How to cook Steak with a perfect Crust

Learn how to cook ribeye steak in a cast iron pan for a crunchy, golden-brown crust and a juicy center. In this video, I finish a thick-cut, bone-in ribeye with homemade lemon pepper herb butter packed with garlic, sage, parsley, and fresh lemon zest. 🔥 Cast Iron skillet: https://shop.pitmasterx.com 🤝 OUR PARTNERS NAPOLEON GRILLS: https://www.napoleon.com/ I’m cooking an Irish grass-fed ribeye in the PitmasterX hand-polished cast iron skillet on the Napoleon Phantom Prestige. From trimming and tying the steak to preheating the pan, building that crust, and adding the butter, I’ll walk you through my method step by step. You’ll see how I prepare and season the steak, monitor its internal temperature, and use the pan’s residual heat to finish cooking before resting. CHEFSTEMP thermometer – Get 20% off with code Pitmaster X https://www.chefstemp.com/ LEMON PEPPER HERB BUTTER • 250 g / 8.8 oz softened butter • Zest of 2 lemons • ½ chili pepper, finely chopped • 3 garlic cloves, grated • 2 sage leaves, finely chopped • 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley • 2 tsp fine sea salt • ½ tsp ground black pepper Mix everything together and add a generous spoonful to your steak toward the end of cooking. How do you cook your steak: directly on the grill or in a cast iron skillet? Let me know in the comments, and subscribe to PitmasterX for more BBQ recipes, steak techniques, and outdoor cooking. 00:00 How to Cook Steak in a Cast Iron Pan 00:47 Choosing a Thick-Cut Ribeye Steak 01:29 How to Trim and Tie a Bone-In Ribeye 02:42 When to Salt Your Steak 04:28 How to Make Lemon Pepper Herb Butter 05:45 Choosing a Cast Iron Skillet for Steak 07:29 Setting Up the Grill and Preheating the Pan 08:00 Drying the Steak and Setting the Thermometer 08:43 How to Sear Steak for a Golden-Brown Crust 09:49 Finishing the Steak with Lemon Pepper Butter 10:24 Resting the Steak and Cooking Recap 11:51 Ribeye Steak Taste Test 🎵 Music: https://share.epidemicsound.com/pWhWl