How do you like your steak cooked?

MadsL

Wibbs wrote: »

Overrated in my humble Madser.

Overpriced certainly. However, American steak houses do cook the best steak, whilst Irish beef is, bar none, the best in the world with the possible exception of some Japanese fellas massaging cows daily.

That said, I occasionally sin and throw a rib-eye on the grill and smother it in BBQ sauce and char the living hell out it, smother in chopped roasted green chiles and go to heaven. Rib-eye just begs to be charred to f*ck.

MadsL

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Trust me, I've said it to her. She's set in her ways.

Try the old steak salad trick.

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/10/big-steak-salad/

Basically cook a perfect medium steak and then slice it up over a big green salad. Delicious.

She'll eat it even medium I guarantee.

Next time she orders well done, mention how juicy and delicious the salad was.

GLaDOS

MadsL wrote: »

Try the old steak salad trick.

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/10/big-steak-salad/

Basically cook a perfect medium steak and then slice it up over a big green salad. Delicious.

She'll eat it even medium I guarantee.

Next time she orders well done, mention how juicy and delicious the salad was.

That looks fantastic, stomach's rumbling just reading it

Skull Murphy

I like my steak wideband & canonical.

lmaopml

freshpopcorn wrote: »

How do you like your steak cooked?

Medium please, with a nice red - preferably Spanish, a nice bottle of Faustino always works with a steak.

Don't overcook the veg - a little bit of a crunch please and a mix and variety and I'm happy. A few green beans and asparagus with a mix of peppers and mushrooms and you have the ideal meal deal.


Right, I'm going to make myself a cheese sandwich. Oh cheese, how convenient and tasty you are.

Celly Smunt

Burnt to a cinder.

unkel

Blue. I'm far from a perfectionist in 99% of my life, but I'm precise with some things (Steak, shoes, jackets, women, that's about it). When I order a steak, I make sure the staff know that if my steak is not cooked right, it WILL be sent back. Works most of the time. I must have the evil eye

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Blue? Are you serious? A good vet could probably revive it.


I don't eat beef so I don't know how I like mine. Probably not raw, anyway.

Medium rare with hand cut thick chips, some mushrooms (not picky about the type) and peppercorn sauce.

yohan the great

In my house growing up there was two ways of having steak. Well done or burnt. Unfortunately it was usually burned

unkel

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Blue? Are you serious? A good vet could probably revive it.

LOL

If it still says "mooh" or moves that's a bonus

Yeah, very serious. Well done / scorched on the outside (10%), but completely rare / raw / probably still cold from the fridge inside (90%):)

MadsL

Celly Smunt wrote: »

Burnt to a cinder.

GTFO! Respect the beef.

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Blue? Are you serious? A good vet could probably revive it.

I don't eat beef so I don't know how I like mine. Probably not raw, anyway.

No, raw is carpaccio - just as delicious.

unkel

MadsL wrote: »

No, raw is carpaccio - just as delicious.

Carpaccio is delicious indeed, but not nearly as raw as I like my steak

nocoverart

Odats wrote: »

Medium well with thick cut chips, mushrooms, onion rings and pepper sauce

:pac:

sdanseo

1. Turn pan to FULL heat.

2. Oil steak with Extra Virgin Olive oil on a plate, smother it with salt and pepper. Massage seasoning in with the back of the tongs.

3. Place steak in searing pan, turn after 60 seconds. DON'T TOUCH IT OR POKE IT OR MOVE IT.

4. Hold steak fat side down for a moment to render.

5. Repeat step 3.

6. Rest for a moment. Juices pool into an orgasm of flavour.

7. Consume.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46eRIxVxkG8

April O Neill

homemadecider wrote: »

Medium rare, because I wasn't born in a bog.

Post number 15 brings the thread's first steak bore. Congrats, how do you feel? :pac:

Me? Medium-rare but I like medium too. Hate the tepidity of rare steak. Bleurgh. Either hot, warm, cool or cold, for any foodstuffs, no lukewarm shíte.

