How do you like your steak ?

finix · 10-03-2014 9:55pm #1

I am watching Mary Berry cooking steak on BBC2 and she only cooked them for less than 2 minutes on each side. She then cut one in half and proclaimed ''Perfect'' It was red raw in the middle ! ! Why bother cooking them ? Just eat it raw ! I could not eat a steak unless medium at a minimum.
Am I missing something ? How do you like your steak ?

SCOOP 64 · 10-03-2014 9:58pm

Well done, no blood.

marvsins · 10-03-2014 9:59pm

Medium rare with a bit of blood to mix in with the mashed potatoes.

billie1b · 10-03-2014 10:03pm

Roasting hot barbecue, 3/4 to 1 inch thick piece of steak, brush one side with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper, place on bbq for 3 minutes on olive oil side, just before the 3 minutes is up on the cooking side, brush the raw side with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper and turn over, cook for 3 minutes.
After the 3 minutes, remove from bbq, place on a plate, smoother in bluecheese sauce with a side if chips and homemade battered mushrooms. Honestly you cant go wrong

Faith · 10-03-2014 10:06pm

Rare to medium rare, at most. Can't be doing with chewy, stringy overcooked steak!

finix · 10-03-2014 10:09pm

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

Well done, no blood.

Kindered spirits !:)

finix · 10-03-2014 10:09pm

marvsins wrote: »

Medium rare with a bit of blood to mix in with the mashed potatoes.

Ah No !

dee_mc · 10-03-2014 10:11pm

Rare, yummy!

jimboblep · 10-03-2014 10:11pm

cut off the hooves and wipe its arse

finix · 10-03-2014 10:11pm

billie1b wrote: »

Roasting hot barbecue, 3/4 to 1 inch thick piece of steak, brush one side with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper, place on bbq for 3 minutes on olive oil side, just before the 3 minutes is up on the cooking side, brush the raw side with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper and turn over, cook for 3 minutes.
After the 3 minutes, remove from bbq, place on a plate, smoother in bluecheese sauce with a side if chips and homemade battered mushrooms. Honestly you cant go wrong

Roasting Hot BBQ ? I might manage that. I like the bluecheese and mushroom bit !

finix · 10-03-2014 10:12pm

Faith wrote: »

Rare to medium rare, at most. Can't be doing with chewy, stringy overcooked steak!

What defines rare ?

corsav6 · 10-03-2014 10:13pm

Well done, not a trace of pink.

Faith · 10-03-2014 10:14pm

finix wrote: »

Ah No !

Once you get accustomed to it, you'll wonder how you ever ate it any other way. Until I was about 18, I only ate cremated steak. Now I'd rather throw it out than eat well done steak*.

*I'd still eat it though, because it's bloody pricey.

billie1b · 10-03-2014 10:15pm

finix wrote: »

Roasting Hot BBQ ? I might manage that. I like the bluecheese and mushroom bit !

Yeah, only way to eat steak, it could be snowing and ill light up the bbq for it, have done before. Can't eat it any other way

Faith · 10-03-2014 10:16pm

finix wrote: »

What defines rare ?

MissFlitworth · 10-03-2014 10:16pm

Rare, seared on the outside but pink all the way through. Although I don't like it cool in the centre so maybe my rare is another person's medium rare.

This is my idea of steak heaven

finix · 10-03-2014 10:17pm

Faith wrote: »

Once you get accustomed to it, you'll wonder how you ever ate it any other way. Until I was about 18, I only ate cremated steak. Now I'd rather throw it out than eat well done steak*.

*I'd still eat it though, because it's bloody pricey.

