how do you cook steak?

Answer 1

grilled medium rare

Answer 2

Ahhh...Red meat--my favorite food group (next to chocolate).

My favorite steak cut is rib eye WITH the bone in for better flavor.

On the outdoor grill:

Preheat the grill with the lid down to get the interior hot.

I use Old Bay seasoning on it. Yeah, sounds odd, but try it once. If the steak is nicely marbled, I smear a little olive oil on it. Sometimes I get really decadent and slap some butter on both sides and season with salt and pepper.

It should make a nice sizzling sound when you put it on the grill. Since I like my steak on the rare side, I leave it on there for about 4 minutes on one side. When I turn it over, I reduce the heat and continue cooking it for about 3 minutes. I then turn the heat off and wrap the steak in foil for about 1 minute. On an instant read thermometer, the temperature reads 130-135 degrees, which is just right for us. This is for a steak that is about 1 inch thick.

Follow the same procedure if you do it indoors with your oven's broiler. One exception: heat the oven to about 500 degrees (again, to keep the interior hot) and then switch the dial over to broiler and prop the oven door open a bit to keep the heating element (electric) from overheating as you cook the steak. If you are lucky enough to have a gas range, ignore that step.

This is also the way I cook London Broil and I haven't had a tough London Broil yet.

Enjoy!

Hope this helps.

I'm going to try some of the other methods suggested by the other answers.

Answer 3

Over a hot fire, and I mean hot!! The hotter the better. Gas doesn't work cause you can't get it hot enough. Charcoal or wood is the only way.

Don't use marinade, unless the steak is tough, then you need to break down the meat with an acidic (re: vinegar) based marinade.

Don't use a sugary BBQ sauce, because this is GRILLING, not BBQ'ing.

Once the coals are hot enough that you can't hold your hand over it, then salt your meat on both sides and some spices and then slap it on. It will take only a few minutes per side for rare-medium. For a little more well done, move it to a cooler spot on the fire to cook longer

Never cut or poke your meat to see if its done as this will let the juices out and dry out the steak.

Let it sit a few minutes, then enjoy.

Answer 4

Depends on how well done you want your steak. After choosing your method of cooking ( ie grilling, skillet, or oven) you "read" the juices to determine how well done the steak is. Red juice is for rare. Pink is for medium, brown is medium well and clear is well done. If you choose a good cut of meat then you can poke holes in the meat to reduce the cooking time . For a rare or medium rare I poke the holes in the steak prior to cooking. For less expensive cuts of meat a marinade is always good. An inexpensive one is a bottled Italian dressing. Good luck and enjoy:-)

Answer 5

Have a hot Pan, season the steak with a little salt and pepper before putting it in the pan. once the pan is hot place the steak in seal it on both sides about 3 min each side then have a warm place to rest it as resting it will allow all the juices to flow back into the steak.... yummy juicey steak!

Answer 6

For the perfect steak, rub olive oil on both sides, salt & pepper to taste, preferabley ground pepper, put on grill & cook for 1 1/2 minutes on one side, rotate , do not turn over, cook for additional 1 1/2 minutes, then turn over & repeat, this leaves great grill marks on steak & depending on thickness will be Med Rare, cook additional time without turning for more done, enjoy.

Answer 7

The best way is to get a good cut of the meat preferable with some fats in it.

Season with a dash of salt and pepper and grill it over a BBQ or a hot pan.

Steak taste better without too much seasoning.

Answer 8

first marinate in something... (your option) but I prefer Adobo with a little bit of beer... leave that on it for 4 to 8 hours.. in the fridge of course... then put it on a charcoal grill (IMPORTANT FOR BETER TASTE) cook one side until the steak starts turning black then flip and wait for the same... the thicker the steak the longer you'll have to wait. when u think its ready u can give it a little slice to see how much it cooked on the inside... but remember Steak Is Best Served Slightly Rare.. the more u burn it the more it just ends up tasting like buned charcoal.

Answer 9

I cook steak by broiling it either in the oven or in a toaster oven, and I try to make it medium rare. That's my favorite way to do it.

I like to use garlic salt and freshly ground pepper to season most any steak, but I'll settle for regular table salt and pepper if I have steak at a restaurant.

Answer 10

Mix pressed garlic,kosher salt,fresh ground pepper and dried basil( if you like basil). Rub this mixture all over the steak. Grill or broil in oven about 6 minutes per side for one inch steak-this is medium rare.

Answer 11

To make it tender and juicy,you have to tenderize it by beating it with a tenderizing mallet on bith sides.Then,add meat tenderizer to both sides.Pre-heat your broiler and put the steaks on a cookie sheet in the broiler(Bottom of oven in drawer) and let the steak cook on each side (depending on doneness preference) from 5-8 minutes.Comes out nice and juicy and tender if cooked right.Good luck!