Help me cook my steak!

branddaly said:
Get the cow, wave a lighter past its ear. Then eat. Nice bloody and raw. The only way to have steak.
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it'll be overdone. I just like my cow's to be gently introduced to the concept of cooking before carving a stak off eating it :D

seriously though, I've always found that an hour or more (overnight is best) of marianading in red wine with salt and pepper and a few crushed mustard seeds is best. the red wine breaks down the texture in the meat and tenderises it, the acidity seems to almost cook the meat meaning that a blue steak is actually cooked in a way.

anyway, after typing that I'm off to the shop to get me a steak for tomorrow :D

HT

EDIT: I forgot, cooking, I use a very hot griddle pan (a frying pad will do fine) and only turn the steak once. bung it in, cook 1 side (about a minute for me 2 for medium rare) turn the steak and cook for another min, remove from heat and let stand for a bit.

I always use the remnants of the marianade to make a sauce with pepper and cream or onions
 
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A little tip when frying your steak....

The second you have dropped the meat in the pan, grab a big wooden spoon and kind of roll it over the meat squishing it down in to the pan. This effectively cauterises the meat faster to seal in the juices. Do this again when you flip over the steak to cook the other side.
 
i tend not to take any notice of time when cooking steak. Its all about the look and feel. Pink and soft in the middle with a little blood. Salt and garlic pepper rubbed in with some olive oil.


Bloody beautiful.
 
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