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Skillet Garlic Butter Herb Steak and Potatoes is pan seared and cooked to perfection and topped with a garlic herb butter compound. This is the best steak that I have ever had!!
Skillet Garlic Butter Herb Steak and Potatoes
My youngest son is such a steak and potatoes guy. He won’t eat anything else but I can count on him to eat a good steak. He actually was in the kitchen with me helping me make this recipe. He loves to cook with me. He even told me to make sure to “sear the steak”, and to give the potatoes a slightly “charred” edge. With his help, we were able to create one of the best steaks that you will ever eat!
You start by cooking the potatoes in a delicious garlic herb butter. It really brings amazing flavor to these potatoes. Garlic herb butter potatoes? My heaven.
How to cook the perfect skillet steak
- Let the steak sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. Season the steak generously on each side with salt and pepper. In a cast-iron skillet with 1 Tablespoon of oil over high heat add the steaks to the pan and sear each side 3 minutes or until brown.
- Reduce heat to medium low. Cook the steak to desired doneness. Rare = 125 degrees, Medium Rare = 135 degrees, Medium = 145 degrees, Medium Well = 150 degrees and Well Done = 160 degrees. Some say to flip only once while cooking, I like to flip mine a few times.
- Right before serving the steak slather the butter compound on top and let it melt into the tender steak. This gives it a nice finishing touch and adds such great flavor.
I used to like my steak well done but now I like my steak more medium or medium well. It just seems more tender and melt in your mouth this way. So I cook the steak to about 145 degrees. The best part about this steak is the garlic butter herb compound that you slather on the steak right at the end. It just melts into the steak and gives it such incredible flavor.
This skillet steak is easily the best steak that I have had. Cooked to tender and juicy perfection and the butter garlic herb flavor is unreal! Your family will love this skillet meal.
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Skillet Garlic Butter Herb Steak and Potatoes
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 pound yukon gold potatoes sliced about 1/2 inch in thickness
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 teaspoon thyme chopped
- 1 teaspoon rosemary chopped
- 1 teaspoon oregano chopped
- 2 lean New York Steak strip steaks
- salt and pepper
Garlic Butter Compound:
- 1/4 cup softened butter
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 teaspoon thyme chopped
- 1 teaspoon rosemary chopped
- 1 teaspoon oregano chopped
Instructions
- In a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat, add olive oil and butter, potatoes, garlic, thyme, rosemary and oregano. Cook for about 3 minutes, stir and cook and additional 3 minutes or until fork tender. Remove and set on a plate.
- Turn the skillet to high heat. Add the steaks. Cook on each side for 3 minutes or until outside is browned. Reduce heat to medium high. Cook the steaks to desired doneness. Mine took about 10 minutes flipping 3 times to get a medium well.
- Right before the steaks are done, make the garlic butter compound. Mix the butter, garlic and fresh chopped herbs. Slather on top of steaks. Add the potatoes back to the pan and heat through and let the butter melt into the steaks.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I made this tonight. My wife prefers baked potato so no Yukons..
I had fresh Rosemary, Chives & Garlic. Added some dried Italian herbs.
I crushed the herbs and Garlic in a mortar and pestle to release their flavors then added to the soft butter. I cooked the NY Strips as indicated in a hot iron skillet to medium rare.
Wow! They turned out fantastic!!!
That sounds fantastic! Way to go! Thanks so much for sharing! XOXO
Tried the Skillet Garlic Butter Herb Steak and Potatoes tonight and it was a great meal. My wife is not a big meat eater but I made hers with a Beef Tenderloin ( 4 oz Filet ) and I had a New York Strip Steak, needless to say we will be making this again, The herb butter that was applied at the end made it a buttery great treat. Needless to say we loved it. Plus she always likes it when I cook for her.
Great! That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing. XOXO
AMAZING!!
My fiance and I feel like this might be the best steak recipe we’ve ever made. Kudos! Thanks so much for posting.
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Hello, how long do you cook the potatoes for?
Here is how you cook the potatoes! Hope that helps! In a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat, add olive oil and butter, potatoes, garlic, thyme, rosemary and oregano. Cook for about 3 minutes, stir and cook and additional 3 minutes or until fork tender. Remove and set on a plate.
Do the potatoes really get done in that short amount of time? And I know this is a silly question, but the photo shows potatoes cut into chunks instead of sliced 1/2″ as in the directions. Will that matter when cooking them or will they cook faster that way? I have just cooked potatoes before like this (sliced) and they stick to the bottom of the skillet and to each other and tear apart instead of crisping up. I will give them a try though!
Yes, give this a try! This will be great and it will taste so good made this way! I promise;)!! XOXO
I used to have potatoes like that, always sticking to the pan and/or each other. I found out that if I get each piece of tater coated in the oil, you won’t have as much of a sticking problem. However, you must keep turning them—a lot!
DELICIOUS
This looks amazingly delicious!! Printing this for a date night soon to surprise my husband. And how perfect because our grill broke this summer! Thank you!
That is a great idea! I love you are surprising him! Good luck and happy cooking! XOXO
I’m so excited to try this for my husband’s birthday dinner! If I don’t have fresh herbs, can I use dry ones?
YAY! That is exciting! I am so glad that you are making this for him. Yes, totally use dried ones. You don’t want to leave them out. Happy cooking!! XOXO
I made this for dinner tonight and it was a big hit. Thanks for sharing! ?
That is awesome! I am so glad everything turned out great for you! Thanks so much for sharing! XOXO
I know I am probably the only person in the world who does not own a cast iron skillet, but I hope this can be made in another type of skillet. Going to give it a go. I like my steaks medium well also. We shall see how this works out. Sounds soooo… yummy!
You need to get a good quality cast iron skillet. Once it is seasoned right, you will never go back to the other types of skillets again. Our are older than we are, and I am 64 years of age. They came from our grandparents!
My husband is not a fan of rosemary. Is there another herb you would suggest or should I just leave it out?
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Yummy,delicious,very easy to make and my mom also love your recipe ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
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That is great to hear! Thank you for letting me know! I am so happy that you both love the steak and potatoes! It is one of our family favorites! XOXO
My husband would go nuts for this meal! Can’t wait to make it for him!
Yummy!