Steak Recipes

[GreenTeaFrapp]

I'm a big fan of Flank Steak, although it's skyrocketed in price over the past few years. Marinate it overnight in ginger, garlic, soy, honey/brown sugar and red wine then grill it the next day over high heat for 5-7 minutes on each side. Let it rest then slice it thinly on the bias.

[Morozee]

The two ways I prepare my steaks have basically already been mentioned. Quite often I'll do a light teriyaki marinade, but never with the store bought stuff. By light I mean marinade for about 2 hours, 3 hours max. I find you still primarily get the natural beef flavour, with a subtle teriyaki flavour. I don't usually measure when I make my marinade, I do it to taste (of course I know basically the right ingredient ratio to start with, then add extra as needed).
For a couple decent sized T-bones I'll so something like:
2 cups soya sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon ginger powder
2 tablespoons olive oil

The other way I like my steak, is just salt and fresh cracked pepper. It's quick, easy and, provided you have a good cut, tastes the best. From what I've read so far, there seems to be quite a split regarding how people like their steak cooked. Myself, I prefer a rare to medium rare steak.

[GrrlGoalie33]

I like to rub garlic and either Montreal Steak Spice or Spicy Pepper Meddley on my steaks. I cook mine medium well and (if you can call it cooking) blue-rare for my girlfriend.

I used to like bbq sauce on my steaks, but the gf never used it - only spices, and now that's the only way I'll eat my steak.

[wooohooo]

blue rare... what the heck is that?!?? is that when the cow is still mooing???

[Mccree]

Originally Posted by wooohooo

blue rare... what the heck is that?!?? is that when the cow is still mooing???

Seared on the ouside, 95% raw on the inside

[GrrlGoalie33]

Originally Posted by wooohooo

blue rare... what the heck is that?!?? is that when the cow is still mooing???

She browns it on the outside out of courtesy to those around her. She'd eat it completely raw if it wouldn't disgust everyone else eating (including me)!

[Maritime Q-Scout]

Originally Posted by Frankster

She browns it on the outside out of courtesy to those around her. She'd eat it completely raw if it wouldn't disgust everyone else eating (including me)!

I have trouble with rare, let alone blue rare.

If I take a bit and my steak says "OWWW!!! For the love of God stop biting me, that hurts!" it's not cooked enough.

[ken0042]

The thing with a well done steak- for those of you who compare it to shoe leather it means whoever preparing it isn't doing it right. It takes a bit of skill to do it correctly; which is why when I'm out I will only order well done in a good restaurant.

[GreenTeaFrapp]

Originally Posted by ken0042

The thing with a well done steak- for those of you who compare it to shoe leather it means whoever preparing it isn't doing it right. It takes a bit of skill to do it correctly; which is why when I'm out I will only order well done in a good restaurant.

"People who order their meat well-done perform a valuable service for those of us in the business who are cost-conscious: they pay for the privilege of eating our garbage."
-Anthony Bourdain

[ken0042]

^^^ And that's the worst- people who don't like their food prepared the same way as you trying to do a poor job of preparation in a misguided effort to try and change your tastes. Like the microwave example mentioned above, all that serves to do is make me not want to give you my return business; nor pay for the current meal.

Me, I cannot stand a rare steak. But when there's a BBQ my friends who do always ask me to cook their steak for them; because I do my best despite how I feel about the blood oozing from their food.

[MaDMaN_26]

Personally I only really like one cut of beef - ofcourse I'll eat anything - but if I'm buying its Rib Eye steaks only, its like the good part of a T-bone except the whole thing is good not just half, and for those not familiar, Rib Eye and Prime Rib or Rib steaks are NOT the same thing. I won't eat a prime rib "steak", its a terrible cut... and not a steak its just really thick roast beef. Rib steaks are usually the outside of the rib not the inner - so it must say "Rib Eye"

Assuming I have a rib eye, fresh ground pepper or maybe Ms. Dash (salt free) is all I use. If its a bad cut or basically not a rib eye I will use whatever barbeque sauce I can find... I only BBQ.. ( I went to a friends and his wife cooked steaks on the forman grill... are you kidding me??) and I have alway used and enjoy the one flip method. If you plan on cooking it more than rare, why not just get a hamburger?

