How To Cook Wagyu Steak On Cast Iron Skillet
Turn the steaks over to the other side of the meat using tongs.
How to cook wagyu steak on cast iron skillet. When the skillet reaches your ideal temperature around 400 450 ยบ f place the steak in the skillet and apply pressure to create full contact. Sear on one side for five minutes untouched. Pour 1 tablespoon 15 ml of extra virgin sesame seed oil into a cast iron or large skillet.
The japanese steaks are too thin to warrant those. Add just a bit vegetable oil and coat the pan with it. Hotspots are more problematic for quick sears so we preheat our chosen pan in the oven to ensure it s heated all the way through not just your burner s ring.
Add the olive oil when it s fully heated. For a medium rare sear aim for four minutes per side. Since you ll likely cut your wagyu steak very thin high heat searing is all you need to fully cook the meat.
You don t need a meat thermometer to check internal temperature once you ve seared one side flip it over. Heat a cast iron pan. Cast iron skillets hold heat well ensuring even cooking.
Run that fat around the skillet to grease the pan. Hughes says cast iron carbon steel or stainless steel skillets will all do the trick the key. For the japanese wagyu it was easy to put a nice sear on it without over roasting the meat while all the other steaks cooked up beautifully as well.
I didn t need to apply any special techniques for the cast iron samples. I like to go pretty hot. While the pan is heating take the wagyu out of the fridge and trim some of fat off the edge.