| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 45 min |
| Active: | 25 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 sticks salted butter, softened
- 1/3 cup finely minced fresh parsley, plus more if needed
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- A pinch of coarsely ground black pepper, plus more if needed
- 1 clove garlic, finely minced
- 1 lemon, zested and halved
- Salt, optional
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 rib eye steaks, 2 inches thick
- 2 tablespoons butter
Instructions
- For the cowboy butter: Well in advance, make the cowboy butter. Place the softened butter in the bowl of a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Whip the butter until it’s fluffy. Add the parsley, red pepper flakes, black pepper, garlic, lemon zest and the juice of half the lemon. Mix it until it’s totally combined, scraping the sides as needed. Add more parsley, more lemon juice, more pepper or salt if you’d like.
- Lay out a long piece of plastic wrap and scoop the butter mixture in a long strip down the middle of it. Carefully pull one side of the plastic wrap over the butter, squeezing it gently to form it into a log. Continue to roll the log of butter into a roll. When it’s all rolled up, twist the ends (like a piece of candy) until they become very taut (this means the butter is pressing together inside the plastic to form a cohesive roll). Place the roll of butter into the fridge so it will harden, or into the freezer if you need to speed along the process.
- For the steaks: Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F. Sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides of the steaks.
- Melt the butter in a heavy ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. When it’s melted and golden brown, sear the steaks for about 45 seconds per side. Set in the oven to finish, about 3 minutes.
- Lay a thick slice of cowboy butter on top of each steak so it will begin to melt. Serve within 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 1352 |
| Total Fat | 122 g |
| Saturated Fat | 63 g |
| Carbohydrates | 3 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 0 g |
| Protein | 65 g |
| Cholesterol | 375 mg |
| Sodium | 1012 mg |
Reviews
IN LOVE with this cowboy butter!! So much flavor and adds to the juicy steak! Cannot wait to try it on some grilled chicken!!
I personally have never made a steak on the stove until I made this recipe. This was very easy and tasted great! I can’t wait to make this again!
Ree is the best cook and has the best recipes. I have all of her books. She’s freaking awesome! I absolutely LOVE her recipes.
I love this recipe. I use it for any steak or chicken I cook!
I scaled this down to a dinner for two including the cowboy butter. The steak was perfectly cooked and compound butter was wonderful!
It was awesome. The butter was perfect and I made extra. The steak was perfect. Rare to medium rare. My husband loved it. I could even eat it. I will definitely fix this again. I saw the episode first and then made the dinner tonight. I had made the potatoes as gratin the other night and again it was perfect. Love her shows and often make her recipes that night.
Way too much lemon!
DELICIOUS!!!
Tried this tonight for Father’s Day! It’s a huge hit. Amazing food.
Is so delicious and the
ingredients help with seasoning the steaks.
ingredients help with seasoning the steaks.