How do you cook your Steak?

khaldrogo · 30-06-2019 08:56PM

Blue......it's the only way to eat steak

Henry Ford III · 30-06-2019 09:03PM

Room temp ribeye. Seasoned with pink Himalayan salt and freshly ground pepper. Red hot pan. About 40 seconds either side to seer it. Transfer to a hot grill. Time depends on thickness. Rest the cooked steak regardless.....

Mint Sauce · 30-06-2019 09:08PM

A good tenderised steak, sitting at room temp for about 20 minutes.

Then into an almost smoking griddle pan, full heat, one minute each side. Then four minutes each side at half heat, then stand off the pan.

Should come out somewhere around medium. Serve with some chips, and pepper sauce.

Feeling hungry now.

Mad_maxx · 30-06-2019 09:10PM

Medium rare

Mad_maxx · 30-06-2019 09:12PM

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Medium on a frying pan.

My mother would fry them till they were an eight of their original size and near black in colour. I think ‘burnt’ would be the best way to describe them. She never asks how anyone would like them done, everyone’s is cooked/burnt the same way.

That generation took a dim view of rare meat, my mother cooked steak to sych a degree, you could beat a man to death with it

Andrew00 · 30-06-2019 09:13PM

Well done.

Hate when it's raw

AllForIt · 30-06-2019 09:13PM

It depends on the quality of the meat. The better the quality the more rare I'll have it. I'd eat steak blue to well done, i'm not fussy about it.

Greyfox · 30-06-2019 09:16PM

sugarman wrote: »

Growing up I hated Steak because the only way I ever tasted it was extremely well done to describe it mildly. My mother just wraps them in tinfoil and lashes them into the oven for half an hour until its turned to absolute rubber.

Wouldn't eat one now unless its Medium Rare.

Yeah same here, growing up steak was always well done and eating a well done steak is the same thing as eating rubber as all the flavour is gone, a horrible waste of good meat. Now it's heat the oil first, 90 seconds or 2 minutes either side, salt pepper and maybe papirika. Also as many have said you must let it sit for 4/5 mins afterwards.

Boom_Bap · 30-06-2019 09:17PM

That's the chef's job.

Doctors room ghost · 30-06-2019 09:18PM

Peatys wrote: »

Fascinating. How do you cook your steak?

I don’t peaty.
I get the wife to cook it.she knows her place.
Many thanks for asking.

Andrew00 · 30-06-2019 09:19PM

Oil on roasting hot pan

Cook on both sides to get nice brown colour

Then turn the pan down to medium and let the steak cook for 10 minutes or so

Allinall · 30-06-2019 09:19PM

khaldrogo wrote: »

Blue......it's the only way to eat steak

Eh ...no it’s not.

Peatys · 30-06-2019 09:21PM

khaldrogo wrote: »

Blue......it's the only way to eat steak

Why not just raw? The look of it?

tuxy · 30-06-2019 09:24PM

Peatys wrote: »

Why not just raw? The look of it?

With steak the outside must be seared to make it safe to eat. The inside is too dense for bacteria to spread.

Allinall · 30-06-2019 09:24PM

Greyfox wrote: »

Yeah same here, growing up steak was always well done and eating a well done steak is the same thing as eating rubber as all the flavour is gone, a horrible waste of good meat. Now it's heat the oil first, 90 seconds or 2 minutes either side, salt pepper and maybe papirika. Also as many have said you must let it sit for 4/5 mins afterwards.

Curious as to how you know what eating rubber is like?

I wouldn’t have thought a steak officionado would be into rubber.

Peatys · 30-06-2019 09:25PM

tuxy wrote: »

With steak the outside must be seared to make it safe to eat. The inside is too dense for bacteria to spread.

Every day is a school day

Gatling · 30-06-2019 09:29PM

Haven't had a decent medium rare served lately ,
Was at a place in tallaght very highly regarded for its dishes ,
Yet I had the pleasure of returning 2 steaks ordered medium rare both returns came back well done ,
Supervisor didn't see the fuss about medium rare when both steaks were cooked well .

Hot pan a couple of minutes either side ,an onion and a cold ale and I'm happy

Doctors room ghost · 30-06-2019 09:32PM

Gatling wrote: »

Haven't had a decent medium rare served lately ,
Was at a place in tallaght very highly regarded for its dishes ,
Yet I had the pleasure of returning 2 steaks ordered medium rare both returns came back well done ,
Supervisor didn't see the fuss about medium rare when both steaks were cooked well .

