Bone in Ribeye Steaks Recipe

This flavorful bone-in ribeye is cooked medium-rare and perfectly tender using the easy but masterful reverse sear method. Served with a delicious, easy garlic-herb butter, this recipe is better than the restaurant! With a guide on cooking to other steak temperatures, as well.

What Makes This Recipe So Good

The reverse-sear method is the best way to cook ribeyes. Hands-down, period, no questions asked, end of story. This low-and-slow method gets you perfect, evenly-cooked, juicy, tender steak with a slightly crisp edge every single time.
Are bone-in steaks better than boneless steaks? “Better” is a matter of preference, but there’s no use pretending bone-in steaks aren’t amazing. The bone adds so much flavor and moisture to the meat. They take a little longer to cook than boneless steaks, but trust me, it’s completely worth it.
It’s super easy to put together, but looks elegant and tastes incredible. That makes it perfect for special occasions like anniversaries, date-nights, celebrations, or Valentine’s Day. Even the delicious garlic herb butter will blow you away!

Everything you need for this recipe is available at Sprouts Farmers Market! One-stop shopping is a big deal in my book, and when I’m planning out meals for the week, I always prioritize recipes that don’t have me running all over town picking up one ingredient here and one ingredient there.

What Makes This Recipe So Good

The reverse-sear method is the best way to cook ribeyes. Hands-down, period, no questions asked, end of story. This low-and-slow method gets you perfect, evenly-cooked, juicy, tender steak with a slightly crisp edge every single time.
Are bone-in steaks better than boneless steaks? “Better” is a matter of preference, but there’s no use pretending bone-in steaks aren’t amazing. The bone adds so much flavor and moisture to the meat. They take a little longer to cook than boneless steaks, but trust me, it’s completely worth it.
It’s super easy to put together, but looks elegant and tastes incredible. That makes it perfect for special occasions like anniversaries, date-nights, celebrations, or Valentine’s Day. Even the delicious garlic herb butter will blow you away!

How Do I Cook Steak to the Perfect Temperature?

It’s all in the timing! Instead of setting a timer or guessing based on how they look, you need to read the temperature of the meat. The key is to remove your bone-in ribeyes from the oven before they reach your ideal temperature, because they’ll continue cooking while they rest, and then they’ll cook a little more in the cast-iron skillet.

For rare steaks, your final temperature should be somewhere between 120° and 125° Fahrenheit. Remove the steaks from the oven when their internal temperature reaches 110°F.
Medium rare steaks, like the ones in this recipe, should end up somewhere between 130°-135° Fahrenheit. Remove the steaks from the oven when their internal temperature reaches 120°F.
For medium steaks, you want a final temperature of 140° to 145° Fahrenheit. Remove the steaks from the oven when their internal temperature reaches 130°F.
Medium well steaks are on the high end with a target temperature between 150° and 155° Fahrenheit. Remove the steaks from the oven when their internal temperature reaches 140°F.
Well done steaks… First, can I beg you to cook them just a little less? Please? Well done steaks can be tough and dry, and I just can’t let you do that to yourself! If you’re determined, though, you’ll want to aim for a final temperature between 160° and 175° Fahrenheit. Remove the steaks from the oven when their internal temperature reaches 155°F.

Chef’s Tips

Always use tongs to handle the bone-in ribeyes when you’re cooking them. Tongs won’t pierce the meat, which means none of the juices will escape.
There’s only a few degrees difference between each meat temperature, so I really, really encourage you to use an internal meat thermometer with a probe here. Leave-in style probe thermometers are great because you basically get a live-feed of your ribeyes’ internal temperature throughout the cooking process. Not all meat thermometers are leave-in style, though, so double check the one you’re using before you pop it in the oven.
Since they rest right after the oven, the ribeyes will be ready to eat as soon as they’re done in the skillet. Keep that in mind when you’re preparing your sides!
The longer you let the bone-in ribeye stand in their salt & pepper dry rub, the more flavorful they’ll be. 30 minutes is the bare minimum – ideally you should let them stand at least 2 hours. Be sure to factor that long standing time in when you’re planning this recipe!

Bone in Ribeye Steaks Recipe

Serves: 2

Cooking time: 55 minutes

Level: Medium

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Ingredients

2 bone-in ribeyes about 1" to 1 ½" thick
2 tablespoons fresh parsley roughly chopped
2 tablespoons fresh parsley roughly chopped
2 tablespoons fresh herbs of choice
1-1½ teaspoons garlic roughly chopped
2 tablespoons shallot roughly chopped
1 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper to taste
½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Liberally season steaks with salt and pepper on both sides. Place on wire rack over baking sheet and let stand at room temperature at least 30 minutes, but preferably a couple of hours. If letting stand more than one hour, keep in refrigerator, then let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before cooking.
While ribeyes stand, make garlic-herb compound butter. Place all ingredients in food processor and process until smooth. Spoon onto plastic wrap and roll into a log shape. Chill until firm.
Preheat oven to 250° Fahrenheit. Place baking sheet with steaks in oven and insert an internal meat thermometer with probe.
For medium-rare steaks, cook until internal temperature reaches 120° Fahrenheit, approximately 35-40 minutes. Larger or thicker steaks will take longer to reach temperature, so I highly recommend using an internal meat thermometer with probe here. See Notes for alternative temperatures.
Remove from oven when internal temperature reaches 120° Fahrenheit. Preheat a cast-iron skillet over high heat for 5 minutes while steaks rest.
Pat steaks dry and place in hot skillet. Cook 45 seconds, then flip. Place a pat of garlic-herb compound butter (approximately 1 tablespoon per steak) on top of ribeye. Cook another 45 seconds, then flip a couple of times until steaks are a rich brown color, approximately 20-40 seconds total. Press the sides of the ribeyes up against the sides of the cast-iron skillet briefly until no longer red or pink.
Remove from skillet and serve with more garlic-herb compound butter.

Notes

For the garlic-herb butter, any fresh herbs will do. I generally use tarragon, oregano, or thyme, but use your favorite(s) here!

Alternative Temperatures

Rare | Target temperature: 120°-125°F. Remove from oven when internal temperature reaches 110°F.
Medium Rare | Target temperature: 130°-135°F. Remove from oven when internal temperature reaches 120°F.
Medium | Target temperature: 140°-145°F. Remove from oven when internal temperature reaches 130°F.
Medium Well | Target temperature: 150°-155°F. Remove from oven when internal temperature reaches 140°F.
Well Done | Target temperature: 160°-175°F. Remove from oven when internal temperature reaches 155°F.

Recipe yields 2 full ribeyes, or approximately 4 servings. Nutritional values shown reflect information for 1 serving, or half of one ribeye. Your personal serving may vary depending on the size of your ribeyes. Macros may vary slightly depending on the specific brands of ingredients used.