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    Alberta Beef Steak

    Alberta beef steak recipe with a perfect cast-iron sear and garlic-herb butter — a simple, honest Canadian steak dinner straight from Alberta’s cattle country.

    ⏱ 15 minPrep time
    🔥 30 minCook time
    🍽 4Servings
    🏷 DinnerCategory
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    Alberta beef steak, perfectly seared ribeye with garlic-herb butter on a rustic board

    Alberta is cattle country, plain and simple. Ranchers have been raising beef across the province’s grasslands for over a century, and ‘Alberta beef’ is a name carried with genuine pride from Calgary to the Peace Country. A great steak is the prairie way of saying the land and its people do something right.

    The best steaks need very little — good beef, a hot pan, salt, and butter. This recipe keeps things honest: a perfect sear, a resting moment, and a melting pat of garlic-herb butter that turns every bite rich and glossy. It is the dinner that needs no apology and no garnish beyond a fork.

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    Step by stepInstructions

    1. Take the steaks out of the fridge 30 minutes before cooking and pat them completely dry with paper towels.
    2. Season the steaks generously on both sides with the salt, pepper, and steak spice if using.
    3. Heat the oil in a cast-iron skillet over high heat until it shimmers, then lay the steaks in the pan.
    4. Sear the steaks for 3 to 4 minutes per side for medium-rare, without moving them, until a deep brown crust forms.
    5. Turn the heat to medium-low, add the butter, garlic, and thyme, and tilt the pan to baste the steaks with the foaming butter for 1 minute.
    6. Rest the steaks on a cutting board for 5 to 8 minutes, then slice against the grain and spoon the pan butter over top.

    💡 Chef tips & storage

    Patting the steaks dry is the secret to a good crust, and resting them is non-negotiable — it keeps the juices in the meat. Cook to 130°F for medium-rare, remembering the temperature rises about 5 degrees while resting.

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    Recipe details

    Prep15 min
    Cook30 min
    Servings4
    CategoryDinner
    PublishedAugust 17, 2026
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