How to Cook Steak: An oven baked steak recipe that is melt in your mouth goodness, that’s easy to make and only takes a few minutes!
Cooking a steak in the oven with butter, salt and pepper makes this one of the easiest and BEST steak recipes EVER! Then, after this recipe, if you love a good southern, fried recipe, you’ll want to try this country-fried steak recipe, too!
Is it better to cook steak in pan or oven? Most steaks can cook in a pan to medium rare. Cooking some steaks in the oven could lead to overcooking or drying out. However, thick steaks like filet mignon may need some time in the oven, too, to ensure that they cook enough on the inside.
⏱ How Long to Cook Steak in Oven
The steak will only need 3 minutes in the oven after searing, and it will come out sizzling and smelling like you’re in a delicious steakhouse! If using your cast iron, go ahead and slip the whole pan in the oven.
Just soak in that sizzle sound and heavenly smell during this process, would ya?
Within minutes, you have a baked steak that’s ready to devour, and if this is your first time cooking a steak… congratulations!!! Wasn’t that easy!?
Popular Steak Questions:
The secret is to keep it simple, use butter, simple spices, sear and broil it in the oven for a few minutes! It turns out to be the perfect steak every time!
Browned butter adds more flavor than you think it would. The combination of browned butter with kosher salt and peppercorn medley creates a steakhouse flavor that does NOT require steak sauce!
Both! You wouldn’t think it would make that big of a difference, but it really does. The pan-searing on the stove gives the browned flavor you love and the really hot oven helps cook the steak through!
How to Cook a Skillet-to-Oven Steak
FAQ
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