Steak Marinades Share your steak marinades :) Mine are, If im lazy and want something simple i do, ¼ cup water ¼ cup sugar ¼ cup soy sauce 1 teaspoon black pepper 4 teaspoons vegetable oil If im feeling like a baussss i do my southwestern marinade, Ingredients - 1 clove garlic 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon chili powder 1 teaspoon ground cumin ¼ cup soy sauce 1 tablespoon vegetable oil |
My opnion is that if you cook a steak right, it shouldn't need marinating. At least not for something with decent marbling. Just salt, pepper, baste with butter. I rub it down with salt and oil, then onto smoking hot, slightly oiled cast iron skillet. If i feel like it, maybe while basting I'll throw in a sprig thyme or rosemary or smashed garlic. But mostly, it's just salt, pepper, butter and a tiny tiny sprinkly of hy's steak spice. I don't really do hangar steaks so I've never played much with marinating them for tenderness. Wish I could help there. I wish I know how to tenderize it without turning it into that mooshy beef at chinese restaurants. HATE how it's just rubbery. I'll marinate short ribs, but more for like a korean style. Chinese cooking wine, minced shallots, minced garlic, sesame oil, soy sauce, bit of salt. |
Unreal Teriyaki Marinade 1/3 cup sherry 1/3 cup soy sauce 1/3 cup vegetable oil 2 tablespoons honey 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger root 3 clove garlic, minced I've been buying steaks from costco for the past few months. For $20 you can get 4-5 12-14oz top serloins. I throw this marinade into a big ziploc bag, and let the steak sit for 4-5 hours. |
My favorite cheap steaks are the American Angus was ones from t&t. They have tons of marbeling and usually come out to about $7 for a 2 pack. Otherwise I go to the Italian deli near by, cioffis. Salt&pepper then drenched in olive oil is the best way to go. I also stab it with a fork all over. Also, George foreman ftw Posted via RS Mobile |
I bought two filet Mignon's this morning....im going to do the oil, salt and pepper and see how it turns out :D |
I love my george foreman grille just because it's so easy to master. Everytime I make steaks it has the perfect amount of red inside once you learn to time it right. Posted via RS Mobile (Just discovered I made an empty post yesterday) |
So i decided to keep the Mignons for special occasion and so i got some sirloin, trimmed the fat and did the simple salt,pepper,oil but it tasted way too boring so i drizzled some warm bbq sauce and top http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._2241641_n.jpg |
You steak still looks a bit grey. How are you cooking it? |
medium heat....4 and a half minutes each side...i only flip it once each side. It was juicy and everything but a little chewy...did i do something wrong? |
I usually go as hot as possible, flip once 5-6 mins a side depending on the thickness. |
I'm no expert here, but wouldn't 5-6 minutes a side on high heat just kill all of the protein value? I was always taught to only cook on high heat when you're trying to sear. |
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It would look like this, but usually purchased without the bone. https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-H...2016.54.21.jpg Here's how it do mine.
This is about the kind of color I look for. http://kevinandamanda.com/recipes/im...ed-steak-8.jpg |
nice tips. i follow the first few steps the same as yours. for anything about an inch thick or thicker, i finish it in the oven. -room temp for at least 30 mins -salt pepper both sides -stainless steel or cast iron, left on the burner on about mark 6 -light amount of canola in the pan, should very slightly smoke. -2m both sides, use different areas of the pan -remove from heat, let steak rest (not fully cooked yet) -turn oven to 400 -let steak rest till oven preheats fully -put steak back in the pan and put in the oven for 3-5m depending on thickness -rest again the first resting makes for a perfect, almost edge to edge rare or medium rare steak. if you attempt to put it straight into the oven without resting, you'll have more of a gradient of doneness. also true if you cook the whole thing on a burner and not using the oven as well. http://www.cookingforengineers.com/p...e_gradient.jpg |
I do my steaks in an oven at 300, rest them and THEN sear them. Read this article for why: http://www.seriouseats.com/2009/12/t...prime-rib.html |
Salt + Pepper and high heat sear and then should be done. But I like my steak rare, if you don't like rare like some of my guests I place the steak in the oven for a few mins with a little cut of garlic butter. It's great. But lately all I have been eating is prime rib because I love the oven cooked prime rib with au jus. Look in the prime rib thread for the recipe! Best and easiest I have ever used. |
No color, no flavor. Medium high heat, flip once. Don't fuck around with your steaks moving them around all the time. |
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Really? Why? Flipping less usually gives me a nice crust. |
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Read this for info about flipping (it applies to steaks too): http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/...?ref=obnetwork Then read this: http://www.seriouseats.com/2011/03/t...l?ref=obinsite and this: http://www.seriouseats.com/2011/05/h...l?ref=obinsite Kenji's articles are imo some of the best when it comes to cooking because he gets so technical. |
I was just about to post Kenji's articles haha. The guy is a food wizard and can back up all his methods with trial and error. He is pretty much my hero. |
Ah cool, I assumed it was like burgers where you want to flip them once and not fuck around with them to maintain juiciness and an even crunch on the outside. |
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