If you've ever wondered what the best fat for cooking steak is, the answer might surprise you.
While many people automatically reach for butter or olive oil, ghee has been the secret weapon in professional and home kitchens for generations. It gives you everything you want when cooking a great steak, a beautiful golden crust, incredible flavour, and the ability to cook at the high temperatures that steak loves.
The secret is ghee's naturally high smoke point.
Unlike butter, which still contains water and milk solids that can burn in a hot pan, ghee has these removed during its slow cooking process. That means you can confidently heat your cast iron pan until it's properly hot, add a spoonful of OMGhee, and create that restaurant-quality sear without the burnt taste that butter can develop.
If you're searching for how to cook steak in ghee, the process couldn't be simpler. Let your steak come to room temperature, season it generously, then cook it in a smoking hot pan with OMGhee. Finish by basting with garlic and fresh herbs for incredible flavour.
At OMGhee, we take things one step further.
Our ghee starts with certified organic grass-fed butter and is slowly cooked for around seven hours using traditional methods. The result is a rich, buttery cooking fat that's made specifically for high-heat cooking, whether you're searing steak, frying eggs or roasting vegetables.
This rib-eye steak recipe is one of our favourites because it lets the ingredients do the talking. A well-marbled rib-eye develops a beautifully caramelised crust while staying tender and juicy inside. The fresh gremolata adds brightness from parsley, garlic and lemon zest, cutting through the richness and making every mouthful feel balanced.
Whether you're cooking in a cast iron skillet, heavy-based frying pan or on the barbecue, using ghee gives you the confidence to turn up the heat and achieve the kind of crust that's difficult to get with many other cooking fats.
If you've never tried cooking steak in ghee before, this recipe is the perfect place to start. Once you've tasted the combination of a perfectly seared rib-eye, fragrant garlic, fresh herbs and a spoonful of vibrant gremolata, you'll understand why so many people now keep a jar of OMGhee beside the stove as their everyday high-heat cooking companion.
