How to cook a steak

Now that I know how to cook a steak, I'll make them more often!

Yield: 1 lb steak

This is how I did it:
1) I marinated the steaks in 1/4 cup olive oil, 2 tablespoons soy sauce and 2 teaspoons seasoning. (Savory Marinade recipe courtesy McCormick's Montreal Steak seasoning) . I also generously sprinkled lemon pepper all over the steaks. Let them marinade 30 minutes.

2) I followed The Pioneer Woman Cooks method of cooking a steak (which has wonderful pictures and shows you step by step how to cook a steak).
Heat your grill pan over medium heat until the pan is hot.

From here, follow her directions:
"Now that the pan’s nice and hot, rub the stick of butter all over the cooking surface. For one steak, I’ll melt about a fourth of a stick of butter. Now, let the butter sit on the pan for a couple of minutes…Next, place the seasoned steak on the hot pan. Press it down firmly so the pan will leave nice, black grill marks on the meat. 1 minute, 45 seconds later, rotate the steak 90 degrees. The purpose of this rotation is to form a criss-cross pattern in the grill marks, and to cook the surface of the steak more evenly. Notice that before I rotated it, the grill marks only went in one direction. Two minutes later, go ahead and flip the steak over to the other side. After 1 minute, 45 seconds, rotate it 90 degrees and finish cooking for another two minutes.

It doesn’t get any better than this. This is medium-rare, my favorite. Remember, you can always throw it back on the pan if it’s too red for your taste…but you can’t UNDO it if it’s overcooked, so be careful. If you begin with a thinner steak, decrease the cooking time on all sides. And don’t be afraid to cut a little slice in the steak to check the doneness as you’re cooking. And remember that the steak will continue to cook slightly after you’ve removed it from the heat. If you follow the aforementioned instructions carefully, here are some possible scenarios that will result:1. If you cook it for your boyfriend, he will propose to you. 2. If you cook it for your girlfriend, she will give you a ninety-minute foot rub.3. If you cook it for your husband, he will tell you he can’t imagine being married to anyone else in the world.4. If you cook it for your wife, she will give you a ninety-minute foot rub.5. If you cook it for yourself, you’ll decide you don’t need no stinkin’ spouse.6. If you cook it for your friends, they’ll never invite you over to their house for dinner again. You will have permanently raised the bar. Go get ‘em! And report back to me when you’ve completed the task".