Pan Seared Buttery Garlic Ribeye Steak
You can make restaurant-quality steak with butter right in your own kitchen in about 10 minutes. It’s ridiculously easy and doesn’t require a grill or any fancy equipment. Seasoned with homemade garlic herb butter, this quick steak recipe is loaded with flavor. Pan-searing traps in all the juices and finishing in the oven creates a buttery soft, mouth-watering steak every time
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 large ribeye steak, or 2 small steaks (at least 1 inch thick)
- 1 head garlic sliced in half
- 4 sprigs of fresh thyme
- 4 tablespoons butter
Instructions
- Take the steak out of the refrigerator 30 minutes before cooking. Season both sides with salt and pepper.
- Preheat the oven to 450ºF.
- Heat the oil over medium-high heat in an iron skillet or oven-proof skillet. Once hot, add steaks, garlic, and thyme. Let cook for about 4 minutes without turning.
- Use tongs to turn, and add 4 tablespoons of butter. Place garlic and thyme on top of steaks. Tilt the skillet towards you and spoon the butter over the steak continuously for 2 minutes.
- Place the skillet in the oven and cook for about 2 minutes, depending on the thickness of the steak. Check with a meat thermometer and remove it from the oven when the temperature is about 5º below the temperature you want for your steaks. 125º for medium rare. It will continue to cook once removed.
- Remove the steak from the skillet and tent with foil, letting it rest for 5 minutes. Spoon the extra butter from the skillet over the steaks.
Barbara's Notes + Tips
- Make sure you’re using a large skillet - large enough that the steaks have a bit of room between them and aren’t touching.
- Preheat your pan before adding the steak. You want to get a good sear on the outside, and that can only be accomplished with a very hot skillet. It's also what will give your steak that drool-worthy golden brown color.
- Resist the urge to press down on the steaks as they cook. This forces the juice out of the steak and results in tougher, less tender meat.
- For more flavor try adding Montreal Steak Seasoning instead of Salt and Pepper.
Nutrition
Calories: 560kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 52g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 129mg | Sodium: 239mg | Potassium: 328mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 0.03g | Vitamin A: 812IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 2mg
