Pecos Steaks On Olive Toast

Serves:

Ingredients:

4 Tender steaks (loin or rib)
2 tb Minced garlic
1 ts Bottled red chile flakes
1/2 ts Black pepper
1 French bread loaf
2 tb Butter or margarine
2 tb Chopped California ripe
olives
1 tb Minced cilantro

Method:

Trim steaks well.
Mix 1 tablespoon garlic with chile flakes and black pepper with back of spoon, making paste.
Rub on both sides of steaks.
Cut 4 thick (1") slices of bread on a sharp diagonal.
Melt butter and mix in olives, cilantro and remaining 1 tablespoon garlic.
Grill or broil bread just long enough toast both sides (if broiling, it may be easier to drop broiler rack down a notch before toasting bread).
Spoon olive butter over bread.
Place toast on plates and top with steaks.
Cooking time: 7-10 minutes.
Total preparation time: 15 minutes.