MadsL

April O Neill wrote: »

Post number 15 brings the thread's first steak bore. Congrats, how do you feel? :pac:

Me? Medium-rare but I like medium too. Hate the tepidity of rare steak. Bleurgh.

Let your steak come to room temp before cooking it.

sligojoek

Cast iron skillet or good frying pan.

Fry onions and garlic and mushroons gently for 8 - 10 mins. Add Pepper and a splash of soy sauce. Stir for a minute. Deglaze with a drop of water and transfer all to a bowl

Redden the pan. Cook steak to your liking, which shouldn't take very long.

Put the steak on a warm plate and cover and seal with tin foil.

Turn the heat off the pan and return the onions, mushrooms and garlic. deglaze with about 100mls of water.

Find something else to do for 5 mins

Take the foil off the steak and pour the juices back into the pan, Warm gently and serve over the steak.

Enjoy.

April O Neill

unkel wrote: »

When I order a steak, I make sure the staff know that if my steak is not cooked right, it WILL be sent back.

The minimum wage wait staff must love you!

I really hope you don't give them shít if it's not right. It's the chef's fault, not theirs.

April O Neill

MadsL wrote: »

Let your steak come to room temp before cooking it.

Yep, even doing that, rare steak is tepid in the middle. Not for me thanks. If you like it, good for you.

People tend to be a bit obdurate about how people like their steak. Just leave it.

policarp

George Foreman.
He'd show you how to cook grub.
Me. 4 mins. Bloody Luvely.. .

LoonyLovegood

Medium well. Used to have it well, but a burnt steak ruined it. Some fried onions, thick chips and pepper sauce is perfect.

debabyjesus

Why does the various methods of cooking beef always attract a particular type of gob****e talking through their hole?

I like steak well done. Other people like it done differently. Neither of us are 'wasting meat' or committing any sins.

Steak nazis are worse than grammer nazis.

Ruudi_Mentari

I want that rump to just slide off my bone

TeddyTedson

I like it nice and bloody most of the time.
Bleu for Teddy.

clairefontaine

Medium rare with a Pinot noir. A baked potato with sour cream and chives.

Merkin

Waved about in a warm room for a moment is enough for me

clairefontaine

MadsL wrote: »

Try the old steak salad trick.

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/10/big-steak-salad/

Basically cook a perfect medium steak and then slice it up over a big green salad. Delicious.

She'll eat it even medium I guarantee.

Next time she orders well done, mention how juicy and delicious the salad was.

That's very similar to the steak salad in The Outback.

Xavi6

debabyjesus wrote: »

Steak nazis are worse than grammer nazis.

Must...resist...urge...

Medium for me, which generally means ordering medium rare. Wouldn't touch a well done or burnt steak.

There's a South African restaurant I frequent that does an unreal steak on a hanging skewer with peri peri butter dripping off the top onto a bowl of chips underneath. Just epic.

Sir Humphrey Appleby

Blue for me.
Preferably with some nice new potatoes, garlic butter, and brocolli and a good South African Pinotage or Cinsault.
Nom nom nom:)

Legwinski

Boiled over hard in milk and served with raw jelly beans

Bassfish

Xavi6 wrote: »

There's a South African restaurant I frequent that does an unreal steak on a hanging skewer with peri peri butter dripping off the top onto a bowl of chips underneath. Just epic.

Where is this magical place you speak of?

Cienciano

April O Neill wrote: »

The minimum wage wait staff must love you!

I really hope you don't give them shít if it's not right. It's the chef's fault, not theirs.

It's the waiters job to get your message back to the chef. I don't care what wages they're on, if I'm spending €25 for a piece of meat, they're going to hear about it if they do it wrong.

Wibbs

You have to consider the possibility of spit flavoured gravy though...

Xavi6

Bassfish wrote: »

Where is this magical place you speak of?

http://www.hippocreek.com.au/

And the steak in question (you get a lady like your wan as well)

Cienciano

Wibbs wrote: »

You have to consider the possibility of spit flavoured gravy though...

