The subtleties of cooking beef steak

One of the most delicious dishes is beef steak. Not every newcomer can make such a dish, not knowing all the subtleties. After all - this is not just a chop, roasted in a pan. Cooking steak involves following a number of complex processes and rules that are important to follow in order to make a tasty treat. In this article we will look at all the subtleties and recipes for cooking beef steak.

A steak is a meat tenderloin, which is cut across the fibers, about three centimeters thick. In the world of cooking there are a huge number of steak recipes from various types of fish, as well as from all types of carcass. The most common type of still beef. It is a dish of restaurant origin, but it can be repeated at home. You can choose a recipe to your liking and, strictly following all the rules of cooking, try to repeat the restaurant dish at home. To get your treat, you need to find the right and high-quality main ingredient. The rules for the selection and preparation of the meat tenderloin are as follows:

• choose fresh tenderloin, without streaks and without bones, to make the dish as soft and juicy as possible;
• the color of the fresh tenderloin must be dark red;
• it is better to choose fresh, unfrozen tenderloin, but if, nevertheless, the product was frozen, then leave it to thaw in the refrigerator and make sure that the middle is well thawed, otherwise it will not fry;
• carefully examine the selected piece of beef and remove any excess, films, veins, etc .;
• cut a piece at least three centimeters wide and about ten centimeters long, do not cut too small a piece, because when frying it will be reduced by half and even tripled;
• cut the prepared piece along the fibers, this is an indispensable condition for the preparation of steak, otherwise it will be a regular piece of beef pulp, fried in a pan;
• the future steak should be marinated, it is better to do it at night, the meat should be marinated for at least ten hours;
• fry the piece should be in a well-heated pan, otherwise it will stick to the pan and will not be fried, and quenched.

As you already understood, 50 percent of the success of cooking a delicious beef steak is properly selected and prepared meat. Bought beef should not be washed, just enough to blot with a paper towel. Often, newcomers to cooking make a huge mistake and begin to beat off the meat carcass, this should not be done, otherwise the product will lose all the juices and will be dry.

Another very important point is marinating. From this process depends on the basic taste of the finished dish. You can add notes of your favorite seasoning to your masterpiece. One of the simplest and classic recipes for pickles is a marinade made from lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper.

Your main ingredient is prepared and marinated, it's time to decide where to fry it. Steak can be made in a pan, grilled and in the oven. The easiest way to fry it in the pan. If you decide to do this, then it is better to choose a cast iron skillet by the size of the steak. You should not fry more than two steaks, otherwise the pan will cool, in a cold pan they will be stewed, and it is very important for us to get a crisp.

It is also important what you will turn over, in no case do it with a fork, otherwise you will break the integrity of the piece, and its juice will flow out. If you do it with a fork, you can burn your skin, because at such high temperatures, the oil in a hot frying pan can splash in different directions.

Let's go directly to the frying. Pour the oil into the preheated pan. The oil is heated, you can put prepared cutting with tongs. Now is a very important point, do not miss the time. Fry a minute on one side, turn it over and fry as much on the other side.After the piece is fried from both sides, it is very important to fry its edges, do it on each side, until a uniform color is obtained. Delicious steaks are obtained from the neck, diaphragm, entrecote, parts of the minion. If you want to get the original steak, then cook it on charcoal or in a slow cooker.

The steak is fried on all sides, they are juicy inside, it's time to decide to what degree to fry. There is already a matter of taste. This dish came to us from America. Americans invented five levels of roasting, which we will discuss later.

• The first level has a name Very rare. This level of roasting is similar to a raw dish. This type of roasting saves the meat from the inside almost raw, in order to get this effect, you should carry out the frying process for no more than 15 seconds. Not every gourmet will like this kind of cooking.

• Next comes the level of roasting with the name Rare. This is a steak with blood. To achieve this level, the cooking time is about a minute.

• Medium rare - meat dish with a weak roast. Roast for two minutes.

• Medium roasted meat has a name Medium. To get the level of readiness "medium", fry the meat for three minutes.

• And the last level of roasting has a name. Well done. This is a well-done slice, which is cooked for five minutes.

These levels of roasting are calculated on the thickness of the steak in the region of three centimeters, but if you made it thicker or thinner, then you should either increase or reduce the roasting time to get the desired degree. Steak is fried, you can not wait to eat it.

Grilled steak is an excellent dish that can be one of the main delicacies of any picnic. Marinate meat at night and take it with you to nature. There is an opinion that it is very difficult to cook the tenderloin on the grill, but with this recipe you will see that making a tasty steak is a snap. You will need beef, garlic, salt, pepper and other spices to taste, as well as the juice of one fresh lemon.

To cook grilled beef steak, you need to start it and cut it into pieces, as we said earlier. Mix all the ingredients for the marinade and spread the pulp. Place the prepared pulp in a bowl with a lid and leave to marinate overnight. Let's go to frying. Place the tenderloin on the preheated grills of the grill and begin to grill.

If you want to please your family with a delicious and satisfying dinner, then this recipe will not leave you indifferent. To prepare such a delicacy you need a minimum of time and money. It is likely that all products are available in your refrigerator. You need beef pulp, salt, pepper, garlic seasoning and butter. First, cut the pulp into steaks, sprinkle with salt, pepper and garlic seasoning.