Hot pan a couple of minutes either side ,an onion and a cold ale and I'm happy

I’d say you definitely got a spit and an arsewipe on the third steak Gatling.
You’re brave sending them back so often

mikeymouse · 30-06-2019 09:33PM

If you can't wait for it reach room temp, then 1 min in microwave on defrost.
If there's marbling in the steak, then no oil in a very hot pan.
Salt and black pepper rubbed into both sides.
Depending on thickness , enough time on each such that when you press on it with your finger , the "raw" feeling is getting a little firmer-this is the learned bit.
Remember it will continue to cook when resting ,4 or 5 mins ,again depending on thickness, so remove it from heat while it's slightly rarer than you would like it.
I like a good fillet ,oozing pink juice,not red.

Oasis1974 · 30-06-2019 09:35PM

My wife often saw an overcooked steak coming flying back towards her face. As I always said to her if you can't cook it properly then don't serve me the ****e....

mikeymouse · 30-06-2019 09:37PM

Gatling wrote: »

Haven't had a decent medium rare served lately ,
Was at a place in tallaght very highly regarded for its dishes ,
Yet I had the pleasure of returning 2 steaks ordered medium rare both returns came back well done ,
Supervisor didn't see the fuss about medium rare when both steaks were cooked well .

Hot pan a couple of minutes either side ,an onion and a cold ale and I'm happy

You're better ordering it rarer than you'd like it,
then if it is a bit too rare , just ask them for another min on each side.

El_Duderino 09 · 30-06-2019 09:40PM

The pan needs to be as hot as possible to caramelise the outside without overlooking the inside. So a heavy cast iron pan is best. Fry as hot as possible on both sides and turn down the heat if you want to cook it longer.

There’s a point about getting it to fry as opposed to stew. So I wipe it down with kitchen roll to make sure the outside is dry when it hits the pan. So season it at the last second before frying as the salt brings out water and causes steam when it hits the pan. Steam makes it more difficult to sear and caramelise the outside.

Apart from that, it’s important to take it out and let it get to room temperature before cooking and let it rest after cooking. But others have covered those things.

I like a pepper sauce, mushroom sauce or a blue cheese sauce.

Greyfox · 30-06-2019 09:41PM

Allinall wrote: »

Curious as to how you know what eating rubber is like?

I wouldn’t have thought a steak officionado would be into rubber.

Getting ready to go out the Mrs asked me how do I look and I said grand.. eating rubber was my punishment

ToddyDoody · 30-06-2019 09:41PM

I rarely have steak

Blazer · 30-06-2019 09:44PM

Remove for at least 45 mins to drop to room temp. Rub salt into both sides to draw the juices through it and then rub olive oil and pepper into it and then onto the pan.
pan seared first for 30 seconds on either side...then reduce pan heat to 6 and turn every 2 minutes to ensure a level well done steak all the way through.
Do it properly and you can just slice it apart.

fonecrusher1 · 30-06-2019 09:47PM

Asking for a well done steak should come with a mandatory slap.

30-06-2019 09:48PM

Oasis1974 wrote:

My wife often saw an overcooked steak coming flying back towards her face. As I always said to her if you can't cook it properly then don't serve me the ****e....

Then you woke up and ate a pot noodle in your bedsit all alone before gathering the effort to wipe off the crusty tissues off your laptop to start another days trolling.

30-06-2019 09:49PM

Somewhere medium rare to rare I liked beat but steaks vary so much it can be hard to get right. Striploin or fillet would be my preference not a fan of rib-eye.

Also if you haven’t tried it cook your steak in the air fryer, makes an unreal job if it really seared on the outside but keep the meat nice and rare from just under the outside rather than the gradual layers you get on the pan.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 30-06-2019 09:54PM

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

Asking for a well done steak should come with a mandatory slap.

It's my €€€€ so they'll cook it the way I want it.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 30-06-2019 09:56PM

Greyfox wrote: »

Yeah same here, growing up steak was always well done and eating a well done steak is the same thing as eating rubber as all the flavour is gone, a horrible waste of good meat. Now it's heat the oil first, 90 seconds or 2 minutes either side, salt pepper and maybe papirika. Also as many have said you must let it sit for 4/5 mins afterwards.

A well done streak can be perfectly tender if cooked properly; slow cooked. Any decent chef can turn out a tender well done, moist and flavoursome steak.

How do you cook your Steak?

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