[GreenTeaFrapp]

Originally Posted by ken0042

^^^ And that's the worst- people who don't like their food prepared the same way as you trying to do a poor job of preparation in a misguided effort to try and change your tastes.

That quote wasn't about poorly preparing the food (although AB has stated that one restaurant he worked at the chefs would throw the steaks in the fryer if they were ordered well-done), but rather that they get to use the substandard steaks because when it's cooked that way you can't tell the difference between a good steak and a bad steak.

[Maritime Q-Scout]

I only ever once sent a steak back. I ordered medium rare, they gave me blue. I debated with the people at my table on what I should do, as I had never sent anything back before, let alone a steak one of God's perfect foods.

I felt horrible until the waitress said "that's how they cook medium-rare here" I nearly picked the steak up and threw it at her.

I like my steak medium-rare, as I like the well cooked outter parts mixed with the juicy red centre. That doesn't mean I don't know the difference between a good steak and a bad steak.

People definately have different preferences. I'd love to be able to find a combination with chared edges on my steak with a rare centre. There isn't much better than a burnt piece of BBQ meat.

[troutman]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak

http://www.hormel.com/templates/know...emid=20&id=390

Because of the increased concern with harmful bacteria that may be present in beef, medium-rare (145ºF on a meat thermometer, using updated guidelines) is the minimum degree of doneness that is recommended. [BOO]

http://txbeef.org/cooking_methods.php3

Others report rare steak is safe to eat:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3743657.stm

Eating rare steak will not cause food poisoning if kitchen utensils used to cook it are kept clean, it is claimed.

http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig6/masterjohn2.html

Red meat has been maligned for decades as an artery-clogging source of cholesterol and saturated fat. Yet a rare-cooked slab of quality red meat may just be your best defense against heart disease.

[Madman]

I eat rare beef sushi all the time - YUM!

[redforever]

Originally Posted by troutman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak

http://www.hormel.com/templates/know...emid=20&id=390

Because of the increased concern with harmful bacteria that may be present in beef, medium-rare (145ºF on a meat thermometer, using updated guidelines) is the minimum degree of doneness that is recommended. [BOO]

http://txbeef.org/cooking_methods.php3

Others report rare steak is safe to eat:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3743657.stm

Eating rare steak will not cause food poisoning if kitchen utensils used to cook it are kept clean, it is claimed.

http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig6/masterjohn2.html

Red meat has been maligned for decades as an artery-clogging source of cholesterol and saturated fat. Yet a rare-cooked slab of quality red meat may just be your best defense against heart disease.

You can eat rare steak, but should not eat rare hamburger. Here is why. Usually the bacteria that is harmful to humans exists on the outside of the cut of beef. So when you buy a steak, it will be on the outside and that part, unless you eat your meat blue rare, should be well enough cooked to kill the bacteria.

However, with hamburger, all the meat is ground together, the outside and the inside all gets mushed together. So now the bacteria that was previously on the outside is now all throughout the meat. And if you cook the hamburger rare, the inside bacteria will not be killed.

[MaDMaN_26]

That said - how do you like your Pork?

I have been eating my Pork Chops Med-Rare lately and I have to say it is very tasty... and a lot more juicy.

http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.c...a-pinker-pork/

[troutman]

The latest City Palate (avail free around town) had a good article on cooking steaks, with recipes.

http://www.citypalate.ca/current/cur....html#steakout

[HelloHockeyFans]

Rare with lots of horse radish on the side. I agree with those who like as little marinade and seasoning as possible.

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by redforever

You can eat rare steak, but should not eat rare hamburger. Here is why. Usually the bacteria that is harmful to humans exists on the outside of the cut of beef. So when you buy a steak, it will be on the outside and that part, unless you eat your meat blue rare, should be well enough cooked to kill the bacteria.

However, with hamburger, all the meat is ground together, the outside and the inside all gets mushed together. So now the bacteria that was previously on the outside is now all throughout the meat. And if you cook the hamburger rare, the inside bacteria will not be killed.

You can have hamburger rare as in Steak Tartare but only do this in the fancier expensive restaurants (don't know why you would anyway). They will get a fresh cut and then ground it up before you and put it on your plate with a raw egg and scallions.