How To Cook A Medium Steak
Heat a heavy based frying pan until very hot but not smoking.
How to cook a medium steak. You should hear a loud sizzle immediately. Add the steak a knob of butter some garlic and robust herbs if you. Cooking the steak medium rare 1.
Use tongs to lift your steak and place it in the pan. Do not use extra virgin olive oil as it does not react well to high temperatures. Preventing it from sticking to the pan.
A medium rare steak should only be flipped once. Preheat the grill pan or broiler. Brush each side of the steak with oil.
Don t touch the steak until it is ready to be flipped. If you don t your. Flipping encourages the juices to move around the steak making for a more even and faster cooking process.
How to cook perfect steak season the steak with salt up to 2 hrs before then with pepper just before cooking. Remove the steaks from the refrigerator and prior to cooking let them reach room temperature. Aim to cook a thin steak for 2 minutes.
Drizzle some oil into the pan and leave for a moment.