This easy shoulder tender steak recipe makes for a fresh and light meal seasoned with garlic, rosemary, and thyme.
(Gluten Free, Primal, Soy Free, Nut Free, Refined Sugar Free)
The shoulder tender is a beautiful cut. As the name suggests, this often underappreciated cut has tenderness comparable to higher-end steaks.The shoulder tender is not at all heavy or fatty, and has the flavor to stand on its own without marinating or heavy seasonings. This garlic rubbed shoulder tender is coated in just a few fresh herbs to give the steak a vibrant summer flavor without weighing it down. A few of these shoulder tenders served with some salad or stir fried veggies will make the perfect dinner.
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Garlic Herb Shoulder Tender
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This garlic rubbed shoulder tender is coated in just a few fresh herbs to give the steak a vibrant summer flavor without weighing it down. A few of these shoulder tenders served with some salad or stir fried veggies will make the perfect dinner.
(Gluten Free, Primal, Soy Free, Nut Free, Refined Sugar Free)
Ingredients
- 1 shoulder tender steak
- 1-2 heads rosemary, chopped
- 2-4 heads thyme, chopped
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1-2 tablespoons butter, for cooking
Instructions
- Rub the chopped rosemary, thyme, garlic, salt, and pepper onto the shoulder tender. Heat a pan to medium high heat and grease with 1 tablespoon of butter. Place the shoulder tender in the pan and pan fry for about 10-15 minutes, flipping occasionally as needed and adding more butter if the pan dries out. Cook to 130 for rare, 135 for medium rare, and 140 for well done.
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Len Zamkoff
May 15, 2017 at 12:29 amThe shoulder looks too large to pan fry. Is it possible you mean to cut a steak off it and pan fry that?
Caryl
May 17, 2017 at 7:02 pmHi Len,
This recipe uses one of our petite shoulder tender steaks, which tend to weigh a little over half a pound. If you’re talking about a shoulder roast, you’re right that it would be too large to fry, and you’d want to slow roast it in either the oven or a slow cooker. Hopefully this helps!
Kak and Hank
December 5, 2017 at 4:24 amThis cut was absolutely delicious. Just the right amount.
And prepared with Linnaea’s recipe, simply YUM!
….and we are vegetarians!
Patricia Norval
November 7, 2018 at 9:58 pmWonderful cut of meat. Followed this recipe. It was absolutely delicious . . . every bit as good as beef tenderloin – and so much less expensive. Can’t wait to fix this for company! Bless you for acquainting
me with this cut of meat.
Linnaea
December 14, 2018 at 9:25 pmHi Patricia,
Glad you enjoyed it! Yes, the shoulder tender is one of my favorite steaks. So few people know how wonderfully tender and flavorful it is, but it really is the best-kept secret in beef. 🙂
Mike
February 8, 2019 at 11:47 pmGood recipe, but I would use less salt.
Catherine
February 11, 2019 at 9:38 pmHow about grilling it, would you recommend that or not
Linnaea
March 28, 2019 at 1:29 amHi Catherine, yes definitely! Shoulder tenders are great on the grill!