Cooking a steak is more a technique than a recipe, and learning to do it correctly is well worth your time. If you’re anything like me, you’ll learn by trial and error. Which can be hard when you are dealing with an expensive ingredient like steak.
The Best Steak for Beginners
Ribeye steaks are great for learning how to cook because they have a lot of intra-muscular fat. In culinary terms this is called “marbling”. A well-marbled steak has thin streaks of fat distributed throughout the meat. This makes the meat tender, flavorful, and juicy. Which means thateven if you over-cook it a little, this cut will still be tasty.
Tips for cooking a perfect steak:
- Use a heavy, hot pan: A strong sear seals in the meat’s juices.
- Season with salt before you cook: Giving the meat time to absorb the salt leads to a flavorful steak.
- When in doubt, take it out: You can put an undercooked staek back on the heat, but you can’t un-cook one that is over-done.