Description
Deliciously juicy NY strip steaks, perfectly seared with compound garlic butter.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 NY strip steaks (about 1-inch thick, or ribeye steaks, sirloins, filet mignon, or any other favorite steaks)
- 1–2 tbsp avocado oil (or vegetable oil)
- coarse kosher salt
- fresh cracked black pepper
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 tbsp fresh minced parsley
- 1 tbsp fresh minced dill weed
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Take the steaks out of the refrigerator and packaging 30-45 minutes before cooking to let them warm up.
- Take the butter out to soften at room temperature.
- Mix butter with pressed garlic, minced herbs, and a pinch of salt in a bowl, incorporating evenly.
- Preheat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat.
- Pat each steak dry with a paper towel and season generously with salt and pepper on all sides.
- Add oil to the pan, swirl to coat the bottom, and add the steaks.
- Let the steaks sear for 3-4 minutes without disturbing, then flip and sear the other side for another 3-4 minutes.
- If the steaks have a fatty side, stack them and hold on the side, fat side down, to render fat.
- Lower stove temperature to medium and continue cooking for about 1 minute on each side until desired doneness.
- Use an instant digital meat thermometer to check doneness by inserting through the side into the thickest part.
- Remember, steaks will continue to cook about 5 more degrees while resting.
- Remove steaks from skillet, place on plates, top with compound garlic butter, and tent loosely with aluminum foil to rest.
- Let them rest for about 5 minutes.
- For less melted butter during resting, add garlic butter after resting. Remember to slice against the grain.
Notes
- Letting the steak warm up before cooking prevents it from seizing when it hits high heat.
- Resting the steak allows juices to redistribute.
- Use a meat thermometer for perfect doneness every time.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Searing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 steak
- Calories: 600
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 40g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 0g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 60g
- Cholesterol: 120mg