can you cook steak using butter

This Pan-Seared Steak has a garlic rosemary-infused butter that makes it taste steakhouse quality. You’ll be impressed at how easy it is to make the perfect steak – seared and caramelized on the outside, and so juicy inside.

Thank you to Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner. on behalf of the Beef Checkoff for sponsoring this garlic butter steak recipe. I received compensation, but all opinions are my own.

As everyone is staying home, working from home and homeschooling, people are cooking way more often and looking to improve their cooking skills. You all have been asking for more simple and delicious recipes that come together fast and have minimal ingredients. This steak recipe is so satisfying and will impress your entire family.

It’s as simple as this: while the steak is searing in the pan, throw in butter, garlic and thyme and baste continuously as the steak finishes cooking. The garlic-thyme infused butter does all sorts of wonderful things to the steak, seeping into the cracks and crevices, and adhering to the crust of the steak.
can you cook steak using butter

Ingredients for Garlic Butter Steak.

It really doesn’t get any easier than this and you don’t need much to make a lip-smacking good steak. We used 2 New York Strip Steaks (pictured below), each weighing 1 pound and 1 1/4″ thick. Keep in mind a thicker steak will take longer to cook through and a thinner steak will cook faster.

Well-marbled steaks will give you the juiciest results. Our favorite steaks to cook on a skillet are:

What to Serve with Steaks:

Steak is so versatile but our favorite sides for making the perfect steak dinner are:

How To Make Pan Seared Butter-Basted Steak

FAQ

Can I use butter to cook steak?

Baste with Butter Lift up the skillet and pour butter over the steak, aiming for the paler parts to give them some color. Continue to flip and baste until the steak is approaching finished. Basting is the real key to a perfect pan-seared steak.

Can we cook meat with butter?

An incomparable sear: By starting the meat in a hot pan with hot oil, and then continuing to cook it in that pan with butter, you give it ample time to develop a profoundly delicious crust through the magic of our friends dehydration and the Maillard reaction.

How do you cook steak in butter without burning it?

Sear first in oil and then add butter. Starting the steak in a few tablespoons of vegetable oil gives it a nice initial crust. Waiting to add the butter until the steak has been seared for about 4 minutes helps prevent it from burning.

Why does butter make steak tender?

Meat gets its tenderness and taste from the fat that’s in it. If you cook your steak in butter, you are trying to add back flavor and tenderness to a lean cut. Wagu beef is so expensive due to it being heavily marbeled with fat. Prime is more marbeled than Choice cuts.

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