Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (2024)

by Melissa 38 Comments

This Flank Steak Oven Recipeis so easy and perfect for busyweeknights. An affordable flank steak is portioned and cookedquickly in a traditional cast iron pan and elevated torestaurantquality with a quick and delicious garlic buttersauce.

This flank steak recipe starts with a 2 pound flank steak. I usually purchase mine from Costco in a two pack and freeze the second flank steak to use in my other flank steak recipesSheet Pan Steak Fajita Recipe or Grilled Carne Asada.

Flank Steak Oven Recipe

This is a super easy flank steak recipe seared on the stove top and cooked in the oven. A flavor packed garlic butter sauce takes this flank steak from basic to restaurant quality.

This would be great served with:

  • Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
  • Instant Pot Mac and Cheese
  • Oven Roasted Potato Wedges
  • Oven Roasted Broccoli
  • Cheesy Roasted Asparagus

How to Cook Flank Steak

Start by cutting the flank steak into four equal portions. This is a great way to serve an inexpensive steak dinner, and it cooks so quickly it’s perfect even on a busy weeknight!

Cast Iron Skillet Steak

For this recipe, use a good old-fashioned cast iron pan. Sear the seasoned flank steaks quickly on both sides, then transfer them to the oven for a very short amount of time to finish cooking. Finally, while the steaks are resting, whip up a delicious pan sauce that will take the steak from simple to restaurant style.

These steaks will cook very quickly, in just a matter of minutes depending on thickness.

Once the steaks have rested, slice against the grain before serving for a truly tender skillet flank steak. Spoon garlic butter sauce over steaks before serving.

5 from 37 votes

Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (6)

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Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

15 mins

Total Time

20 mins

Bistro style garlic butter Flank Steak oven recipe. Easy and tender!

Course:Dinner

Cuisine:American

Keyword:Flank Steak

Servings: 4

Calories: 444 kcal

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

  • 2poundflank steak
  • kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 3tablespoons butterdivided
  • 3clovesgarlic minced
  • 3/4cup dry white wineI used chardonnay
  • 2tablespoonschopped fresh parsley

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.Mince garlic and parsley and set aside so they are ready to add to sauce.

  2. Divide flank steak into 4 equal portions, pat dry and season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.

  3. In a large cast iron pan, heat oil over medium high heat until pan is very hot.Add 1 tablespoon of butter to pan and let melt. Sear steaks on both sides, about 3 minutes per side.

  4. Place cast iron skillet into oven and cook for another 3 minutes, or until steaks reach 125 degrees on an instant read thermometer.

  5. Carefully remove cast iron skillet from oven and return to stovetop, handle will be very hot.Remove steaks from pan and set aside to rest, then prepare pan sauce.

  6. Heat skillet over medium low heat, add 1 tablespoon of butter and garlic to skillet and saute for 1-2 minutes.

  7. Add white wine and any juices from resting steak to pan and increase heat to medium high. Bring to boil and let reduce about 5 minutes until slightly thickened, scraping up brown bits from pan as it reduces.

  8. Remove pan from heat, add final tablespoon of butter and freshly chopped parsley to sauce and season with additional slat and pepper as needed.

  9. Slice flank steak portions against the grain, spoon sauce over slices and serve.

Nutrition Facts

Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 444Calories from Fat 198

% Daily Value*

Fat 22g34%

Saturated Fat 12g75%

Cholesterol 159mg53%

Sodium 199mg9%

Potassium 825mg24%

Carbohydrates 2g1%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 49g98%

Vitamin A 430IU9%

Vitamin C 3.4mg4%

Calcium 61mg6%

Iron 3.7mg21%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  1. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (10)Alicia Baldwin

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (11)
    Thanks you so much for your helpful shearing post!

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  2. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (12)Suzy

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (13)
    Love that I now know how to cook a flank steak indoors!

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  3. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (14)Kristyn

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (15)
    Ok, I need this asap!! I love how juicy this looks & it looks super flavorful! This would be great for Father’s Day!

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  4. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (16)Emily

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (17)
    Oh my gosh. I may have drooled on my keyboard. This flank steak looks SO good!

    Reply

  5. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (18)Ashley F

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (19)
    I loved how this could be cooked in the oven and you didn’t necessarily need a grill! Yum!

    Reply

  6. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (20)Tanya Schroeder

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (21)
    Wow! The flavor looks incredible!

    Reply

  7. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (22)Macy Brown From MakeTheBread

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (23)
    wow..this looks incredible and sound soo delish as well…this is one of best recipe till now..i will trying to making this..in few days..Thanks for sharing a helpful recipe……!

    Reply

  8. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (24)Jessica

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (25)
    Oh my gosh this was delicious, thank you so much!

    Reply

  9. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (26)Taylor

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (27)
    Absolutely LOVE that garlic butter! So flavorful and delicious!

    Reply

  10. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (30)Sara Welch

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (31)
    What a savory steak recipe! Loaded with flavor and perfectly juicy! Can’t wait to have this for dinner tonight!

