How To Cook Better Steak

Hello!

Today, I will give you some tips which I learned, on how to cook a better steak. For this recipe I used sirloin steak, which comes from the rear back portion of the cow. (You can see from the diagram below).

If you want a medium steak this depends on the thickness of the meat and for how long you cook on each side. In this recipe I used about 2 to 3cm thick sirloin steak. The sirloin has very low muscle content, making it a tender cut. The more muscle is used by the cow, the stronger the steak would be and therefore, you get a tougher cut of the meat. This is why it all depends on which cut you're cooking.

Do not take the steak out of the fridge and cook it. Before starting to cook, the steak should be at room temperature. Take it out and let it reach room temperature. If the steak is cold in the middle and hot on the outside when you're cooking, you'll end up with a tough steak and it wouldn't be nice to eat. 

Seasoning and cooking the steak

1. On both sides drizzle olive oil, sprinkle salt and black pepper and chopped fresh rosemary. (You can use any herb you like)

2. Push the seasoning into the meat and prepare the pan. I used a thick bottomed pan and drizzle of olive oil.

IMPORTANT: Before transferring the steak onto the pan, make sure the pan is on high heat. 

3. Cook the steak for about 3 minutes on each side. Do not cook for too long, or else you'll loose the juices and you will have to eat a tough steak. During the cooking, make sure that it is being cooked evenly on both sides. In this way, you're keeping the moisture on the inside.

4. After cooking, let it rest for about 10 minutes. When you 'rest' the meat for some minutes, you are letting the meat getting the moisture out and absorb it again so you can have a nice, juicy piece of steak.  

I hope you got these tips useful! 

Enjoy! 

Ciklemfusa

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