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Spoon the melted butter over the top of the steak while cooking for extra flavor! Add Butter, Herbs & Garlic: After searing we can add butter, herbs and garlic to help season the meat while it continues cooking.Sear Meat: gently place the steaks in the preheated skillet and let them cook about 3 minutes on each side to get a golden sear.Prepare Garlic Herb Butter: combine room temperature butter with the garlic and herbs.Season Meat: pat the meat nice and dry using a paper towel, then season generously with salt and pepper.Be sure to heat the oil in the skillet while it’s preheating. We want to hear the meat sizzle when it hits the skillet. Preheat Skillet: to get a perfect sear the skillet needs to be HOT.
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Choose a nicely marbled cut of meat, and bone in is not needed for this quick of a cook. The most popular cuts will be New York Strip Steak and Ribeye. Ribeye Steak: this recipe will work with any cut of steak meat. Ingredients Needed: Notes on the Ingredients: Serve this steak with some Southern Green Beans, Garlic Butter Smashed Potatoes, and some Classic Southern Coleslaw.
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Nothing will beat a classic, simple, steakhouse style steak! This steak is perfect in it’s simplicity, generously seasoned with salt and pepper, seared in a cast iron skillet and then cooked in butter with herbs and garlic.