    Reply

  11. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (32)Julie

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (33)
    This is perfect for those days when the weather is not cooperating or you just don’t feel like grilling! This steak is so flavorful!

    Reply

  12. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (34)Teresa S

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (35)
    Made this tonight. Big hit! I followed recipe exactly – delicious.

    Reply

  13. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (36)Susan

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (37)
    I hate when people rate a recipe but haven’t tried it yet. That being said, I did try this recipe and I loved it. I’m grill-less and have been attempting stovetop/oven recipes for steak with much failure. This has been the first one that has successfully turned out and was delicious to boot. So simple and so good. Awesome recipe!

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    • Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (38)Dayna

      Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (39)
      Omg Susan, I couldn’t agree more!! I haaaaaaate scrolling through the comments looking for helpful hints or advice…and I find that most of the “ratings” aren’t true at all b/c they haven’t tried it yet. Whyyyyy RATE a recipe you’ve never tasted?! Anyways…. I made this tonight and it was delicious!! So quick and easy, the garlic butter sauce definitely takes it to a restaurant quality recipe. We have no leftovers lol

      Reply

    • Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (40)Sarah

      Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (41)
      I made this for dinner tonight and it was a great recipe. Easy to make and went great with mashed potatoes. Will definitely be making this one again!

      Reply

  14. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (42)Lisalia

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (43)
    So delicious and easy to make following these directions. And that garlic butter… took it to the next level.

    Reply

  15. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (44)Carrie Robinson

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (45)
    I just love using my cast iron skillet to cook steaks! This looks perfect. 🙂

    Reply

  16. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (46)Natasha

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (47)
    It was super tasty and juicy. I followed the instructions exactly as it shows and the end result was perfect!

    Reply

  17. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (48)L. Butts

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (49)
    Amazingly tasty and so easy! Thank you!!!

    Reply

  18. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (50)Kristyn

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (51)
    The garlic butter is to die for! Mmm..my mouth is watering, looking at your pictures!

    Reply

  19. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (52)Stephanie

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (53)
    Un-freaking-believable! The meat was so juicy and the flavor was incredible! Such a great recipe.

    Reply

  20. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (54)Katie

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (55)
    Love this! Can’t wait to make it for my husband!

    Reply

  21. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (56)Joyce

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (57)
    It was DELICIOUS! Made it for the first time and the whole family loved it!

    Reply

  22. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (58)Lisa Bilak

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (59)
    Made tonight for dinner absolutely delicious! Left in the over for 6 minutes was a perfect medium /medium well! Will be making again and again! Thank you

    Reply

  23. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (60)Kim

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (61)
    The family loved it so much, I made it 2 nights in a row 😋. Delicious and easy. A perfect recipe.

    Reply

  24. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (62)Betsy

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (63)
    Oh my goodness! I can’t believe how good this is! So delicious! I’m going to have to cook steak more often!

    Reply

  25. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (64)Beth

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (65)
    This looks so delicious and making my mouth water! I’m so excited to give this a try! My family is going to love this!

    Reply

  26. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (66)Toni Dash

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (67)
    This is so hard to resist!! My family loved it!

    Reply

  27. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (68)Joyce

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (69)
    Absolutely love this recipe!!! So easy and delicious.

    Reply

  28. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (70)Dee

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (71)
    Great recipe. I like my steak cooked closer to well done so I had to cook 20 minutes in the oven. Very tender and flavorful.

    Reply

  29. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (72)Deede

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (73)
    Wow! This was the best flank steak I’ve ever had or made! I was surprised by the white wine instead of red but the bright acidity was perfect with the butter and garlic! Thank you! This will be a staple at our house!

    Reply

  30. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (74)Lisa R

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (75)
    I made this tonight. I didn’t have any dry white wine. So I just omitted that ingredient. Will definitely make sure I have some next time. However, even without the wine this was a nice easy recipe that the entire family enjoyed. Will make again.

    Reply

  31. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (76)Kate

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (77)
    This was very delicious. It is important to make sure the steak is an even width. Mine did not cook in the time given but once I got it cooked it was so yummy. I’ve never had a flank steak turn out this good. It’s usually very tough.

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  32. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (78)Kristin

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (79)
    This was the best flank steak I’ve ever made! My kids are hit or miss with steak as it sometimes can come out tough and this was so tender and juicy! I subbed rose wine and cilantro as that was what we had on hand and it was delicious. I was second guessing the 3/4 cup of wine so added a bit less, still worked. This will be a go to recipe for sure!

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  33. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (80)Kathleen

    Wow sooooooooo good perfect for any steak if you ask me. Will be making this again and again

    Reply

  34. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (81)Kat.

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (82)
    Made this recipe and it was easy and delicious. I don’t have a lot of experience cooking red meat so it usually doesn’t come out that great when I do but I trusted the process and it was the best flank steak I’ve made. Everyone enjoyed it!
    This will be a regular dish!

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  35. Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (83)Chelsea

    Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (84)
    Made this for dinner tonight and it was a huge hit with my husband, my kids and myself! So yummy!!!

