If you want a budget-friendly steak that tastes as good as a higher-priced one, then look no further than a chuck steak. This tender beef chuck steak recipe will delight your taste buds with melt-in-your-mouth flavorful steak.
1poundboneless chuck steaksabout ¾ to 1 inch thick
¼cupbutter
1tablespoonneutral oilsuch as vegetable or grapeseed
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
Remove the steaks from the refrigerator and pat dry with a paper towel. Place them on more paper and let them stand until they are at room temperature. This should take about 15 minutes and can be done while prepping your skillet and oven.
Add the oil to a cast iron skillet and place it in the oven on a center rack. Preheat the oven to 400°.
Set a stovetop burner to medium-high heat. Remove the hot skillet from the oven, swirl the oil over the bottom of the skillet, and place it on the burner. Add the butter and heat until the butter is melted and bubbling
Meanwhile, pat the steaks dry one more time and season both sides with salt and pepper.
Add the steaks to the skillet and cook for 1 to 3 minutes or until nicely seared. Turn the steaks over and repeat searing on the other side. For added flavor, spoon the butter over the steaks while they are cooking.
Place the skillet in the oven and bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted horizontally into the thickest part of the steak registers 140 °F for medium doneness. (see Cooks Tip) Remove from the oven and let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
The USDA recommends 145 degrees Fahrenheit as a safe internal temperature for beef. The temperature will rise about 5 degrees once you remove it from the oven and let it rest. For this reason, we recommend removing the steaks when they are 140 degrees F.For a medium-done steak, the temperature is 145 °F. This temperature will result in a warm pink center. For other doneness levels and a great visual of what the center of your steak will look like the experts at Certified Angus Beef have a great visual chart.