Season steaks and serve with homemade garlic-herb butter for additional flavor in this easy 20-minute dinner recipe.
Jump to RecipeSteak is one of Justin’s favorite foods. I personally don’t eat a lot of red meat. But, we compromise and have it now and then. Usually, he likes to grill his steak, though the Texas weather doesn’t always cooperate with us.
I decided to try to also make a garlic-herb butter to go along with the steak this time. He likes his just seasoned and cooked. I like more flavor to my steak.
Typically, I use some A.1. Sauce and that just kills him to see me lather it in that! The garlic-herb butter was a great way to add some flavor without ruining (his words, not mine) the taste of the steak. You can use any herbs you’d like, but we really enjoyed this combination.
The key to this steak is using a cast-iron skillet. It helps to imitate the flavor that grilling adds to the steak. The cast-iron also allows it to get a slightly charred edge that a nonstick skillet wouldn’t produce.
Steaks with Garlic-Herb Butter Step by Step
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs NY strip steak
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp crushed red pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 tbsp butter, softened
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp thyme
- 2 tbsp parsley
Preparation
Pat the steaks dry and season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, and crushed red pepper.
Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat and add the olive oil. Add the steak and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side (this will cook them to medium doneness).
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix the softened butter with the minced garlic, thyme, and parsley. Place the steaks on a platter and serve with the garlic-herb butter.
Leftovers
We typically don’t have leftovers when steak is for dinner. But, the few times we do, it stores well in the refrigerator. Just remember, when you reheat any red meat, it will cook further. So if you cooked it to medium originally, it will likely be medium-well after being reheated. Keep any leftover herb-butter in a separate container from the steak.
Recipe
Originally Published On: April 26, 2021
Steaks with Garlic-Herb Butter
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs NY strip steak
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp crushed red pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 tbsp butter (softened)
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tbsp thyme
- 2 tbsp parsley
Recommended Equipment
Instructions
- Pat the steaks dry and season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, and crushed red pepper
- Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat and add the olive oil
- Add the steak and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side (this will cook them to medium doneness)
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix the softened butter with the minced garlic, thyme, and parsley
- Serve the steaks with the garlic-herb butter
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutrition content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.
Steak with Garlic-Herb Butter FAQs
You could use any steak. We purchased a NY Strip Steak partly because it was on sale, but also because of the fat content. Justin likes the high-fat meats. I prefer mine very lean. This was a good compromise for us.
That will all depend on how you define “done”. I prefer mine to be mostly cooked through, so leave it on the heat a bit longer than others. You can go by the feel of it (how soft or hard the meat is), cut into it to see what it looks like in the center, or by the temperature. See more information HERE.
Again, this depends on your personal preference. We really liked the garlic with parsley and thyme. I wanted flavor, but not to be overpowering.
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This looks incredible, wow!!!! I can’t wait to make this amazing steak, can’t wait!!!!
Awesome! It was so easy and so yummy. Enjoy!
Can’t believe it only takes 20 minutes to make this! My spouse is a big fan of steak too. We’d prolly go with garlic, parsley and thyme as well.
I know, it was so easy! Of course, if you like it cooked closer to well done it may take a few extra minutes. The seasonings were perfect!
We love marinating with garlic! This sounds so good! I need to add steak to our shopping list
Garlic is one of my favorites, too!
Garlic herb butter greatly compliments the steak!
I actually ate something like this last night. But I added mushrooms, onion, peas, and corn to it. And served with rice. It was so delicious!
That sounds good, too! I ended up eating mashed potatoes with mine to put that yummy garlic herb butter on 🙂
This is my favorite way to prepare steak. I just made it like this the other night and added a bit of pesto. So good!
I’m not usually a big steak eater, but this looks quite appetizing. And that garlic herb butter? Yes, please!
We do love steak although tend to use fillet only. Bet it would taste great like this. The garlic and herbs must go well.
Garlic herbs steak yummmm!!! I am doing this tomorrow for sure, I love steaks!!!
This looks really good. I love steaks too and garlic herb butter sounds wonderful.
Ahhh. I was wondering when I would see a steak recipe from you. I love a great steak…and I actually love garlic herb as a seasoning choice on anything from beef to chicken to even pasta. I will test this out…on the stove top and maybe on my George Foreman Grill.
Looks and sounds so flavorful! What a delicious idea…herbed butter is a real treat with steak.
Garlic is really one of those must have pantry staples!!
Oooo steaks with garlic herb butter… this sounds absolutely amazing. I just know that this tastes lovely.
Sounds super yummy! There’s nothing better than steak for dinner, it just feel sooo indulgent. Looking forward to giving that garlic butter a try!
Yum! I like my steak simple like this. 🙂
My goodness, that looks mouthwatering! So far the two times i ever tried making steaks didn’t turn out so well, they say it also depends on the meat that I buy, quality should really be good. I remember buying one that is expensive just to make sure it will turn out well, but still didn’t. I don’t know maybe it’s my recipe. So let me try this. Thanks for sharing!
The steak looks super delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe. Now, I need an iron skillet that would fit huge slab of meat.
Your steak looks delicious! I will try your recipe out.
So easy to do and the ingredients are readily available. I’m off to the grocery now to get us some steak because I’m definitely trying this 🙂
Garlic herb butter makes steak so fancy. This is perfect for date nights!
This looks delicious, we are big fans of steak, especially my husband, will give the garlic herb butter a try