    Reply

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Garlic Butter Skillet Flank Steak Oven Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is the best cooking method for flank steak? ›

Grilling is perhaps the best way to cook Flank steak, but you can also pan-sear it in a skillet, broil it in your oven, or even use a specialty cooking method like an instant pot. The real trick is to keep your Flank steak grill time to a minimum.

Is it better to broil or bake flank steak? ›

Flank steak is on the thinner side, so it doesn't take much time to cook. For medium-rare flank steak cooked under the broiler, it takes about 8-12 minutes, depending on the steak's thickness. If you like your steak cooked to medium or medium-well, use the oven instead of the broiler.

How do you cook flank steak without tough? ›

These steaks do best when cooking over high heat for a short period of time to give them the perfect texture and taste. Spray the pan with some cooking spray or add olive oil and cook on each side for about four minutes each. The optimal temperature is, again, a medium rare so your meat doesn't end up too chewy.

Does flank steak get tender the longer you cook it? ›

If you're looking for a tender and flavorful way to cook flank steak, consider slow cooking. Slow cooking allows the meat to break down and become melt-in-your-mouth tender while infusing it with rich flavors.

What are the cooking methods for flank? ›

Because flank steak is relatively thin, it's best to cook it over fairly high heat so that it can develop a flavorful crust on the outside before it's overcooked on the inside. This means a flank steak will do best with quick, high-heat cooking methods like grilling, broiling, and pan-searing.

How long do you cook flank steak per side? ›

How long does it take to grill flank steak? Flank steak is a relatively thin cut, but depending on the thickness of your piece, it should take 3 to 5 minutes per side over a very hot grill (around 400˚ to 450˚) or in a grill pan over medium-high heat.

Is steak better pan fried or oven? ›

Is it better to cook steak in pan or oven? Most steaks can cook in a pan to medium rare. Cooking some steaks in the oven could lead to overcooking or drying out. However, thick steaks like filet mignon may need some time in the oven, too, to ensure that they cook enough on the inside.

What is the best way to tenderize flank steak? ›

Acids like balsamic vinegar and lemon juice or lime juice are commonly used to tenderize flank steak, but a lesser-known tenderizer is soy sauce. Like acid, soy sauce will break down the proteins just enough to make for a tender steak. This flank steak marinade is made with low-sodium soy sauce.

How long to cook steak in oven at 425? ›

You don't want to cook the steak all the way through as this will lead to well or overdone steak. Finish in Oven – After searing, place your steaks in a 425 pre-heated oven for 4-7 more minutes, depending on thickness and desired level of doneness. A meat thermometer should read 135 degrees.

Why did my flank steak come out chewy? ›

Typically, leaner cuts like the flank or skirt can be chewy if not prepared correctly. Cooking Method: Overcooking can cause the steak to lose its moisture, making it dry and chewy. Conversely, undercooking can make certain cuts feel tough. Aging Process: Steaks that are not properly aged can be less tender.

Should you cut flank steak before or after cooking? ›

This will help to break down the muscle fibers and tenderize the meat. Rest the steak before cutting: Let the flank steak rest for a while after cooking to allow the juices to redistribute. This helps the flank steak easier to cut and keep its moisture.

What temperature do you cook flank steak? ›

Preheat your grill for direct heat grilling at 450 degrees F. Grill the steak for 4-5 minutes per side, or until an internal thermometer reads 130-135 degrees F for medium rare or around 145 degrees for medium.

Should flank steak be room temperature before cooking? ›

You also want to start cooking when your meat is at room temperature, so take the meat out of the fridge at least 45 minutes before cooking; if you're only doing an hour for your brine or marinade, don't bother sticking it back in the fridge at all.

How do you know when flank steak is done? ›

Flank Steak Internal Temperatures

For medium-rare, aim for 130-135 °F internally. For medium, aim for 135-145 °F internally. For medium-well, aim for 145-155 °F internally. For well-done, aim for 155-165 °F internally.

Do you cook flank steak on high heat? ›

The key to grilling a tender, juicy flank steak is to get the job done hot and fast! Here's an overview; instructions are also in the recipe below. Turn your grill to high heat, about 450 degrees. Let the grill heat up for about 15 minutes so that it's good and hot.

What is flank steak best used for? ›

The flank steak is taken from below the loin of the cow. Since it is very lean, the lack of fat may make it tougher than other cuts. Thus, this steak is best used in dishes like stews or fajitas because it can soak up the marinades well, ensuring that flavour gets injected into the meat.

Should flank steak be cooked dry or moist? ›

Check for doneness. If you like your meat with a little bit of pink, cook it less. For the Juiciest Meat: The meat needs to rest for 5 minutes before cutting to help it stay moist and not get dry. Also, make sure the meat has some marbling of fat – this makes for a delicious grilled piece of steak with juicy results!

What is better to grill flank or skirt steak? ›

Skirt steak is a good choice for grilling or barbecue. Flank steak should be cut into thin slices before cooking, making it a poor choice for the grill. Skirt steak benefits from marinade which can help to tenderize the steak.

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