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For the first time ever I've bought a rib eye steak and now I wonder what is the best way to cook it?
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
Best way to cook a rib eye steak
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What size is it?
Dpenedant but griddle pan and oven is my go to
Dpenedant but griddle pan and oven is my go to
Soldato
Agreed, I always prefer a thicker Ribeye and sear it in the pan and then chuck it in the oven and then baste in more butter than is good for you.
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Yeah I tend to add some garlic too but I add garlic to everything
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I have to double check when I get home from work, but its 200-300grams at least. I was planning to chuck it in my griddle pan but thought I ask for some ideas
How many degrees on the oven? And for how long? And how thick ribeyes would you suggest?
Whole garlic cloves or chopped up?
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I'm far from a chef and I have a bluetooth meat probe so it sorts timings out for me but I crush the garlic with a knife and chuck it in the panI have to double check when I get home from work, but its 200-300grams at least. I was planning to chuck it in my griddle pan but thought I ask for some ideas
How many degrees on the oven? And for how long? And how thick ribeyes would you suggest?
Whole garlic cloves or chopped up?
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So you add the garlic when the steak goes in the oven? Or when you sear it in the griddle pan?
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Rub it with olive oil, season it and drop it into a hot pan.
Same as any other steak, is how I'd do it.Out the fridge for an hour before. Coated in good salt, so it draws out the moisture. Hot, thick pan to nearly (or just) smoking. Some good high smoke point oil in the pan. Add the steak, depending on thickness, cook for two minutes. Add butter, garlic (whole but slightlighly crushed), rosemary (or other Hardy herb). Flip steak and constantly baste until it's cooked to your likeness. Though remember it'll continue cooking whilst resting. Remove from pan, and allow to rest for a few minutes. Make sure to baste as removing so you get that herby, garlicy oil all over as it rests.
https://www.seriouseats.com/2012/12/the-food-lab-complete-guide-to-pan-seared-steaks.html /end thread
Seriously though, my "best" way is to salt/season it, in the sous vide for a couple of hours to rare temp (can't remember the temp), then dry it off, spread a bit of mayo on it (Google that too) and hard and fast in a pre heated pan. Done.
For non sous vide the biggest difference you can make is taking it out of the fridge and salting for at least 45mkns before cooking. It's a game changer. https://www.seriouseats.com/2011/03/the-food-lab-more-tips-for-perfect-steaks.html
Seriously though, my "best" way is to salt/season it, in the sous vide for a couple of hours to rare temp (can't remember the temp), then dry it off, spread a bit of mayo on it (Google that too) and hard and fast in a pre heated pan. Done.
For non sous vide the biggest difference you can make is taking it out of the fridge and salting for at least 45mkns before cooking. It's a game changer. https://www.seriouseats.com/2011/03/the-food-lab-more-tips-for-perfect-steaks.html
I agree with the salting but not out of the fridge. I generally dry them off, salt it and leave it uncovered im the fridge for at least 3-4 hours. The bring to room temperature thing doesn't make any real difference, making sure they are dry before frying is more important.
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Microwave for seven minutes!
This is OCUK, though, so I expect you are required to have it so rare that it does not even need cooking...I suspect that, for most of us, the point where it stops mooing is how you know it's overdone!
This is OCUK, though, so I expect you are required to have it so rare that it does not even need cooking...I suspect that, for most of us, the point where it stops mooing is how you know it's overdone!
If it's decent meat I wouldn't do anything more than salt and pepper for seasoning....let the meat do the talking!
Take out of the fridge to get to room temperature at least an hour before cooking.
1-3 minutes a side in a very hot pan or griddle, depending on thickness and rareness you want
Rest for 10 minutes with some foil over it to relax
Eat.
Take out of the fridge to get to room temperature at least an hour before cooking.
1-3 minutes a side in a very hot pan or griddle, depending on thickness and rareness you want
Rest for 10 minutes with some foil over it to relax
Eat.
Soldato
Very close to how I do mine, the only real difference is that I put the oil on the steak before putting it in the pan. I've tried thyme but not rosemary, sounds nice though.
I've started using rapeseed oil more, seems to let me get a nice colour on the steak. It is probably wrong and very bad for me....tastes alright though lol.
I use rapeseed too. Cold pressed stuff, works fine for me.
I use whatever I have, thyme or rosemary normally. I don't think the oil on the steak or the pan makes much of a difference really. The biggest differences is being salted long enough and enough salt - for flavour anyway.
This is generally how I do it. Wants to be a couple of inches thick though.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/o3MDertsyddPexoj8
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I skimread the SE bit about bringing to room temp and how it doesn't make much difference. In my mind it still helps because you're not taking a cold steak straight into a hot pan. Something like how you let a steak rest maybe, to relax the proteins? I dunno. Happy to be proven wrong but having it at room temp doesn't hurt the process anyway so it's no biggy.
As you say, leaving it to come to room temperature doesn't hurt, it just doesn't do anything to improve it either. The thing it might do, if you haven't left it uncovered in the fridge, is let the steak dry out a bit I guess, which is what you want. I do want to try salting and leaving it in the fridge overnight, I just usually don't plan my meals ahead enough to remember to do that in time!