How to cook a steak?

Question

I want to cook a steak now and again to go with something like green vegetables and mash. All I can afford are the big, thin frying steaks that are around £2/3 pounds at the butchers.

I cooked one once before and fried it. But now I am more health conscious; is there another way you can cook this type of steak?

Thank you very much for your help.

Answer 1

Frying in itself is NOT unhealthy. It's the oils and fats that people add that make it unhealthy.

You can broil or grill meats, but a fast-fry steak like the one you've described will cook very quickly and potentially burn using these methods.

I would suggest you fast-fry it without any added oils or butter in a non-stick pan with garlic, onions and mushrooms.

Answer 2

The very best way: Choose a loin steak, cut 3/4 to 1 inch thick. Set a hardwood charcoal fire going in an outdoor grill. Pre-arrange the grill so that the meat will be 1-1/2 to 2 inches above the coals. Soon as you light the charcoal, come inside and pat your steak dry. Sprinkle it with a papain-based tenderizer, garlic powder and Worchestershire sauce. Pierce all over the face of the steak with a table fork, just jabbing it, so that everything will penetrate. Flip the steak over and do the same to the other side. Let it sit in a plate until your flames burn down and your coals are coated with white ash. Distribute them evenly under where the meat will be, set the cooking rack above them, plop your steak on and close the lid (with all ventilation holes wide open.) Check after about 5 minutes, and then every minute or to after, until you're satisfied with the shade of doneness on the coals side of the meat. Flip it and cook the other side the same way. Meat is done when you can stick it with a fork or a knife tip and the juices don't run pink. TAKE CARE NOT TO OVERCOOK !! If you've started with a good grade of meat, you will scarcely need a knife to cut your steak.

Answer 3

With this cut you should -

a. tenderise well using a mallet (or a rolling pin will do but be careful not to 'mash' it)

b. flash fry in a very hot pan (only a little, healthy, olive oil needed) for one minute on each side - or stir fry in a very hot wok.

This is the best way to avoid chewing leather.

Why not get a braising steak (similar price and more tasty in my opinion)? Seal both sides in a hot pan, then turn the heat down add a little water and onions and slow cook for about 30 minutes with the lid on the pan. Really tender and just as good value for money.

Enjoy

Answer 4

Well since the steak is so thin and not a very good cut it will be difficult to cook it and have it taste good with out frying it.
Your best bet is to grill or broil and make sure to tenderize it really well before hand. Try looking for a sirloin cut ...its cheap but they come thick so you will have more options. The fat content is what makes frying not so healthy. get a frying pan extremely hot( non stick is best) coat the pan in salt.(1/2 teaspoon) and then add the steak. flip it and it should be pretty good. That will eliminate having to use oil at all.

Answer 5

There's some really great answers on here. Thanks everyone...I might have to try a few of these.

I personally have been using the Foreman Grill for almost 9 years now. I've gone through 3 grills already because we use it so much. If you don't keep it on the grill for too long you can get it to be nice and juicy, it's quite tastey. I've only ever done these kind of steaks on it because it's all we can afford too and I'm happy with the way they turn out. =)

You can get a small Foreman pretty much now a days and they're not that expensive anymore.

Answer 6

Put the steak on aluminum foil. Sprinkle it with salt and pepper to taste. Cover with bar b q sauce and add half stick of butter. Wrap steak up tightly and seal edges well. Place the steak on a cookie sheet and bake for about an hour at 350. This is also a good way to cook these steaks in an open fire. Yum!

If you are worried about the butter - use the "I can't believe it's not butter" spray. No fat ENJOY

Answer 7

right it is the suited way I somewhat have found to cook dinner steak at abode: Pan Seared T-Bone Steak a million a million/2 pounds bone-in T-bone steak Kosher salt and freshly floor black pepper a million tablespoon canola oil Preheat the oven to 450 ranges F. A a million/2-hour earlier cooking, eliminate steak from refrigerator. warmth a large skillet over intense warmth. Pat steak dry and season generously with salt and pepper. upload oil to warm skillet and whilst it starts to smoke upload steak. decrease warmth somewhat and cook dinner steak till browned, approximately 4 minutes on the two sides. circulate skillet to the oven. Roast till a at once-study thermometer inserted sideways into the steak registers one hundred twenty ranges F for medium-uncommon, approximately 6 to eight minutes. circulate steak to a reducing board and enable it relax for 10 minutes. decrease steak from the bone and carve meat around the grain. Copyright 2005 television nutrition community, G.P. All rights reserved. this methodology may well be utilized with different cuts of steak. Ask your butcher for suggestion. in case you do not have a meat thermometer, then right this is yet in a various thank you to gauge doneness: a million. carry your hand out flat & poke the flesh between your thumb and index finger. it's going to be mushy yet springy - this is the way a uncommon steak feels. 2. Make a loose, comfortable fist. Poke the comparable section. It nevertheless has slightly provide. this is how a MEDIUM steak feels. 3. Make a good, no longer easy fist. Poke the comparable section. It does not provide and feels very business enterprise. this is how a nicely finished steak feels. the beef will proceed to cook dinner from the residual warmth so take it off the warmth slightly earlier you attain the needed point of doneness. pronounced sides: baked potato (easy & you will need oven noticeably much pre-heated for steak), sauteed mushrooms or steamed green beans or salad. Dessert: sorbet or strawberries (something on the mild area by using fact that steak is so rich)

Answer 8

You can put the meat in a VERY hot ungreased pan, when one side is browned (happens very fast), turn and quickly brown the other side. You can throw in some chopped onions or mushrooms now. Cover the pan tightly and turn off the heat.

Depending on how done you like you meat, it will become good in a short while.

Because you are not adding any oils, but the meat is cooking in it's own juices, it will be flavorful and not as unhealthy as "frying" it in any kind of oil.

Answer 9

I don't know if I use the same type of steak and i am not sure if it is healthy but here goes. I put butter in a skillet and melt it. Put the steak in and cook on both sides until desired temp. as you are cooking put favorite seasons on it. I like lemon pepper (usually used for chicken).

Answer 10

Use a health grill like George Foreman - gets rid of any fat but can make it quite dry. I quite like how it cooks lines onto the outside, if only for aesthetics. Works better on thicker steaks.