How to deliciously cook beef steak in a pan

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-12 17:37

• Category:

  Meat Dishes

• Cooking time:

  40 minutes

Ingredients

• ribeye steaks
• coarse salt
• ground pepper
• olive oil
• rosemary
• garlic
• butter
• lemon juice

Cooking the right beef steak in a pan is not an easy process, but how to do it at home is discussed below. We will tell you all the subtleties in a selection of recipes.

Classic rib eye steak

Making an amazing ribeye steak is easy. At home, it turns out to be very tasty, juicy and in no way inferior to dishes made by experienced chefs. We will tell you how to cook it from beef in a pan further.

Ingredients:

• ribeye steak - 1 pc.;
• coarse salt, ground pepper to taste;
• olive oil - 1 tsp;
• rosemary - 1 sprig;
• garlic - 1 slice;
• butter - 30 g;
• lemon juice - 5-6 drops.

Preparation:

Rinse and dry a piece of meat. Place on a cutting board and sprinkle with coarse salt on one side. Then pepper a little. Top with olive oil. Smear evenly. As soon as the oil is distributed, turn the piece over and do the same

The pan must be installed on the stove in advance. For frying, it is recommended to use a cast iron pan with or without ribs. You need to warm it up at medium power for 5 minutes. Only then will the heat spread evenly. The steak is fried quickly in a dry and hot frying pan. This is required in order for the meat to retain all the juices. It is for this reason that it should not be overcooked

Before placing the meat, you need to turn on the timer to better control the frying process. Put the steak in the pan, cook for 1, 5 minutes. Now turn the piece with the same side 90 degrees, pressing it a little. Leave again for 1, 5 minutes

After the specified time, a beautiful grid pattern forms on the steak. Now you need to turn the meat over to the other side and continue frying for another 90 seconds. In the meantime, take a sprig of rosemary and beat the meat with it in the pan

Then cut a clove of garlic into 2 parts and put one of them on a sharp fork. Grease the steak with the cut side. Additionally, it is required to grease the surface of the meat with butter. Flip the piece 90 degrees

• Continue to beat him with a sprig of rosemary. Finally, go through the garlic again. Now you definitely need to fry the sides of the steak. But before that, on the other hand, you also need to walk a little with rosemary, oil and garlic. You need to do this pretty quickly.
• Leftover garlic can be put into the skillet.

Before serving the beef steak to the table, it must be additionally cooked in the oven. Place the fried meat in a baking dish. Put in the oven for 5 minutes at 180 degrees to cook. Then get it out and give it a little rest

Drain the liquid released during frying into a plate. For piquancy, drip 5-6 drops of lemon juice into it and mix gently

Place the home-cooked steak on a cutting board and carefully cut it into slices. Drizzle with prepared sauce

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Serve with a rosemary sprig and lemon wedge. As a side dish, you can use a salad of fresh vegetables, as well as boiled potatoes.

Steak New York

For frying steaks, grain-fed gobies with a large number of marble blotches are used. Therefore, the dish turns out to be very juicy, tender and aromatic. Consider how to cook beef steak in a pan at home.

Ingredients:

• New York steak - 1 pc.;
• table salt to taste;
• coarsely ground black pepper to taste;
• rosemary - 1-2 branches;
• olive oil;
• garlic - 1-2 cloves;
• butter - 30 g.

Preparation:

Put the chilled steak on a plate. Its temperature should be at least room temperature. Season with pepper and salt on one side. Drizzle a little olive oil and spread it evenly with your hands over the entire piece

Turn over to the other side and salt, pepper and oil again. Put the pan on the stove, turning on the maximum heat

Put the steak on a hot frying pan; you do not need to grease the surface with oil. Fry for exactly 1 minute on each side. Reduce the temperature to medium so that the spices do not burn out later

After 60 seconds, turn over to the other side and immediately brush the surface with a piece of butter

Add peeled garlic cloves and sprigs of rosemary or thyme. During frying, tender meat is saturated with the divine aroma of herbs and garlic

Put the rosemary sprigs on the surface of the steak, and then do the same with the other side

Put the finished steak on a plate and let it rest for 5 minutes. Cut into slices and serve with fresh herbs. The meat is very aromatic, tender and tasty.

