How to Cook a Steak

16 April 2020

We all want the meat we cook to be tender and juicy. Yes, being able to cook the meat perfectly requires expertise, but if certain methods are applied, an almost perfect result can be obtained. In this article, we will touch on a few tricks so that you can cook close to a perfect meat.

The quality of the meat is very important

If you want to make a tender, juicy and delicious meat dish, the meat you buy must be of high quality. If the meat is not fatty enough or has not rested enough, it may not have the flavor you want even when cooked by a professional chef.

Contrary to what is known, a very fresh meat is hard and may not soften by cooking. Therefore, you can choose meat that has rested in a healthy environment. It is its own oil, which gives the most flavor to the meat, so feel free to buy fatty meat. A butcher you trust and shop constantly will provide you with the quality meat you need. Finally, never beat the meat you bought. This will make the meat thinner and it will lose its delicious juice.

Meat Temperatures

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First of all, you need to cook it to the stage where you think the meat is the most delicious for you. You should pick your favorite meat temperature from one of the below;

Blue: It will be on the fire just for a few seconds and its served with its blood since it is not cooked much.

Rare: Looks like undercooked, bloody inside, cooked outside.

Medium rare: Pink inside and a little bloody, cooked outside.

Medium: Blood is gone but inside is still pink.

Medium well: The outside is completely cooked, half of the inside is pink.

Well done: Completely cooked and no pink.

It is quite wrong to say how long the meat must be cooked to reach these degrees. It varies according to the meat type and thickness. Nevertheless, if we give it an average time, cooking one side for 3-4 minutes on one side for 3-4 minutes in a very hot pan may result in a medium rare result.

Tips and tricks to cooking meat

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Even though the quality of the meat you have is very important to have an amazing steak in the end, there are some generic things you should be aware of when cooking any meat and you must follow these each time you cook meat.

Do not add too much extra oil: The meat contains its own fat and it is these fats that give it the flavor. Therefore, when cooking your meat, be careful not to add too much oil, especially if you are using one of the grill-pan cooking methods. Maybe just a little bit of olive oil so the meat doesn't burn.

Do not stick cutlery: Do not cut the meat with a knife during the cooking process to see if your meat is cooked. This will cause the delicious juice of the meat to flow out.

The proper method is important: How the meat should be cooked according to the meat type is quite important. For home cooking, many famous chefs recommend barbecue and wood fire if it is a steak, and cast iron and for fillets.

High temperature: If your cooking method is grilling, the meat should be cooked at a very high temperature and in a very short time according to many famous chefs.

You must season your meat with salt and pepper before you cook it. This makes a lot of difference. Gordon Ramsay will yell at you if you do not season your meat.