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Steak secrets: easy ways to cook restaurant-quality meat at home

Raise the steaks
Trust your butcher
Know your cuts: rump, tenderloin and flank
Know your cuts: flat iron, hanger, skirt, rib-eye and more
Know your cuts: sirloin, T-bone, porterhouse and chateaubriand
Don’t lose your marble
Don’t cook steak cold
Ways to cook steak
What oil?
Butter or no butter?
Oil the steaks or the pan?
The right way to season
Which pan?
The pan should be smoking hot
Render the fat
Avoid overcrowding
What is temperature?
Hands off!
Pan? Or pan then the oven?
How to tell your steak’s done
Or determine the temperature instead
And relax…
Go against the grain
Sauces: béarnaise
Sauces: blue cheese
Sauces: mushroom
Sauces: red wine jus
Sauces: salsa verde
Sauces: peppercorn
Sauces: teriyaki
Sauces: mustard sauce
Sauces: garlic butter
Make it go further: stir-fry
Make it go further: Philly steak nachos
Make it go further: Vietnamese steak salad
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Raise the steaks

When you're at home and missing your favorite steak restaurant, why not give this crowd-pleasing dish a try yourself. From knowing your cuts to the importance of correct seasoning, learn how to get the best out of the meat with these brilliant hacks.
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08 April 2020

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