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Pan Seared Steak + Steak Meal Prep Ideas

Pan-Seared Steak with Garlic Butter

This Pan-Seared Steak features a garlic butter sauce making it taste like a steakhouse quality meal, perfect for meal prep.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Resting Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Servings 4 steaks
Calories 542 kcal

Equipment

  • cast-iron pan

Ingredients
  

Steak Ingredients

  • 2 lbs New York Strip Steaks (or Ribeye or Top Sirloin Steaks)
  • 0.5 tablespoon vegetable oil (or any high heat cooking oil like canola or extra light olive oil)
  • 1.5 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper (freshly ground)
  • 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 2 cloves garlic (peeled and quartered)
  • 1 sprig fresh rosemary

Instructions
 

Cooking Instructions

  • Thoroughly pat steak dry with paper towels. Just before cooking, generously season with 1 ½ teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon black pepper.
  • Heat the cast iron pan until hot then add ½ tablespoon oil over medium-high heat, swirling to coat. Once the oil is very hot, add steaks to the skillet. Sear the steaks on the first side for 4 minutes until a brown crust has formed then flip and cook another 3-4 minutes. Using tongs, turn the steak on its sides to render the white fat and sear the edges (1-minute per edge).
  • Reduce heat to medium and immediately add 2 tablespoon butter, quartered garlic cloves and rosemary to the pan. Spoon the butter sauce over the steak, tilting the pan to get butter on your spoon. Continue spooning the sauce over the steak for a minute or until the steak is about 5-10 degrees from your desired doneness.
  • Transfer steak to a cutting board, loosely cover and rest 10 minutes before slicing into ½" strips to serve. Spoon extra butter sauce over sliced steak to serve.

Notes

Medium Rare: Remove at 125˚F for a final cooked temperature of 130˚F; Medium: Remove at 135˚F for a final temp of 140˚F; Medium-Well: Remove at 145˚F for a final temp of 150˚F; Well Done: Remove at 155˚F for a final temp of 160˚F.

Nutrition

Serving: 1steakCalories: 542kcalProtein: 48gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 130mgSodium: 920mgPotassium: 800mgIron: 3mg
Keyword Easy Steak Recipe, Garlic Butter Steak, Pan Seared Steak, Steak Meal Prep Ideas, Steakhouse Quality Meal
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