tablespoons salted butter
  • ½ Tablespoons horseradish paste
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh thyme chopped
  • ½ Tablespoon rosemary finely chopped
  • ½ Tablespoon Beef Rub or equal parts salt, pepper, and garlic powder

Instructions

  • Prep the bison steaks. Season the ribeye with the Beef Rub on both sides from at least 8” above the meat to ensure even coverage. Let them sit at room temperature while you prepare the grill.
  • Preheat. Heat your grill to High heat (between 600-700 degrees F) for direct-heat cooking.
  • Make the butter. Prepare the compound butter by mixing all of the ingredients in a medium bowl and set aside at room temperature.
  • Add wood chips. Optional step, if using charcoal: As you go to place the bison on the grill, throw about 1 cup of hickory chips onto the charcoal, spreading it evenly on the charcoal.
  • Grill the steaks. Place the bison steaks right on the hot grill grates. Use long grill tongs to flip the steaks every 30 seconds until they reach your desired internal temperature (see notes for temperature doneness).
  • Rest and serve. Remove the steaks from the grill to your serving platter and spoon 1 Tablespoon of compound butter on each while they rest. Rest for at least 5 minutes and enjoy!

Notes

Doneness Temperature Guide
At 650 degrees F cooking 10-ounce steaks:
  • About 4 minutes for rare (125 degrees F internal temperature)
  • 5 minutes for medium-rare (135 degrees F internal temperature)
  • 6.5 minutes for medium (145 degrees F internal temperature)
  • 8 minutes for medium-well (155 degrees F internal temperature)

Nutrition

Calories: 105kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 109mg | Potassium: 24mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 441IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg