The perfect steak

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Adenauer

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18,584 posts

237 months

Wednesday 25th February 2009
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Any tips on how to do this?

Filet is pretty easy I know, but I always feck up Rump steak, it always seems to end up tough as old boots.

-sorry if it's a repost, I couldn't find anything about it smile

Adenauer

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18,584 posts

237 months

Wednesday 25th February 2009
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Ahh, found a thread,

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

feel free to lock/delete this please mods smile

neilsfishing

3,502 posts

199 months

Wednesday 25th February 2009
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if its a good rump then its hard to get wrong but if you like it very very tender cook it in the oven at 50-60degC for 3 hrs then with the juce from the oven add 1/2 tea spoon english mustard paint sides, then very hot griddel for 30 sec each side

Lefty Guns

16,173 posts

203 months

Thursday 26th February 2009
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neilsfishing said:
if its a good rump then its hard to get wrong
hehe

Adenauer

Original Poster:

18,584 posts

237 months

Thursday 26th February 2009
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neilsfishing said:
if its a good rump then its hard to get wrong but if you like it very very tender cook it in the oven at 50-60degC for 3 hrs then with the juce from the oven add 1/2 tea spoon english mustard paint sides, then very hot griddel for 30 sec each side
It was a good rump, heated the pan up to 1 million °c, added butter, added steaks, fried for about 60 seconds on each side, put in a dish and wrapped it in tin foil, into the oven at 100°c for 10 minutes to rest thumbup

Result = Cremated on the outside, raw on the inside, and tough as old boots. I simply can't cook a decent rump steak smile

g3rrd

682 posts

189 months

Thursday 26th February 2009
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Adenauer said:
It was a good rump, heated the pan up to 1 million °c, added butter, added steaks, fried for about 60 seconds on each side, put in a dish and wrapped it in tin foil, into the oven at 100°c for 10 minutes to rest thumbup

Result = Cremated on the outside, raw on the inside, and tough as old boots. I simply can't cook a decent rump steaksmile
whistle

Adenauer

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18,584 posts

237 months

Thursday 26th February 2009
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Nope, I can cook actually, on account of the fact that my wife can't, so technically, if I couldn't I'd be either dead, or frequently ill, which I'm not biggrin

I just can never seem to cook a decent rump steak frown

bsdnazz

762 posts

254 months

Friday 27th February 2009
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Adenauer said:
It was a good rump, heated the pan up to 1 million °c, added butter, added steaks, fried for about 60 seconds on each side, put in a dish and wrapped it in tin foil, into the oven at 100°c for 10 minutes to rest thumbup

Result = Cremated on the outside, raw on the inside, and tough as old boots. I simply can't cook a decent rump steak smile
We get a lot of our beef from Donald Russell on the internet. The have lots of cooking instructions here: http://www.donaldrussell.com/cm/meat_perfection.ht...

The first thing is to decide how you like your steak! Blue, well done or somewhere in between.

The basic rule is that all steak takes 10 mins. Some time spent cooking and the balance spent in a warm oven resting.

I like mine blue and cook as follows:

put in a hot pan with some oil or BBQ for 60 seconds per side. Turn if in danger of burning.

Put in a warm place in a 50C oven for 8 mins.

Remove and eat.



Mclovin

1,679 posts

199 months

Saturday 28th February 2009
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is it possible to buy a steak thats completely lean or does it need marbling fat in it to cook perfect...i would love steak every day but i'm trying to cut down my fat intake..

Lefty Guns

16,173 posts

203 months

Saturday 28th February 2009
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bsdnazz said:
Adenauer said:
It was a good rump, heated the pan up to 1 million °c, added butter, added steaks, fried for about 60 seconds on each side, put in a dish and wrapped it in tin foil, into the oven at 100°c for 10 minutes to rest thumbup

Result = Cremated on the outside, raw on the inside, and tough as old boots. I simply can't cook a decent rump steak smile
We get a lot of our beef from Donald Russell on the internet. The have lots of cooking instructions here: http://www.donaldrussell.com/cm/meat_perfection.ht...

The first thing is to decide how you like your steak! Blue, well done or somewhere in between.

The basic rule is that all steak takes 10 mins. Some time spent cooking and the balance spent in a warm oven resting.

I like mine blue and cook as follows:

put in a hot pan with some oil or BBQ for 60 seconds per side. Turn if in danger of burning.

Put in a warm place in a 50C oven for 8 mins.

Remove and eat.
One of my local butchers - awesome

bsdnazz

762 posts

254 months

Saturday 28th February 2009
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Mclovin said:
is it possible to buy a steak thats completely lean or does it need marbling fat in it to cook perfect...i would love steak every day but i'm trying to cut down my fat intake..
Yes, some steak cuts have little fat. Most cuts of rump and fillet steak have little fat on them. However, I think that a marbled ribeye gives the best flavour. My wife usually eats the fat on a ribeye but I don't.

krallicious

4,312 posts

206 months

Saturday 28th February 2009
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Just to add, I'm going to enjoy a 700g T-bone cooked on the BBq tomorrow for dinner. I cannot wait.

Sorry I just could not resist telling anyone as it is the first T-bone I have had for about 10 years.

Blue all the way................................ lick

nelly1

5,630 posts

232 months

Saturday 28th February 2009
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exgtt

2,067 posts

213 months

Sunday 1st March 2009
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I love it burnt on both sides and raw in the middle. Apparently this is "chicago" style.


okgo

38,153 posts

199 months

Sunday 1st March 2009
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I do mine like this..

Heat a griddle pan up to very hot, butter, and onions go in.. A buttered and salted steak goes in, 1.30 mins on each side. Remove, put under heat lamps for about five mins. Destroy with onions.