Get a restaurant-quality steak in the comfort of your own kitchen by making steak on your stovetop.

Cooking steak on the stovetop is one of my go-to preparations for a quick and easy weeknight dinner.

Just confirm you turn on the exhaust hood and open a window!

Bone-in steak in a cast iron skillet with sprigs of rosemary on the side.

Aaron Hutcherson

Here are a few more tips to ensure success:

ensure Your Skillet Is Hot!

After that,add the steak to a dry pan thats right!

You don’t need to use any oil and build up that delicious outer crust.

A cast iron skillet with steak cooked on the stove. Oregano sprigs are at the bottom of the pan. Oil and juices are visible in the pan.

Aaron Hutcherson

Press it down every so often to see to it the beef gets good contact with the skillet.

Remove the steak from the pan and let rest for a couple of minutes before slicing.

If desired, sprinkle with some flaky sea salt.

Bone in steak cooked on a stovetop and set on a white plate. A steak knife and fork are to the left of the sliced steak. The steak is cooked to medium and has a dark crust.

Aaron Hutcherson

Bone-in steak with a dark crust from being cooked on a stove. It is sliced in half inch pieces horizonally. A steak knife and fork rest to the right of the steak.

Aaron Hutcherson

Raw steak on a worn baking sheet being patted dry with a paper towel to show how to cook steak on the stovetop.

Aaron Hutcherson

A bone-in raw steak seasoned with salt and set on a worn baking sheet.

Aaron Hutcherson

A cast iron skillet with steak cooking inside. Fresh oregano is on the side of the pan and butter is melting overtop. The steak has a dark crust and bone.

Aaron Hutcherson

A cast iron skillet with steak cooked on the stove. Oregano sprigs are at the bottom of the pan. Oil and juices are visible in the pan.

Aaron Hutcherson