The Ultimate Cowboy Butter Recipe (with Perfect Reverse Sear Ribeye)
Make this addictive Cowboy Butter to liven up steaks, chicken, seafood, corn on the cob or potatoes
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Course: Dinner Recipe, Entree, ribeye steak, Steak, Steak Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cowboy butter, grilled ribeye steaks, reverse sear ribeye, ribeye steaks
Servings: 16 One tbsp per person
Author: Robyn (GrillGirl)
- 2 boneless or bone-in ribeye steaks mine were sourced from moinkbox.com—hooray for ethically sourced meat!
- 2 tsp. smoked sea salt
- 1 tbsp. freshly ground pepper
Cowboy Butter
- 16 oz. 2 sticks organic butter, unsalted
- 1 tsp. smoked sea salt
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 small shallot minced
- Zest from 1 lemon
- Juice from 1 lemon
- 2 tbsp. fresh parsley chopped
- 2 tbsp. fresh chives finely chopped
- 1 tbsp. thyme stems removed
- ¼ tsp. pepper
- ½ tbsp smoked paprika
Instructions:
Combine your softened butter in a large wide mouth mason jar with the roughly chopped ingredients. Using a stick blender, (this is the one I use) blend all the ingredients until they are uniformly chopped and combined.
If you would like to have butter "medallions" for placing on your steak, roll it in plastic wrap to form a log and chill until firm.
How To Reverse Sear (the Right Way)
Set your grill to 350 degrees, creating a direct and indirect zone (see instructions below). After you have salt and peppered your steaks, place them on the indirect zone so they can smoke roast until the come up to your desired temp. Aim to pull your steaks off indirect heat until they have reached 15 degrees below your desired temp (see steak doneness chart below).
Once your steak has hit 10 degrees below your desired internal temp, place the steaks directly on the DIRECT HEAT side of the grill. This side of the grill should be closer to 450-500 degrees if over a flame or charcoal. Let the steaks grill for 2 minutes per side, or until you've reached a few degrees below your desired temp (remember, once you pull the steaks off they will continue to cook).
🚨 PRO TIP: It is always better to err on the side of caution and pull steaks below your desired temp. You can always throw your grills back on the grill, but you can never fix them once you have overcooked.
Setting Up Direct and Indirect Grilling Zones
You can set up a direct and indirect zone on any grill, including a gas grill. For a gas grill, you want two burners on (temp 500) and two off or very low, for example. On a charcoal grill, to create direct and indirect zones, you move the coals to one side. And for a pellet smoker, you will crank the heat up, and then turn it down to a lower temp.