Pan Seared Steak with Buttery Dijon Sauce
The most tender steak topped with a buttery dijon sauce and blue cheese crumbles. You do not need a grill to cook the perfect steak! I will give you my tips & tricks on perfecting a cast iron skillet steak. The buttery dijon sauce is ridiculously delicious and easy to make!
Servings: 1 steak
Calories: 597kcal
Ingredients
Steak
- 6-16 oz of your favorite cut of steak
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Buttery Dijon Sauce
- 3 tbsp butter melted
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
- ½ juice of half a lemon
- ½ tbsp chives chopped
- 1 tbsp cilantro
- ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
Steak
- Heat oil in a cast iron skillet on stove top over medium heat.
- Cover both sides of steak with salt, pepper, and garlic powder and rub seasonings into steak. Place steak on hot skillet and let it cook for about 3 minutes before flipping. Flip steak and cook for another 3 minutes.
- Lower heat to medium heat and add butter to skillet.
- Flip again and cook for another 1-4 minutes depending on how you like your steak cooked.
- Remove steak from heat and let it rest for about 7-9 minutes before cutting or serving.
Buttery Dijon Sauce
- In a saucepan mix together all ingredients. Heat over low heat for 2-4 minutes.
- Pour over steak. Optional- top steak with blue cheese crumbles.