THE STEAK THREAD, served a la Man

THE STEAK THREAD, served a la Man

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Gandahar

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9,600 posts

127 months

Friday 26th September 2014
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We have a breakfast thread, we have a lunch thread, we have a dinner thread, but if anything food wise summed up Pistonheads surely it has to be a steak thread. Show us your steaks and how you cook them.

Having said that the steak is a pretty tough thing to cook properly considering it is just one thing to cook. They do say the simplest things are the hardest thing to cook right.

So I will start off. Where no man or woman on PH has gone before.


OK, so it ain't that perfect, ideally you want a steak that is of equal thickness and some fat through it would not go amiss, so a ribeye cut to a good thickness would be great. However I turned up at Sainsbury's and they had this left



It's Sirloin with one for his knob, as you would say in cribbage circles. Never mind, onwards and upwards. You can see I added some condiments. Maldon salt, pepper and dried parsley is always a good bet.

Thinking about this, sirloin has a strip down the side so I just gently cooked this on a low heat hoping it would render down a bit and give me some fat for the main sides as they have less fat than ribeye.



Once done we can get the pan really hot. I mean really hot, no time for wussies here I'm afraid.






So after all that you do it 1-2 mins each side and then put it in an oven at 100C and no more to rest for about 5 minutes whilst you cruise the internet looking at porn, cars, or the biggin hill weather forecast for the next 5 days.


IF YOU LIKE YOUR STEAK WELL DONE LOOK AWAY NOW
















Et voila






Bit of salad to keep the missus happy.

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Personally I prefer steak black and blue but that's just kinky old me,

So, the challenge is up, show us your PH steaks.


soad

32,825 posts

175 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Gandahar said:


Bit of salad to keep the missus happy.
hehe

Looks great, would make a tasty sandwich. yum

ascayman

12,732 posts

215 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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you rest it in the oven?

I cooked a Fillet last night if id known about this thread id have taken pics!! next time smile

OllieC

3,816 posts

213 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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nice starter

scottri

950 posts

181 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Lump of meat



Slow cook on the smoker until internal temp.



Rest and then sear.



Cut


Eat




Yes that is potato fondant 3 shapes (see what i did there?)
Edited by scottri on Tuesday 30th September 13:45


Edited by scottri on Tuesday 30th September 13:46

prand

5,910 posts

195 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Similar to above but done on Weber kettle.

Indirectly smoked a 700gm lump of ribeye (seasoned with salt & pepper) for about 25 mins over hickory chips and lumpwood charcoal. This took the steak to just over rare, target was medium rare/medium.

I then split the steak into two for me & Mrs P, stirred up the coals, and left them for a few mins to get the bars of the grill super hot, then seared them for about 1 min on one side, 30 secs on the other.

I'd never done this before but it was pretty flamin delicious and a perfect success! I've since discovered this is known as the "reverse sear" method of doing steak. Works really well on the BBQ, I'd always found Bbqing steak a recipe for well done disaster but this indirect/sear method was excellent, and the added smoke dimension was pretty tasty change too.

scottri

950 posts

181 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Yeah, reverse sear is great isnt it, the above pics was from my first go and i'll deffo be doing it again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ4xl7XJM08

prand

5,910 posts

195 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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scottri said:
Yeah, reverse sear is great isnt it, the above pics was from my first go and i'll deffo be doing it again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ4xl7XJM08
Cool, I'll try and post some pics too but I can't do it here at work.

tuffer

8,849 posts

266 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Some Sirloin I "Roasted" at the weekend....


Muzzer79

9,805 posts

186 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Pah, amateurs

I went to Italy last week and was served this



mattdaniels

7,353 posts

281 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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scottri said:
Lump of meat



Slow cook on the smoker until internal temp.



Rest and then sear.



Cut


Eat




Yes that is potato fondant 3 shapes (see what i did there?)
Edited by scottri on Tuesday 30th September 13:45


Edited by scottri on Tuesday 30th September 13:46
Marry me? cloud9

prand

5,910 posts

195 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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scottri said:
Yeah, reverse sear is great isnt it, the above pics was from my first go and i'll deffo be doing it again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ4xl7XJM08
Just out of interest, what was the internal temp you went for in the smoker for tour big hunk of rib, i just went by how squidgy my ribeye was and luckily guessed correctly. For a bigger piece I only know 195f as the internal temp for perfect pulled pork!

shirt

22,506 posts

200 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Gandahar said:
if anything food wise summed up Pistonheads surely it has to be a steak thread.
fail, everyone knows this place was built on pies!

prand

5,910 posts

195 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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shirt said:
fail, everyone knows this place was built on pies!
Actually I thought it was filthy takeaways!

scottri

950 posts

181 months

Tuesday 30th September 2014
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prand said:
Just out of interest, what was the internal temp you went for in the smoker for tour big hunk of rib, i just went by how squidgy my ribeye was and luckily guessed correctly. For a bigger piece I only know 195f as the internal temp for perfect pulled pork!
It was a few weeks ago and im struggling to remember what I went for. I think it was about 140f before searing. It was a little under for my liking.

anonymous-user

53 months

Saturday 11th October 2014
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i am sure most of you have never heard of ALDI but i have, and they do a aged steak, which in my opinion is one of the best flavorsome steaks i have had. Beats all the supermarkets and butchers, and would highly recommend it.. no pictures as scoffed it down.


Rick101

6,959 posts

149 months

Saturday 11th October 2014
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Had the ribeye Aldi offering the other night.
First meat on the new Weber Q (cast iron grates)

Were lovely.

And cheap!

Chucklehead

2,729 posts

207 months

Saturday 11th October 2014
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Muzzer79 said:
Pah, amateurs

I went to Italy last week and was served this


Bistecca Fiorentina - I think you were meant to share that! laugh

folos

900 posts

141 months

Saturday 11th October 2014
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Looking forward to seeing some cooked meat in this thread :-)

hbzboy

444 posts

184 months

Saturday 11th October 2014
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Chucklehead said:
Muzzer79 said:
Pah, amateurs

I went to Italy last week and was served this


Bistecca Fiorentina - I think you were meant to share that! laugh
No way is it for sharing, it is for struggling trough with on your own....