The proud title of a steak can be worn by far not any part of the beef carcass, but only those areas that are not involved in the movement and have retained their softness and fatty layer. Recipes for cooking beef steaks are not just a lot, they are thousands, but we, as usual, have selected only the most delicious variations.
Recipe for cooking beef steak
Prepare a beef steak at home is very simple, you need only a heavy frying pan that can hold heat for a long time, and a good piece of meat, like fillets.
Ingredients:
- beef fillet - 2 pieces;
- cocoa powder 30 g;
- sugar - 12 g;
- smoked paprika - 7 g;
- olive oil.
Preparation
Before frying a beef steak, make sure that the meat is at room temperature, otherwise during frying it can dry out from outside and stay moist inside. Prepared fillet rubbed with a dry mixture of cocoa, sugar and paprika, not forgetting a good pinch of salt, of course. The flavored meat now remains only to fry. Before roasting, heat the frying pan over high heat, only in this case the steak will grasp the crust. Next, pour a little olive oil, and if you have melted fat after roasting the bacon, then replace the oil with them. When the oil starts to smoke, put the steak in a frying pan and fry for 4 minutes on each side, not forgetting the sides. Using a thermometer, measure the temperature inside the piece - 60 ° C for a piece of medium rare. After cooking, allow the steak to rest for 7-10 minutes, so that it does not lose all the juice during cutting, and proceed with the meal.
Beef steak with fragrant oil in a frying pan
Ingredients:
- olive oil - 35 ml;
- beef fillet - 4 pcs. 240 g each;
- butter - 60 g;
- cheese with blue mold - 45 g.
Preparation
After bringing the steak to room temperature, pour it with oil and season to taste. You can season the cold beef and then for a while, which it will be heated outside the refrigerator, it is slightly marinated.
Since steaks are so covered in oil, pour oil on the pan, especially if it is non-stick, there is no need. We immediately heat the surface on high heat and put the meat. How much to grill a beef steak should be determined individually, based on taste preferences, heat power and the thickness of the piece itself. So a beef steak of medium roast about 4-4.5 cm thick should be kept on fire for 7 minutes on each side.
Finished meat is covered with a sheet of foil to keep all the heat while the steak is coming, while you can take care of fragrant oil. For butter, mix the softest butter with blue cheese to form a mixture of a uniform consistency. Add a little chives, or immediately wrap the oil with a film and put it in the freezer. Serve over warm meat.
Roast spicy beef steak
Ingredients:
For marinade:
- cumin - 6 g;
- paprika - 6 g;
- dried garlic - 6 g;
- red pepper - 2 g;
- salt - 5 g.
For meat:
- steak - 1,5 kg;
- white onions - 95 g;
- vegetable oil - 32 ml.
For sauce:
- a bunch of cilantro and parsley;
- garlic cloves - 3 pcs .;
- avocado oil - 240 ml;
- apple cider vinegar - 15 ml;
- water - 30 ml.
Preparation
Half an hour before the preparation, we take the steak from the refrigerator and just cut it with a knife along the fibers, so that it is better marinated and fried evenly. We connect the cumin with paprika, salt, garlic and pepper, rub the meat with a dry mixture and put the frying pan on the fire.
We pour oil on a hot frying pan and put beef. Time to prepare a steak from beef can only be determined by yourself. Either way, first grill the steak for 4 minutes on one side, then turn over and cook for at least 3-4 minutes. On the allocated juice, save the onions. Whisk all the ingredients for the sauce and pour the meat and onions before serving.