How do I make a good a steak by stove or oven?

Question

I am so nevous, my future mother in law and boyfriend want me to cook a dinner next Sunday and they were hinting for a steak.

On the stove or oven how do I make a steak marinated inTeriyaki sauce? I plan on making the steak with bake potatoes and a ceaser salad.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT KIND STEAK I'M USING JUST ONE OR TWO THATS ENOUGH FOR 3 PEOPLE

Answer 1

Good for you! Cooking is an important skill for anyone to have!

First, be sure of your cut of steak. Round steak is usually best for Swiss steak as there is little fat marbling. I would suggest a sirloin cut. Purchase a Teriyaki Steak Marinade instead of plain Teriyaki sauce. That will help with tenderness. Marinade overnight for best results.

Steaks in the oven is easy, but it is best to broil them. Most cuts of steak are better cooked quickly. Place the steaks on a broiler pan (they come with most stoves) and put the rack up high. Broil on high until the blood begins to seep to the top of the steak, then turn and broil the other side. (Keep the door slightly opened...that releases the heat from the stove and keeps the broiler burner glowing. It shouldn't take very long to broil the steaks, so make sure everything else is done first.

BTW...for a great baked potato....slice them in two...put a pat of real butter and a little salt and pepper on the inside. Place the two pieces of potato back together and wrap it in tin foil. Bake for about an hour....good stuff!

Good luck...and don't fear your future mother-in-law. She was once a new bride, too!

Answer 2

buy a grill bottomed pan or one of those grilling plates you put on top of two stove burners (if an outdoor grill is not available to you. Grill on high heat just to get a nice sear going on both sides, then finish in the oven. This is how good restaurants prepare steak. Steaks offer their full flavor @medium rare done-ness, but lots of people are afraid this will make them sick. Never cook a steak "well done" - it kills 75%+ of the flavor of the meat and makes it a tough, rubbery chew.

Always let a steak "rest" for 10 minutes before serving (off the heat and wrapped in foil). This promotes the juiciest steak possible.

For temperatures and timing, just surf Food Network's web site.

PS: Porterhouse is the King of Cuts, followed close behind by T-Bone. Don't go boneless with these cuts as the bone adds flavor during cooking.

Answer 3

You'll want to broil it if you don't have a grill. For a steak thats about 1-1.5" thick, you'll want to set the broiler to about 500-600 degrees and place the steak about 8-10 inches away from the heating element (preferably on a baking sheet or something so it doesn't drip everwhere) and cook for about 4-5 minutes per side (yes, you'll turn it halfway through.). That will probably get you a medium-cooked steak, for more well-done 5-7 minutes per side.

As far as the marinade, you can but pretty good teriyaki marinades at the store cheap but make sure you marinade for at least 2-4 hours, preferably overnight, in the refigerator.

Answer 4

Cook it on the stovetop. Get a skillet and put some canola or vegetable oil in. You want just enough to be able to coat the bottom of the skillet after you shake it around a bit. Put the eye on medium-high heat and let it sit. If you have canola oil it will start to smoke, letting you know that its ready. If you use vegetable oil give it 4 or 5 minutes until you can feel the heat strongly if you put your hand over the skillet. Put your steak on a plate. Zig-zag the salt and pepper across it then flip the steak and do the other side. Add the steaks in. Cook the steak on one side, then flip to the other. You don't cook either side more than one time. For medium, it will depend largely on the thickness of your steak. A 1 inch think steak should need about 3 minutes per side. After the first flip, put about 1 1/2 tablespoons of butter in the pan and let it melt. Just before you take your steak out of the pan, grab a spoon and pull the melted butter from the bottom of the skillet and pour it over the steak. There's a YouTube video that I saw for this method from Gordon Ramsey. I'm at work and can't post the video, but if you put "Cook a Steak" and "Gordon Ramsey" into the search bar, it should give you the video version of these instructions.

Answer 5

I agree with above, don't cook any steak on the stove, they get dry (trust me, I tried). Broil it in the oven or for the very best, juicest steak (I just learned this), cook it on the grill. Make sure the steak is at room temperature and put on the grill on high heat for about five minutes on each side. This will sear the meat and keep the juices in. Then cook over medium heat for about 10-15 minutes on each side (a little longer for well done). It will be juicy and taste great.

Good luck!

Answer 6

Good simple choices, should be safe.
Buy the Teriyaki sauce, don't improvise.
Marinate in the frig at least 4 hours.
Use the broiler, put steaks on a wire rack, over broiling pan.
Watch carefully, so as not to burn, turn them once.
Test with thermometer (fork) if not sure of doneness.
Do the baked potatoes in the microwave if you can.
Otherwise, you'll need two different oven settings.

Answer 7

This question can't be answered properly until you tell us what kind of steak you are planning to cook. Rib-eye? Filets? T-Bone? Chuck?
For Teriyaki sauce steak, I'd suggest a T-Bone steak on the grill. Douse the steak with your sauce and grill it over white coals or on a gas grill until the outside is seared and the inside is slightly pink.
Keep in mind that you could spend some money and go to any steakhouse in the area.

Answer 8

Okay... Hear you go. Get a dip metal baking dish or if you don't have left over aluminum pie crust dish one or the other. Get salt, peper, Layers seasoning. Put all over your steak more on the fatty part. Put your oven to broil. Leave your steak in for 15min turning a least 3 times. Get a knife and cut in the middle to see how red it is. Leave in towards your liking. Its the best and easiest way to cook a steak on a conventional oven.

Answer 9

You can buy a teriyaki marinade from the store most will tell you pour it over your meat cover and refrigerate for a half hour or longer if wanted. I normally cook it in the oven at 350 degrees. As for how to long to cook it actually depends on two things how thick your steak is and how do they like it (rare, medium, well done, etc.) I always slice mine in the middle and check for pinkness or you can insert a meat thermometer to also check for doneness. Although I am not positive on the degrees for doneness.

Answer 10

If you don't have a BBQ, use the stove, fry your steak in a frying pan if it's thin, about 3 minutes per side, if it's fairly thick, 5 minutes per side, if its really thick your looking at aprox 7 minutes per side. let it marinate over night for full flavor & tenderness. Do NOT stab it with a fork, you will let all the juice escape and Do Not keep flipping it, it will get tough.
Sounds like a very good supper I'm sure you'll do fine.

Good luck.

P.S. If you really want to suprise them, try making a trifle for desert, it's really easy and tastes really good.
In a glass bowl, layer .... cake, whip cream, strawberries(or any fruit) and a mousse (real easy to make, just add milk & beat) decorate the top with fruit. Always a hit.