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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Griddle Your Steak The Proper Way

By Alicia Mayer


Irrespective of what you preference in a steak, maintaining good moisture should always be your goal. When looking for a good cut of meat, look for a cut with good consistent marbling. Fat equals flavor so awfully fat-free content in meat will have a tendency to dry it out and have far less flavor. You should not have to cover a great piece of protein with sauce just to get flavor, in truth you have to avoid employing a sauce at all. You need to see visible grains of fat running through the protein but not massive pieces of fat. If you do see larger pieces simply trim them off. As you cook your steak the fat will soften and naturally tenderize the protein.

After removing the protein from refrigeration, season the protein with generous amounts of salt and pepper.

Plenty of other herb and spice mixtures can be added to your taste just make sure that you have masses of salt and pepper as well as any other seasonings. Allow the protein to come to room temperature before griddling.

When barbecuing your steak first ensure that you have your griddle nice and hot. This could give the outside a nice crust and will also help seal in its natural juices. If you fire flares up at any point, move the protein off the flame. While you need a hot griddle, you do not want direct flame on the protein for any extended period of time. The worst mistake that most grillers make is to continuously flip the protein time and time again. Continually flipping the protein does nothing except cause the meat to dry out. Flipping the steak again and again does not make you a griddle master, doing it right, does. In the end you will flip your steak 3 times which should mean you have cooked both sides twice for 3 minutes on each side. For cross-hatch marks on your protein simply turn it 45 degrees when flipping. Total cooking time should be roughly 12 minutes. This could achieve a medium rare steak depending on how hot your grill is. Because every grill it different you will need to experiment to get the specified outcomes.

There is not any exact way to tell when the meat is done. Without cutting the protein open and risking the release of its juices, the simplest way is to either press the protein to judge its sensitiveness or employ a protein thermometer. If you choose not to press the protein, you need to use you hand as a guide. As an example if you take you index finger and touch the fleshy part of your palm right under your thumb, that's what rare should feel a bit like. Conversely if you touch you pinky to that same part of your palm that is the consistency of well done. So from finger to the following starting with your pointer finger and ending with the pinky it might be: rare, medium-rare, medium and well done.

Herb rub:

1 big spoon dried thyme

1 tablespoon dried oregano

1 spoon kosher salt

2 teaspoons freshly cracked black pepper

2 spoons mustard powder

2 teaspoons paprika

1 teaspoon onion

Mix all ingredients totally in a bowl. Brush the meat gently with olive oil and rub in herb rub.



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