Cast Iron Skillet Steak
Butter-basted ribeye or strip steak in a screaming-hot cast iron skillet — steakhouse crust in your kitchen in 15 minutes
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🛒 Ingredients
- 2 steaks (1-inch thick) ribeye or strip steak
- 3 tbsp butter
- 3 cloves smashed garlic
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp high smoke point oil
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1Pat steaks completely dry with paper towels — this is critical for the crust
- 2Season generously with salt and pepper on both sides
- 3Heat cast iron over high heat for 3 minutes until smoking hot
- 4Add oil and immediately place steaks in the pan
- 5Cook 3-4 minutes without moving for medium-rare
- 6Flip once; add butter, garlic, thyme, and rosemary
- 7Tilt pan and continuously spoon the foaming butter over the steak for 3 minutes
- 8Rest on a cutting board 5 minutes before serving
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