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How To Cook Steak For A Perfect Meal Every Time

By Frank Russelton

Cook steak to suit your family meals. If your family enjoys a delicious porterhouse steak, then you can cook the steak in a way that will make the steak most enjoyable. You should always serve a side dish of a delicious salad, or a casserole, to balance the meal.

There are a number of secrets to cooking a steak, to get the perfect juicy steak every time. Depending on your choice of steak, you may want to marinate the steak, but then you do not marinate filet mignon.

As prices of steak are always on the increase and your choice of steak gets smaller and smaller, you may not be able to afford filet mignon every week. But, you can serve filet mignon once a year and different, cheaper steaks the rest of the year.

How To Choose A Delicious Steak

These days, a steak is definitely a treat. This pricey luxury must be treated properly to produce a result that’s worth the money. You can serve a rib-eye, full of flavor and tenderness, for the same price. Let’s take a look at a few tips on how to get a tender, flavorful and juicy steak.

First, how do you choose a steak? When you cook steak that’s thinly cut, it tends to be drier and lose flavor, because it cooks so quickly. A steak which is at least an inch thick allows you to get a good browning going and still have a juicy, barely pink center. If you’re going to spring for a good steak, look for the Angus, no hormones, no antibiotics product. The difference in price is not so much, but the difference in taste is phenomenal.

A Flank Steak Is The New Black

In the 1950s, a flank steak was the poor man’s version of steak. Properly prepared, immersed in a marinade for some hours and cooked slowly, this inexpensive cut could be transformed into a gourmet meal. In today’s market, flank steak has somehow achieved culinary snobbery, with a price to match.

Nonetheless, when you cook steaks like flank and chuck steaks, marinating and braising in a slow cooker gives you a do-ahead meal and a tender, flavorful result that’s ready when you get home.

Choosing Your Steak

If you’re looking at porterhouse, T-bones or rib-eyes, you’ll notice that some have extensive marbling, a network of fat thread visible on the surface. The best flavored steak of this type has a larger network of thin veins of fat distributed all over the steak, while thicker and fewer veins of fat may even be more gristle than fat and will not have as much flavor.

When you cook steaks such as round steak and London broil, a marinade adds complexity of flavor, while also tenderizing this less expensive cut. Put your bagged steak with marinade in the frig, turning occasionally, overnight.

Cooking The Steak

When you’re ready to cook, drain and discard the marinade and sear the steak over high heat. Take a peak after 3 minutes and turn when browned nicely. Wrap the steaks in foil, douse with a little butter and garlic, if you like, and bake in the preheated 350° oven for 7-10 minutes.

Filet mignon does not require a marinade or any other help from you. Sear it over high heat, allow just three to five minutes per side, and let it rest before serving.

When you cook steak, no matter what the cut, always allow the steak to rest for several minutes before serving. Wrap it in foil, while it rests and it will stay hot. This gives the steak a chance to absorb and seal in the juices. To cook steak that leaves your diners breathless is indeed an art. Now you know the secrets.

Ordering Steak At A Steak House

When you visit a steak house and you notice they have a delicious steak on the menu, ask for the recipe, to see if you can cook the steak the same way. Many restaurants are happy to give you the recipe and some even bring the chef to the table, to give you advice on the better methods he uses.

Once you use the tips we give you and the tips you get from the chef at the steak house, you will know all there is to know about cooking the perfect steak every time. Especially when there is a family gathering, instead offering the usual chicken or turkey, why not offer something unexpected, like filet mignon.

Although filet mignon may be one of the more expensive steaks, it may be affordable to serve as a surprise, once a year. Once family members complete eating your delicious steak, they will want to know your secrets to how to cook steak.

About the Author:
Frank Russelton has written a number of articles on food and cooking including Steak House, Filet Mignon, Cooking Recipes, New Recipes, Cooking Food.
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