How to Cook Steak in the Oven

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How to Cook Steak: An oven-baked steak recipe that is melt in your mouth goodness, that’s easy to make and only takes a few minutes!

Cooking a steak in the oven with butter, salt, and pepper makes this one of the easiest and BEST steak recipes EVER! Then, after this recipe, if you love a good southern, fried recipe, you’ll want to try this country-fried steak recipe, too!

Sliced oven baked steak with butter on top

The BEST Way to Cook Steak in the Oven

If you’ve ever had a steak, cooking it on the grill can be delicious. (We feel the same way about pork steak recipes.) However, the best way for cooking a steak is by searing it on the stovetop and then baking it in the oven!

Here’s the recipe that you’ll never stray from once you make it!

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If you love cooking steaks or feel intimidated by it, then you’re going to love the other steak recipes here on the blog because they’re super easy and super flavorful!

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Now if you have venison steak in the freezer, don’t miss this Deer Steak on the Stovetop and this Grilled Deer Steak Recipe.

Ingredients and Types of Steak

You can jump to the recipe card below for all of the ingredients and instructions all in one place.

For this oven steak recipe, I used two thick-cut ribeye steaks. (Almost an inch thick, although you don’t HAVE to have steaks this same thickness.) You don’t have to use ribeye for this steak recipe either.

Feel free to use sirloin, NY strips, t-bone, porterhouse, or any cut you like!

Ingredients for steak cooked in the oven

Seasonings for Steak:

For seasoning, I only use salt and pepper. Now, when I say “salt and pepper,” in any of my recipes, you can go ahead and count on that I mean kosher salt and this cracked peppercorn medley.

It is the most DELICIOUS combo of seasonings on a steak.

Now don’t get me wrong. I love a good garlic pepper, lemon pepper, or any other seasoning for that matter… but it’s hard to beat a steak covered in kosher salt and peppercorn. Combine that with browned butter, and it’s game over with my taste buds. It’s the BEST.

How to Cook Steak in the Oven

Make sure to scroll to the bottom of this post to see the full recipe card with step-by-step instructions!

Ribeye Steaks on cutting board with salt and pepper sprinkled on them

You can salt and pepper your steaks, according to your taste.

For these two, I used a total of about a tablespoon of kosher salt and a teaspoon of peppercorn to season both.

Butter melting in cast iron skillet — Melt butter

Butter browning in cast iron skillet — Allow butter to brown

How to Brown Butter

Place butter in a skillet that is on medium-high heat. Allow the butter to heat, stirring occasionally, until the butter has turned brown. Stirring it helps the butter brown evenly. Watch for the butter to turn brown, and then add the seasoned steaks.

Pro Tip: You don’t want the butter to burn, so have the steaks ready before browning the butter.

Sear the Steaks

Once the butter has browned, add the steaks to the hot skillet and sear for one minute on each side, and then place it in to the oven.

Raw seasoned steaks in cast iron skillet — Sear the steaks

Steaks have been seared in cast iron — Sear other side

How Long to Cook Steak in Oven

The steak will only need 3 minutes in the oven after searing, and it will come out sizzling and smelling like you’re in a delicious steakhouse! If using a cast iron, go ahead and slip the whole pan in the oven.

Just soak in that sizzle sound and heavenly smell during this process!

Baked Steak

Within minutes, you have a baked steak that’s ready to devour, and if this is your first time cooking a steak… congratulations!

Butter melting on steak that was cooked in oven

Compound Butter for Steak

Although optional, compound butter can be delicious on top of your oven-baked steak! Check out these flavored butter recipes to pick one that you’d love on top!

Sides for Steak

Now, of course, there are many options for steak sides, but there is an absolute favorite. This side salad for steak is the best. (Seriously, it has almost 500 reviews).

We love having roasted garlic broccoli and these easy yeast rolls for beginners to complete this dinner but there are a lot of easy side dish recipes to choose from!

More Easy Beef Dinner Recipes!

If you have a freezer full of beef or need quick and easy dinner ideas, you’ll also love these cheeseburger sliders. They’re a family favorite, and super easy to make in the oven!

Or, if you love slow cooker recipes, these slow cooker cube steaks are so easy to make and are so delicious!

Did you make this? I’d be so grateful if you left a “star” rating below to let me know what you thought! Then, the next time you need a quick and easy recipe, come back to Fantabulosity to browse all of my easy recipes!

Recipe

Oven Baked Steak with Butter and a side of potatoes

How to Cook Steak in the Oven

Jessica Burgess

Steak in the Oven: Cooking with browned butter in a cast iron skillet, baked for only minutes, and coated in cracked peppercorn and kosher salt, is ALL this ribeye needed!

4.65 from 159 votes

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Prep Time 2

Cook Time 5

Total Time 7

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 2 steaks

Calories 570 kcal

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Ingredients

▢ 2 Ribeye Steaks
▢ 2 tablespoons Salted Butter
▢ 1 tablespoon Kosher Salt or to taste
▢ ½ tablespoon Cracked Peppercorn Medley or to taste

Instructions

For a "Medium" Steak – Preheat oven to 475 degrees before you even start to season your steaks.
Coat your steaks with salt and pepper, on both sides.
Over medium to high heat, melt the butter in an oven proof skillet.
When the butter is melted and has turned a golden brown, place the steaks into the skillet. Let them sear for about 1 minute (less if you prefer more of a rarer steak, and if thinner than 1-in. thickness.)
Flip and let sear on other side for the same amount of time.
Place skillet in the oven for about 3 minutes.
Remove steak from skillet (or it will continue to cook) and place on a cutting board. Allow the steak to rest for 1-2 minutes to trap the juices inside, and then serve.

Notes

The amount of salt and pepper to use can vary depending on your preference. Remember, you can always add the salt but you can’t take it away.

Tip: Sprinkling salt on after the steak has cooked and is resting, can provide a great flavor!

Nutrition

Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.

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How to Cook Steak in the Oven

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