How long would you cook a ''rare'' steak then ?

dee_mc · 10-03-2014 10:17pm

As for 'why bother cooking them ? Just eat it raw!', the contrast in flavour and texture between the just warm, juicy interior and the sealed exterior is gorgeous!
I'm not saying it's always the case, but lots of people who declare that rare or medium rare meat is 'disgusting' or 'undercooked' have never tried it! Several of my relatives who would have been die-hard 'not just well done, cremated' steak eaters now love a rare or medium rare steak - the difference in flavour and texture is phenomenal.

finix · 10-03-2014 10:18pm

MissFlitworth wrote: »

Rare, seared on the outside but pink all the way through. Although I don't like it cool in the centre so maybe my rare is another person's medium rare.

This is my idea of steak heaven

That's bloody RAW ! Rare is spelt RAW ! lol !

finix · 10-03-2014 10:21pm

dee_mc wrote: »

As for 'why bother cooking them ? Just eat it raw!', the contrast in flavour and texture between the just warm, juicy interior and the sealed exterior is gorgeous!
I'm not saying it's always the case, but lots of people who declare that rare or medium rare meat is 'disgusting' or 'undercooked' have never tried it! Several of my relatives who would have been die-hard 'not just well done, cremated' steak eaters now love a rare or medium rare steak - the difference in flavour and texture is phenomenal.

Can I bring my Brennans Batch ?

dee_mc · 10-03-2014 10:22pm

finix wrote: »

Can I bring my Brennans Batch ?

Mmmm steak sandwich!
Feck this thread is making me hungry and I only had dinner half an hour ago!

Simply Red · 10-03-2014 10:24pm

Rare! Cant bare to see steak ruined by it being cremated. Most important thing about steak is that its at room temp. just before cooking

MissFlitworth · 10-03-2014 10:24pm

It's really not. I do actually eat raw beef too though, beef carpaccio is a thing of glory

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00sully · 10-03-2014 10:25pm

Blue for a fillet
Rare for sirloin
Medium rare for Rib eye

Anyone getting over medium-rare for a fillet can come to my restaurant where we sell the cheapest well done fillets* - 15 euro burnt to a crisp ;-)

*may not be actual beef you won't know the difference though*

tvc15 · 10-03-2014 10:27pm

There are actually good scientific reasons why medium rare gives the best flavours and experience. It's down to enough heat to melt the flavour molecules into the juices but not too much heat to destroy them which removes the flavours completely.

You either enjoy steak or not and if you can't get over the whole, 'ewww, red food' problem then just eat some other food and don't bother with steak

finix · 10-03-2014 10:29pm

00sully wrote: »

Blue for a fillet
Rare for sirloin
Medium rare for Rib eye

Anyone getting over medium-rare for a fillet can come to my restaurant where we sell the cheapest well done fillets* - 15 euro burnt to a crisp ;-)

*may not be actual beef you won't know the difference though*

I am afraid to ask but here goes...What is Blue ? ?

dee_mc · 10-03-2014 10:32pm

finix wrote: »

I am afraid to ask but here goes...What is Blue ? ?

Look at post number 15 in this thread. It's slightly less cooked than rare. Gorgeous if you've got a really good quality, tender steak

finix · 10-03-2014 10:34pm

dee_mc wrote: »

Look at post number 15 in this thread. It's slightly less cooked than rare. Gorgeous if you've got a really good quality, tender steak

That's it ! I am opening a Restaurant for you lot here.
National Blood Centre,
James' Street,
Dublin 8.
Bookings now being taken..............

dee_mc · 10-03-2014 10:38pm

finix wrote: »

That's it ! I am opening a Restaurant for you lot here.
National Blood Centre,
James' Street,
Dublin 8.
Bookings now being taken..............

Ah do yourself a flavour, try a medium rare fillet and come back to us!

finix · 10-03-2014 10:39pm

Faith wrote: »

Blue ! 10-29 degrees ? That's only a hot day in Ireland, Food should be hotter then the ambient air temp ! I did not know there was so many vampires on Boards !

Passenger · 10-03-2014 10:42pm

Medium Rare for a Fillet. Rare, while flavoursome, just has a texture that's not as enjoyable while masticating. Medium Rare retains the tenderness while giving you more of the flavours and texture from the grill.

How do you like your steak ?

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