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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!!Â
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.
Skillet Steak 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.
Why doesn’t the first page of the recipe print out; it only kicks out a second page with the title?
HMMM! I am not sure! I apologize for that. I will see what I can do to help fix this issue. Thank you for letting me know and following along with me! XOXO
Hi, I’m very interested in making your skillet potato skillet with the garlic butter. Where do I find garlic butter compound?
Garlic Butter Compound is in the recipe ingredients list underneath the heading:
1/4 cup softened butter
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon thyme, chopped
1 teaspoon rosemary, chopped
1 teaspoon oregano, chopped
Can this only be cooked in a cast iron skillet or could you use a regular one?
For best results a skillet will brown/char the edges of the potatoes and steak that is needed but you are welcome to try cooking this on another skillet or in the oven. Hope you enjoy your steak!! XOXO
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I made this tonight as a special treat for my husband and I. It was really good and super easy to make! This is going in the keep file for sure!
That is great to hear! Thank you so much for sharing and following along with me! XOXO
Where Is the recipe for the garlic butter compound?
It is under the Garlic Butter Compound header in the ingredients. Hope this helps!
Garlic Butter Compound:
1/4 cup softened butter
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon thyme, chopped
1 teaspoon rosemary, chopped
1 teaspoon oregano, chopped
I enjoy a good tasting steak in which to service my family. My son is a big meat and potatoe man.
I am looking forward to get your recipes!
Are you using fresh herbs or would dried herbs be ok to use in this steak recipe??
Fresh are usually better but dried work just as great! Enjoy your steak! XOXO
Par boil the potatoes first. And Lord have mercy, MEDIUM RARE!
Trying this out this weekend !! thank you
YAY! Let me know how it turns out! XOXO
I haven’t eaten a tastier steak that has come from my kitchen!!! Wow 10/10…. My husband absolutely loved it. No more over-priced steaks from restaurants. Love from Kenya!
ooooh man that looks so delicious! I mean, how can you go wrong with Butter AND Garlic! Love it 🙂
Hey Alyssa,
This looks very promising. We will give it a try tonight.
Thank you for the recipe.
With love
Jessica
Just to clarify, are you pre cooking the potatoes? 6 minutes doesn’t seem like very long to cook them.
I did not precook the potatoes but you are more than welcome to. I was able to cook everything in the packet. Make sure to do the flip especially over the flames. XOXO
I can’t wait to try this! Looks so yummy ?