How to Cook the Perfect Steak

After much trial and error I have come up with a method that is very easy, not intimidating at all, and super tasty.
How to Cook the Perfect Steak | Real Food RN

I ate a limited amount of red meat during a weird phase in my 20’s. Then, one day, I started to crave red meat and decided to reincorporate it back into my diet. For me, cooking a steak was definitely the most intimidating way to prepare red meat.

Growing up in Minnesota, I was VERY familiar with cooking ground meat because we are like the hotdish capital of the universe! After much trial and error, I have come up with a method that is very easy, not intimidating at all, and super tasty. Move over hotdish, Mama’s making steak tonight. But not just any old steak… I’m going to show you how to cook the perfect steak.

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How to Cook the Perfect Steak | Real Food RN

How to Cook the Perfect Steak

After much trial and error I have come up with a method that is very easy, not intimidating at all, and super tasty.

Instructions

    1. About one hour before you plan to cook your steak, take it out of the fridge and put it on a plate. Cover it with coarse sea salt and rub it in. Do this on both sides. The salt will dissolve.
    2. Next, get out your pan, I prefer to use cast iron because it heats evenly and it is what my dad always uses in his kitchen. And I always listen to my parents.
    3. Rinse the salt off of your steak.
    4. Get your pan HOT!!!
    5. Hold your steak with tongs and find the fatty side of the steak. Push the fatty side of the steak down on the pan until some of the fat melts and greases the pan.
    6. Then put your steak in the pan, season with salt and pepper, and let it cook.
    7. Once it browns, flip it.
    8. Cook and season the other side.
    9. Remember not to overcook your steak. The meat will continue to cook even when you remove it from the heat source. Use the finger test to check if it’s done to your liking. You can also use a meat thermometer.
    10. I like to melt a little bit of butter on the top of my steak after it's cooked. Let it melt and dig in.

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