Please help! How do I cook steak?

brokenwings

i have cooked steak every saturday night for the last 12 years and i always thought i got it right until i watched gordon ramsey cookalong
i now religiously use the method written here and have to say its always fab - even though i do say so myself lol
http://www.channel4.com/food/recipes/chefs/gordon-ramsay/steak-and-chips-with-a-rocket-and-parmesan-salad-recipe_p_1.html

Penny-Pincher!!

We had steak tonight. OH cooks it and is always gorgeous!

Normally have Sirloin about 3/4" thick and he cooks for 2.5mins each side as we like medium rare. Slices like butter and melts in the mouth. He always puts a little oil in the frying pan, puts on a hot heat then wipes the excess with a paper towel.

Serve with salad, chips, buttered mushrooms and garlic bread.

Yummy!!

xx

Triker

Thanks for all the tips, managed to make a gorgeous, succulent steak tea for myself and OH tonight, after using your guides.

I seemed to have forgotton how to properly cook steak some time ago...:o, it was consistently leathery.:eek:

Not tonight though, mouth meltingly lovely, even my OH (not known for his culinary gushing) nodded and said it was really nice.....so thanks again.:D:T

kitschkitty

I'm cooking sirloin steak tonight, and wanted to know what people think is the best way to cook it?

I've got 3 options grill (gas), pan fry it or pop it in the George Foreman.

I normally grill, but just wanted to know if people prefer a different method of cooking it.

thank you.

hotcookie101

Pan fry!
Get the pan hot, season the steak, rub with oil (or put a little in the pan, I prefer to rub with oil) stick the steak in, leave it be, flip over after 2mins (less if not that thick, more of you like it well done/medium, personally I like it rare!) cook other side the same, remove to rest and deglaze the pan with some booze. Yummy steak with sauce
Serve with some green veg and spuds of some kind (I really like potato gratin with steak )

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Get the frying pan screamingly hot. It's worth the nerves as the slightly smokey 'finish' of the steak is lovely.

dixie_dean_2

Pan fry and finish in the oven. Times depending on thickness of course but a very hot pan and then maybe 4 minutes on gas mark 5 ish.

kitschkitty

Cool sounds like fry is the way to go! We like our steak rare so, I don't think it will take too long so long as I remember to get the pan nice and hot!

I got the steak as part of the M&S 2 can dine for £10 so have dauphinoise potatoes to go with it, and I have mushrooms in the fridge all ready to fry too.

I managed to get the Irish coffees which my dad will love as part of his Christmas prezzie, so a great bargain for £10 so long as I don't mess up cooking the steak!

HotLegs

We're BBQing lovely sirloins at the moment with nandos extra hot peri peri sauce I know it's freezing outside but you can't beat the taste of BBQ meat :j

kitschkitty

You know I was tempted to get out the BBQ, but I just can't brave this cold!