How To Cook Steak Perfectly Everytime
I would guess that most meat eaters salivate at the very thought of a nice juicy well cooked steak, with their favourite trimmings and garnishes. For me personally its a big fat juicy steak cooked easily and simply with sauteed potatoes and green beans. However you prefer yours it is important to know how to cook steak perfectly.
How To Cook Steak- Choosing The Right One
1. When choosing the right steak for you there are a few things to consider. Sirloin is a popular choice because of its moreish flavour and melt in the mouth texture. A good sirloin steak has a small and well balanced fat content and nice even marbling. Rump steak is usually a bit cheaper than sirloin however it’s still a great steak for frying, grilling and barbecuing, rump steak generally has more flavour than sirloin. Its a personal choice between the two although as a rule rump steak, especially non-mature is slightly chewier
2. Ageing of steak usually for between 21-35 days enhances both the flavour and the tenderness. its a good idea to ask your butcher how long his stakes have been aged or look for longer maturing times on packaging in supermarkets.
3.When buying A sirloin steak A good layer of milky white fat around the top of the steak is a must
How To Cook Steak – The Method
1. Heat your griddle or frying pan over a high heat, until smoking hot never try to cook a steak on anything less than very hot.
2. Brush lightly with oil on both sides and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
3. If Possible Cook one Steak at a time, but never more than two steaks in the same pan at the same time.
4. Don’t be tempted to move or turn the steaks until they have time to get nice brown griddle marks and have started to form a small tasty crust. stick to the following timings and you will have perfect steaks every time.
5. It is very important that you let the steak rest for about 3-4 minutes before serving, to allow the juices that have been drawn to the surface to relax and sink back into the steak.
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