The Perfect Ribeye Steak
Simple and easy way to cook the perfect ribeye steak. Flavored with butter, garlic, and thyme.
Ingredients
- 2 12 ounce boneless ribeye steaks 1 inch thick
- 1 tbsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp cracked pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 3 cloves garlic minced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Pat steaks dry and season generously with salt and pepper.
- Heat olive oil in cast iron pan until oil is shimmering. Add steaks. Press to ensure all parts of the steak are touching pan. Sear 2 to 3 minutes per side. Place steaks in oven for 3 minutes.
- Remove steaks from oven and return to stove top. Add butter, garlic, and thyme. When butter is melted, baste steaks with juice for approximately 4 minutes until steaks reach desired doneness.
- Let steaks rest 10 minutes. Spoon some juice from the pan over the steaks for serving.