Mint beef

The steak cooked according to this recipe is perfect. For the marinade, fresh mint, peppercorns and vegetable oil are used. This combination of spices allows you to make tender and juicy meat that does not require a side dish. Let's see how to cook beef steak with mint in a pan at home.

Ingredients:

• beef steak - 1 pc.;
• vegetable oil - 30 ml;
• butter - 50 g;
• fresh mint - 10 g;
• garlic - 3 cloves;
• rosemary - 1 sprig;
• sea salt - 1 tsp;
• black peppercorns - 1 tsp.

Preparation:

Rinse the beef, dry it and remove the veins, if any

Pour peppercorns into a mortar. Then send sea salt. Add a few fresh mint leaves. Grind everything carefully with a pestle. The action allows you to extract aromatic substances from fresh leaves. Pour in a little olive oil, mix everything thoroughly

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Grate thoroughly with the resulting spices on one side and then on the other. Put in a cold place for 60 minutes to marinate

Put the pan on the stove. Heat over medium heat for 5 minutes

Lay out the marinated steak. Fry on one side for 5 minutes

Then turn over and continue frying for a similar time. Add oil, garlic cloves and a sprig of rosemary to the pan. Be sure to fry the sides

Drizzle with the resulting fragrant oil on top

Remove from heat and carefully remove cooking twine

Put the finished steak on a platter, garnish with fresh mint leaves, as well as fried garlic and rosemary. Drizzle with oil from a skillet before serving. Add a wedge of lime for piquancy.

Picana steak

It is not necessary to cook marbled beef steak. For example, there is an available cut - a picana. It is considered a traditional Latin American dish with a rich beef flavor. The meat is tender, juicy and crunchy due to the presence of a small layer of fat. Consider how to cook beef steak in a pan at home.

Ingredients:

• marbled beef steak - 2 pcs. (weight 250-300 g);
• olive oil - 1 tbsp l.;
• salt, ground pepper to taste.

Preparation:

For better frying, the meat must be taken out of the refrigerator, put on the table and allowed to lie down at room temperature

To remove excess moisture, blot the pieces of meat with a dry napkin. Place the grill pan on the stove. Switch on medium heat

Brush the prepared steaks with olive oil on 2 sides, spreading it evenly over the entire surface with your hands

Place the meat in the pan. Fry on each side for 2-3 minutes until golden brown

Gold the edges of each steak for 30 seconds on each side

Put the finished meat on a plate

Now add a little salt. And then pepper

Cover the meat in a plate with foil and leave to rest for 3 minutes

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Delicious, juicy and tender meat is ready. The most interesting thing is that it is inexpensive, unlike other steaks. Be sure to cook for your loved ones.

Mignon steak

Beef tenderloin steak is the most tender, juicy and aromatic meat. It is perfect for a festive or romantic dinner. We suggest considering how to cook beef steak in a pan at home.

Ingredients:

• beef tenderloin - 1, 2-2 kg;
• olive oil - 50 ml;
• garlic - 2-3 cloves;
• thyme and rosemary 2 sprigs each;
• champignons - 300 g;
• balsamic vinegar.

Preparation:

Crush a clove of garlic with a knife. Send to a deep bowl

Add a sprig of thyme and rosemary to it. Cover with olive oil

• Put the pan to preheat on medium heat. There will be champignons as a side dish. Cut them into 2-4 pieces. Put them on a plate. Brush a little with olive oil.
• Place them, cut side down, in a hot skillet. After browning, turn over to the other side. The mushrooms are ready. Remove them carefully from the pan into a plate.

Divide a piece of meat into 2 identical steaks

Lubricate with scented oil. Put the prepared meat pieces into a hot frying pan. Fry on each side for 2-3 minutes. This will create a crust that will seal all the juices in the meat

Turn the meat over, continue cooking

After that, bring to readiness in the oven at 180 degrees for 8-10 minutes

After the indicated time, remove from the oven. Put on portioned plates along with the mushrooms

Sprinkle with coarse salt on top. Pepper a little. Garnish with a fresh sprig of thyme

Garnish with pomegranate sauce before serving. The meat turns out to be tender and very tasty, and it cooks quite quickly.

How to cook beef steak in a pan at home? As it turned out, it's pretty easy and straightforward. The main thing is not to forget the basic rules - to turn on the pan, warm up in advance, to timed the frying time. One side should take no more than 5 minutes.