Mangobreeders How to cook a steak Thread

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After looking at the "How to ruin a steak" thread last week, i figured that i might just make a thread on how to cook a steak.

Now there are loads of ways of doing steak, so say dont oil the pan, oil the steak, some say enver add salt. some say never peirce the steak. I'm not saying they are right or wrong, just his is my way.

First think you need is Steak.

I am using Aberdeen Angus, 28 Day Matured, Dry Aged, Hand cut Fillet Steak

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See the slight marbling of fat. Fat = Flavour.

Next you will need:
Butter
Black Whole Peppercorns
Salt Crystals
Sunflower Oil

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Firstly, Leave the steak out until it is room temperature.

Then Pat dry with a Tea Towel

Next, add the Salt and Peppercorns to a Pestle and Motar
and crunch

From This

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To this

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Then rub into both sides of your freshly patted dry steak.

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Next, add to a thick pan, butter and oil
The oil stops the butter from burning, and the butter adds more flavour.

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Heat until, its hot, i test my spitting a little if, it spits back its hot enough.


THEN ADD THE STEAK - WOOOHOOOO

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Cook on high for 3 minutes exactly

TURN

Then cook for 2mins 45 seconds

when turned th steak will look like this

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Once the times is up,

rest & serve with mustard, Freshly buttered bread

and

1 Glass Chateau Montrose 2002 (£34.99 Tesco.)
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Close up of steak

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Indeed, for that price i'd be suprised to get that much fillet. That certainly looks a lot like rump. Fillet in the supermarket is usually £6-7 for 200g or so.
 
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meh. Not keen on supermarket meat. Even waitrose stuff is pretty dire and you deffo want the barrel cut fillet.

Hop over to a butchers for a proper bit of fillet. That looked more like a rump or rib-eye.

i normally get my beef from millers of speyside, but on a saturday night, need must.

To be honest, there is hardly and difference between barrel cut and straight cut fillet. Its all personal preference.
 
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