Cast Iron Steak

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 12 ounces rib eye, between 1/2 and 1 inch thick
• olive oil
• kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1/3 cup dry red wine
• 1 -2 tablespoon freeze dried shallots
• 1 tablespoon butter

Recipe

• 1 steak:.
• 2 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 3 bring the steak to room temperature.
• 4 rub the steak on both sides with the olive oil, salt, and pepper. let it sit while you preheat a cast iron skillet over high heat, about 4 minutes.
• 5 place the steak in the skillet, and don't move it for 3 minutes.
• 6 flip the steak, and leave it alone for another 3 minutes.
• 7 put the skillet into the preheated oven for 5 minutes. (this will be medium rare.).
• 8 remove the steak from the skillet to a platter, cover loosely with foil, and allow to rest for 5 minutes.
• 9 optional sauce:
• 10 while the steak is resting, deglaze the pan with the red wine, and put back over high heat. scrape up any bits of steak stuck to the pan.
• 11 add the shallots to soften in the wine as it reduces.
• 12 finish the sauce by swirling in the butter to incorporate.
• 13 pour sauce over steak.