Location: My tiny kitchen
As the ultimate meat lover, I adore beef, and to me eating steaks is the best way to enjoy beef. On weekend evenings, I would cook a couple of steaks for me and ET, and we’ll open a bottle of red wine to go with them. The key to cooking good steaks is in getting the best grade of beef you can find. Once you have the good beef, then you are half way there. I like cooking my steaks in a simple way. This recipe will give you some really well seared meat in 5 minutes. Enjoy the cow!
I usually get my steaks from Safeway. I don’t go to just any Safeway, I go to the Safeways that have a butcher counter where you can get triple A beef. Their price is a little higher than other grocery stores but the quality makes up for the cost.
ET and I love ribeye steaks. Although they are not as tender as tenderloins, but their flavour is wonderful. We almost always get ribeyes. I always pick the pieces that have the most marble.
The only seasonings I put on my steaks are salt and pepper. Put in a generous amount of freshly ground pepper and salt on both sides. I’m using some Fleur de Sel here.
The second key to cooking good steaks is in timing. It’s all about the time. Heat a pan until it is very hot, which takes about 2 minutes. Put in oil. Put in the steaks.
Sear one side on high heat for 2 minutes.
Cover the pan.
Turn the heat down to medium and cook for one more minute.
Flip the steaks, sear the other side for 2 minutes over medium heat and with the pan covered during the whole time.
If you are using a gas stove, this will give you a medium rare doneness for an one inch thick steak. If you are cooking a thicker steak, such as the tenderloins, then you will need to cook each side for longer. Just like everything else in life, the best way to learn to control the doneness is by cooking more steaks.
There, my perfectly medium rare ribeyes. They were so succulent and flavourful. Yum.
