Garlic Butter Steak

Steakhouse-quality at home — a thick, perfectly seared steak basted in sizzling garlic herb butter. Restaurant-level crust on the outside, juicy and tender on the inside.

Prep
5 min
Cook
12 min
Servings
2
Calories
580
Difficulty
Medium
Cuisine
American
Garlic Butter Steak - Dinner recipe

Ingredients

  • • 2 ribeye or New York strip steaks (1.5 inches thick)
  • • 3 tablespoons butter
  • • 4 cloves garlic, smashed
  • • 3 sprigs fresh thyme
  • • 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
  • • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • • Flaky sea salt
  • • Freshly cracked black pepper

Instructions

  1. Step 1: Remove steaks from the fridge 30-45 minutes before cooking. Pat very dry with paper towels. Season generously with salt and pepper on all sides.
  2. Step 2: Heat a cast-iron skillet over high heat until smoking. Add olive oil.
  3. Step 3: Carefully place steaks in the skillet. Sear without moving for 3-4 minutes until a deep golden-brown crust forms.
  4. Step 4: Flip and sear the other side for 3 minutes.
  5. Step 5: Reduce heat to medium. Add butter, garlic, thyme, and rosemary to the pan.
  6. Step 6: As butter melts and foams, tilt the pan and continuously spoon the garlic herb butter over the steaks for 2 minutes.
  7. Step 7: Cook to desired doneness (125°F for medium-rare). Rest on a cutting board for 5 minutes.
  8. Step 8: Slice against the grain and spoon the pan butter over the top. Finish with flaky sea salt.