Things You'll Need:
- Your favorite brand of steaks
- Pre-bottled or your own homemade steak seasonings
- Browning sauce
- Butter or margarine
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- Large skillet (preferably cast iron)
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Step 1
If you don't already have steaks on hand, make a trip to the store to purchase your favorite meat cuts. This process will work on everything from cheap sirloin to filet mignon.
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Step 2
Season your steaks with your favorite seasonings. If you don't have any in particular, try garlic salt, seasoning salt, and pepper.
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Step 3
In a large skillet, melt approximately one tablespoon of butter or margarine. Add one tablespoon of olive oil and blend the two together over high heat.
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Step 4
Once the pan is sizzling hot, add the steaks to the skillet. Let them brown significantly on the first side before turning them over.
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Step 5
Once they are brown on both sides, cut small slits into the steaks so that you can watch the internal cooking process.
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Step 6
Pour one and one-half teaspoons of browning sauce on each side of the steaks during their last flip over.
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Step 7
Remove the steaks once they reach the desired temperature as determined either by a meat thermometer or by sight.
Sight identify steaks this way: Rare steaks are browned evenly on each side but still red internally. Medium rare steaks are still red inside but no longer dispense blood when pressed lightly. Medium steaks remain pink on the interior. Medium well steaks are barely pink inside. Well done steaks are cooked brown throughout.










Comments
tundranut said
on 3/6/2009 Yum. Great tips. Thanks. 5*
KuanShiYin said
on 2/17/2009 Thanks -- good tips on picking steaks.