There is that. I like to think if you're polite about it, you'll be ok. Or if the restaurant is decent.

anncoates

Cienciano wrote: »

It's the waiters job to get your message back to the chef. I don't care what wages they're on, if I'm spending €25 for a piece of meat, they're going to hear about it if they do it wrong.

That's just a bullshit excuse for bullying the party that is usually least to blame for a poor meal.

Apocalypto Panther

anncoates wrote: »

That's just a bullshit excuse for bullying the party that is usually least to blame for a poor meal.

Telling the waiter you're not happy with your steak is not bullying. It's the waiter's job to ensure you are satisfied with your meal. Why do you think they ask if everything is alright?

If I ask for my steak medium rare and it comes back well done I send it back.

Caliden

anncoates wrote: »

That's just a bullshit excuse for bullying the party that is usually least to blame for a poor meal.

You do realise that it's entirely within the realm of possibility to let someone know that you're not happy with your meal without resorting to bullying?

anncoates

Apocalypto Panther wrote: »

Telling the waiter you're not happy with your steak is not bullying. It's the waiter's job to ensure you are satisfied with your meal. Why do you think they ask if everything is alright?

If I ask for my steak medium rate and it comes back well done I send it back.

Er, of course it's OK to send your food back and inform the waiter you're unhappy.

The post I responded to was implying that the waiter was as culpable as the kitchen staff for poor food?

Unless the waiting staff being rude or incomptent in their own right, the issue is with the kitchen or the management.

Ilyana 2.0

You can make a complaint about a poorly-cooked steak without being an a**. I've complained about a bad steak, and I'm a waitress myself. You're spending enough money on it, you can expect it to be cooked to your liking. Just be nice about it

Medium rare steak is perfect for me. I used to be a garlic butter fanatic until I tasted the most delicious pepper sauce in a Spanish restaurant recently. Completely converted now

anncoates

As for steak, medium verging on rare with onions.

GavRedKing

Always go medium-rare with garlic butter.

I've never been a big fan of pepper sauce, although if the steak is good enough I'll just eat it in its own juices TBH.

Shenshen

I don't... unless we're talking Quorn steaks. And even that I don't like particularly.

How do you like your steak cooked

http://confessions-of-a-waitress.blogspot.ie/2009/08/cold-by-definition.html

bazza1

Medium-well for Bazza1

Grilled tomatoes, onions, mushrooms and loads of chips!

And beer....
cold beer.....
followed by a beer.

Starving now!

Grayson

I've skipped to the end here, so if anyone's pointed it out sorry for the spam.

there are many different cuts of steak and each should be cooked differently.

For example, Rib eye should be cooked more thoroughly than sirloin.
To cook rib eye, it's best to heat it in an oven for a few minutes and then fry. It's tastiest at medium-well done.
Sirloin is a bit tougher (as in the toughness of the meat, not the difficulty to cook), but a big part of that is because rather than presenting good cuts, the meat is cured for up to 55 days. This gives it a better flavor. To cook it, preheat a pan, put in some onions and garlic and when they're sizzling feck in the steak,. Cook for 1-2 minutes on each side per cm of thickness. It'll end up medium rare and it's lovely. You will need a good steak knife though

Grayson

Shenshen wrote: »

I don't... unless we're talking Quorn steaks. And even that I don't like particularly.

The peppered steak was ok-ish. And their sides, like the roast they had, were horrible. They'd always shrivel up.

Cienciano

anncoates wrote: »

Er, of course it's OK to send your food back and inform the waiter you're unhappy.

The post I responded to was implying that the waiter was as culpable as the kitchen staff for poor food?

Unless the waiting staff being rude or incomptent in their own right, the issue is with the kitchen or the management.

You didn't read my next post then. Be polite about it.

April O Neill

Cienciano wrote: »

It's the waiters job to get your message back to the chef. I don't care what wages they're on, if I'm spending €25 for a piece of meat, they're going to hear about it if they do it wrong.

And I'm sure they'll be fascinated.

Of course they'll relay the message to the chef. They'll also likely think of you as a tedious knob. As likely will manys a person you'll be sitting at the table with. Urgh, steak bores. Is there anything worse?