Pan-Fried Garlic Butter Steak with Crispy Potatoes and Asparagus
Adapted from Serious Eats.
Recipe by Morgan on February 12, 2019
Prep time: PT15M
Cook time: PT25M
Total time: PT40M
Rating
5 stars ( reviews)
Ingredients
1 pound small potatoes, halved
1 (1.5”-2” thick) ribeye steak
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 tablespoons butter
2 sprigs rosemary
2 sprigs thyme
8 cloves garlic, peeled
8 ounces fresh asparagus, trimmed
Steps
Add the potatoes to a medium-sized pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and continue to cook until the potatoes are tender, about 6-8 minutes. Drain the potatoes and set aside.
Season the steak generously all over with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a large cast iron skillet over high heat until beginning to smoke. Add the steak to the skillet and cook, flipping every 30 seconds or so for a total of 4 minutes, or until a brown crust forms. Sear the sides as well.
Reduce the heat to medium and add the butter, garlic, and herb sprigs. Once the butter has melted, tilt the pan slightly so that the butter collects by the handle and use a spoon to splash the steak with the hot butter. Continue to baste, flipping the steak occasionally, until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the steak registers 120-125°F for medium rare, or 125-130°F for medium (about 3-4 more minutes). Set the steak aside to rest.
Meanwhile, place the potatoes back into the skillet, cut-side-down. Make space for asparagus in the center of the skillet and add it. Cook, tossing the asparagus occasionally (but leaving the potatoes undisturbed) until the asparagus is just tender, about 6 minutes. Remove the asparagus and set aside on a serving plate. Continue to cook the potatoes until golden, about 2 more minutes. Set aside with the asparagus.
Slice the steak, if desired, and serve with the potatoes and asparagus.
Reviews
Juli on 2019-02-14 (5 stars): I love this. How sweet making him steak without photographing! This looks absolutely delicious!
Veena Azmanov on 2019-02-14 (5 stars): I am drooling with the look of these Steak pieces and love the combinations to it. Looks absolutely delicious and yummy.
Valentina on 2019-02-14 (5 stars): I don't know that I've ever seen a more mouth-watering, more beautiful steak dish. Truly. And given the ingredients, I'm sure it probably tastes even better than it looks. (My husband would easily relate to yours in the world of food blogging ;-) )
Amanda on 2019-02-15 (5 stars): Nooooo, I forgot to rate it! I wish I could give it 10 stars!
Monique on 2019-09-28 (5 stars): AMAZING!!!!!! My husband could NOT stop talking about this steak. I’m SO thankful I found this recipe/blog!!
The cast iron skillet made ALL the difference. And the rosemary sprigs... genius!! The only thing I modified was rubbing the ribeye in room temperature butter, with the salt and pepper.
All of the other steps were the same...
Minus the potatoes; I made a mash of my own.
But the asparagus was delicious as well!! My husband ate every bit on his plate!
Thank you so so so much for taking the time to be so detailed in your directions, and for making the video!!
And thank you to all of you who reviewed this recipe because I always choose my next recipe based on the reviews others post.
We will definitely be making this again.
Next time we want to have company over so I can “wow!”them.
Jason on 2020-03-31 (5 stars): I made this for dinner. It was absolutely fantastic. My family asked me to make it again soon! Awesome recipe!!!!
Wendy on 2020-10-24 (5 stars): I prepared this for my son, and he said it was the best steak I ever made! Thank you for this wonderful recipe!
Victoria on 2021-08-14 (5 stars): Best steak I’ve ever cooked!!
Seth Youngner on 2022-02-10 (5 stars): I started learning to cook seriously with this recipe. After I made it for V-day a couple years back, my wife was like “holy sh*t! Where did you learn to cook like this?!” It gave me the confidence to try cooking different things and I’ve been cooking all sorts of stuff since. This is a phenomenal meal that works on a budget and at any skill level.
