Pan Fried Ribeye Steak

This pan fried ribeye is the ultimate meat lover's entree, cooked to perfection with a crusty salty exterior, and pan fried in a flavorful compound butter.

5 from 4 votes

Print Pin

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Resting Time 10

Total Time 25

Servings people

Ingredients

2 tablespoons avocado oil or other high smoke point oil
2 12 ounce ribeye steaks
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup compound butter

Instructions

Add oil to a 12-inch cast iron skillet and preheat to 450 degrees F. On most stoves, this is medium high heat. The oil should be just barely smoking.
Pat both sides of the ribeye dry and season with salt and pepper.
Set a timer for 5 minutes, and move one of the steaks to the pan. Flip repeatedly, every 20-30 seconds, for 5 minutes.
With one minute left in cooking, add 1 tablespoon of compound or regular butter to the pan and spoon over steak.
Once the 5 minutes are up, remove from the heat and cover with aluminum foil for 10 minutes to rest before cutting.
Optional: serve with more compound butter.

Notes

I'm using my homemade garlic herb compound butter for this recipe, but you can use plain salted butter if you're not a fan of compound butter.
A well-seasoned 12-inch cast iron is the best option for this recipe. However, if you do not have a cast iron skillet, you can use any skillet that can handle high heat - 450 degrees F- in its place.

Nutrition

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword cooking ribeye steak, fried ribeye steak, how to cook ribeye steak

Did you try this recipe?Leave a comment and 5 star review!