Next, heat your pan and put a piece of butter there. Put steaks on hot oil and fry them on both sides for no more than three minutes. Place the fried pieces on a baking dish and send to bake in a preheated oven for ten minutes. After this time, remove the meat and let it rest for about five minutes. Cut the steak into pieces and serve.

Every experienced chef knows how important marinade is in the preparation of steak. After all, it gives the meat a particularly rich taste. There is a sea of ​​marinade varieties. Some of them give sourness, others peppercorn, and still others have sweet notes.All marinade recipes dictate their time for pickling, it can vary from half an hour to a day. In such an abundance of marinades it is very difficult to make a choice.

Today we want to offer you a simple marinade that combines sourness and hints of bitterness. Rubbed carcass rubbed with a towel. Next, mix olive oil, salt, ground black pepper, chili pepper and lemon juice. Mix everything well and pour it over the meat. We give the pulp to feed on the marinade for 30 minutes. Beef is ready for frying. Beef, marinated according to this recipe, you can fry in a pan or on the grill.

When the summer is over, and the season of kebabs and barbecues has long been closed, sometimes you want to remember these pleasant moments of gathering with friends. Make a steak, call your friends and think about summer in a warm home environment. Another way to cook steaks is to cook this dish in the oven, which will not leave indifferent any male food lover. Run the beef and see the recipe.

To make a steak in the oven, you will need a rather primitive list of products. Take beef, spices and vegetable oil. To begin, prepare the slices, cut them into steaks and pickle in spices for an hour. Preheat your oven to 220 degrees. Take a baking sheet and grease it with butter, put the meat on the baking sheet. Put it in a preheated oven and fry the meat on both sides for four minutes. Upon completion, give the steak to infuse. The dish is ready to serve.

For special lovers of meat products, we want to offer this incredibly simple beef steak recipe. Meat for this recipe turns out very tasty, fragrant and juicy. And to cook it is so simple that even a novice in the world of cooking can easily cope with this. This recipe is based on a combination of different seasonings that will give your dinner or dinner a special taste. The one who tried to cook such a steak once, will certainly want to repeat it again.

So, we need:

• beef meat;
• garlic seasoning;
• ground black pepper;
• salt;
• paprika;
• coriander;
• cream and olive oil.

To begin with, it follows a standard procedure with the preparation of beef meat, rubbing it with a towel and cutting into steaks. Next, mix all the seasonings, we have already said that the composition of seasonings can be slightly changed. Take olive oil, grease the meat with it and immerse it in a mixture of seasonings.

Dip it well from all sides and leave for half an hour to be fed with spices. Put the butter on the heated pan, after it is heated, you can proceed directly to the frying. Fry the meat to the desired degree of roasting, put butter on each piece of meat and send it to the preheated oven. Roast the meat in the oven for a few minutes. Culinary masterpiece is ready.

Beef is considered to be meat of cattle, cow or bull. This is red meat, it is very good for health. Fresh beef carcass should not be dark red, otherwise the meat is old and the taste will be tough and inconspicuous. The calorie content of this type of meat is about 187 kcal or more per hundred grams. The fatter a piece, the more calorie. This refers to the caloric content of the meat itself, not taking into account the caloric content of other ingredients that you use for cooking and specific heat treatment.

If it is hot, without which steak cooking is impossible, then the calorie content of the meat increases. Beef contains minerals and elements that are useful for the human body, such as B vitamins, as well as especially valuable protein.

No matter how primitive and simple the steak looks, you can certainly surprise your guests with this dish.You just need to cook it with a soul and make it beautifully served. Prepare beautiful dishes for your dinner party so that guests can enjoy a hot steak. It is best to serve it on heated plates, it can be done in the microwave.

So that your treat does not look lonely on a plate, you can cook, for example, grilled vegetables for it, it will be easy to do if you cooked steaks on the grill. And if in a pan, you can bake vegetables in the oven. They will successfully complement the taste of meat and, undoubtedly, will decorate its presentation.

Sauce is also served with meat dishes. Steak is in itself a tasty and juicy dish that does not require the addition of sauces, as they can clog the taste of meat. If you still decide to serve and sauce, then pick it up with an unobtrusive taste that does not clog the taste of the steak. It is best to cook the sauce yourself.

Another element that complements the beef steak, especially if guests have visited you, is wine. Choose a red semi-dry wine and it will surely decorate the taste of your treat. All items for submission are ready. So, take a warm plate, cut the steak into slices and place it on a plate, next to the vegetables. The sauce can be served in a sauce-dish, and the wine can be poured into beautiful glasses.

After trying a steak in a restaurant, you will surely think that you will never be able to repeat the success of the chef and cook the same steak at home. Of course, such chefs in the restaurant have a long work experience, experience in cooking steaks and their own secrets. Masters recommend choosing non-frozen meat tenderloin for steak, it is best to take a fresh one, then the steak will be as juicy as possible.

Another way to preserve the juiciness of the pulp, first lightly fry the steak at high temperatures on all sides to seal the juice. And then you should turn down the heat and bring the meat to the desired degree of readiness. Sometimes cooks forget about it, and then the beef does not have time to soften. If you strictly follow the recipe and correctly carry out all the processes of cooking steak, then you get a tasty and juicy dish.

About. how to cook your own beef steak at home, see in the video below.