Steak and Garlic Bread. It's what's for lunch.

"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
10/21/2016 at 12:35 • Filed to: None

I did a pretty darn good job. Still learning the seasoning tricks. It’s a bit harder when cooking on an electric stove top and a stainless steel pan.

DISCUSSION (25)

EL_ULY > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
10/21/2016 at 12:36

whatever $4 gets me, as is tradition :]

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > EL_ULY
10/21/2016 at 12:39

Hahah how did you know? I bought 4 of these New York Strips for $15. With the garlic bread and butter to cook with I might have spent $5 a meal. Much cheaper then eating out.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
10/21/2016 at 12:42

Electric stoves are the worst.

404 - User No Longer Available > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
10/21/2016 at 12:43

Seasoning should be done right before cooking, or at least 40 minutes. And use a coarse salt like kosher, not table salt. If I pan sear I throw some thyme at the end and baste butter like no tomorrow, then rest it.

Here’s a good article to explain the science behind:

http://www.seriouseats.com/2012/12/the-food-lab-complete-guide-to-pan-seared-steaks.html

Jonathan Harper > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
10/21/2016 at 12:48

you need cast iron

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > 404 - User No Longer Available
10/21/2016 at 12:49

I threw a chunk of butter in the pan and brought it to a simmer, then seasoned the steaks with all purpose seasoning salt and pepper(because it’s what I have at college lol) and then let the steaks cook in the butter until they looked cooked.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Jonathan Harper
10/21/2016 at 12:52

#college. I have a cast iron pan in the wedding gifts from the first wedding shower for the fiancé and my parents have a HUGE set of Lodge Gear for camping and a skillet or two for home cooking.

404 - User No Longer Available > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
10/21/2016 at 12:59

I start with corn or rice bran oil, as I didn’t want to smoke up the whole house. Butter’s smoke point is way too low.

404 - User No Longer Available > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/21/2016 at 13:04

That’s pretty much all I have when living in an apartment... can’t run gas lines. I miss Hong Kong where everyone uses Towngas or LPG.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
10/21/2016 at 13:12

Kinja'd!!!

All that matters with steak is that you don’t over cook it. I prefer my steak still mooing. A nice red and slightly cool in the center is perfect to me! The best steak I’ve made was on a camp fire. Turned out perfect somehow and was the best meal to enjoy during a torrential downpour. Also helps to cook it in bacon grease.

E92M3 > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
10/21/2016 at 13:14

You don’t need a lot of seasoning, you don’t need a grill. This is the only way to cook a steak.

Jonathan Harper > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
10/21/2016 at 13:16

nice, not sure what I’d do without my cast iron...only problem is im constantly setting off fire alarms in my 800 sq ft apartment...airflow management is a real thing that I’ve studied, in my apartment, I think I’ve got it down. (it involves a fan on a stool pointed directly up at the fire alarm)

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > E92M3
10/21/2016 at 13:18

My steaks are about 1/3 that thickness haha. If I had some high quality steaks though and a full kitchen that looks amazing.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
10/21/2016 at 13:18

“I want my steak so rare a good vet could bring it back to life” is what I always say at Steakhouses.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Jonathan Harper
10/21/2016 at 13:19

We have that problem here too. When we cooked bacon and eggs and biscuits before the last game we set off the fire alarm quite a few times.

MUSASHI66 > E92M3
10/21/2016 at 13:19

Damn I am hungry now!

404 - User No Longer Available > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
10/21/2016 at 13:23

It’s like a piece of charcoal, BRING IT OVER HERE!

404 - User No Longer Available > Jonathan Harper
10/21/2016 at 13:26

It’s the oil, smoke point too low. I fry stuff in my 600 sq ft apartment and never set it off.

E92M3 > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
10/21/2016 at 13:28

It really is. I was leary at first, but turned out to be better than the high-end steak places around here. I had never used butter on a steak before. It’s the only way I’ll cook them now. I gave up on grilling.

Jonathan Harper > 404 - User No Longer Available
10/21/2016 at 13:41

frying is different, I usually will just sear a steak and if it gets too smokey throw it in the oven for a min or two.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > 404 - User No Longer Available
10/21/2016 at 13:53

Perfect video for that. Yup, open roaring fire and shitty pan somehow got a nice crisp outside and perfectly cooked inside. Not to mention the rain that was falling on it while cooking.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > 404 - User No Longer Available
10/21/2016 at 14:17

My ideal kitchen is gas stove and electric oven.

nermal > E92M3
10/21/2016 at 15:40

I generally don’t mess with the herbs and garlic, but follow most of this. Small bit of salt & pepper to season the steak. Olive oil & butter in the pan. Flip a few times. Done.

Shamoononon drives like a farmer > E92M3
10/21/2016 at 17:10

Oh I really want a steak now.

IanZ - limited-slip indifferential > E92M3
10/22/2016 at 00:42

Some say his skin is made of aged leather, and that he has never eaten at a McDonald’s. All we know is... he’s called Gordon Ramsey!