How To Cook A Steak In Butter On The Stove
This process only takes about 1 minute.
How to cook a steak in butter on the stove. If you don t have a cast iron you could use any heavy duty pan. To baste tilt pan slightly so that butter collects by handle. Using tongs flip and cook for an additional 60 seconds.
Heat it with medium high heat until it begins to smoke. The results are incredible too. Add butter herbs if using and shallot if using to skillet and continue to cook flipping steak occasionally and basting any light spots with foaming butter.
Flavor and baste the steaks. Transfer to a plates let rest 5 minutes before slicing. Drizzle some oil into the pan and leave for a moment.
If you are serving the steaks unsliced transfer them to plates and serve hot. During the last minute of cooking add 1 tablespoon of butter and a few sprigs of fresh thyme to the pan with the steaks this is optional but delicious. First you are going to need to heat up a large cast ironed skillet.
Season the steak with salt up to 2 hrs before then with pepper just before cooking. Place the steak in the middle of the skillet and cook until a dark crust has formed about 1 minute. Let rest for 3 5 minutes.
Reduce heat to medium low add butter garlic and thyme. How to make pan seared steak with garlic butter. Flip and cook on the other side for 1 minute.