I love steak. I'm usually terrible at cooking it but I do love it. On a recent trip to BJ's Wholesale Club, of which I am a member (yay inexpensive food to feed an army!) I decided to pick up a few strip steaks. I have a grill pan, which usually smokes out the entire house when I use it, so of course I decided to try again.
Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls... we have success!! FINALLY! I can actually cook steak without burning it and/or leaving the center completely raw. My secret this time... I cooked the outside on the grill pan to give it the nice char marks, then put the whole pan in the oven at 400 degrees. I probably could have cooked it a little less but it was still quite tasty, and not burned, just over cooked in the center. I prefer my meat to be on the rare side of medium, these were on the well side.
I also did not marinate the steaks in anything, frankly a good steak should not need it. A little dry rub of salt and steak seasoning and you should be good to go. I am a big fan of McCormick's (I sound like an ad for them don't I? I should be paid for this, Hint Hint, GIVE ME A CALL! ;) Spicy Montreal Seasoning. It gave the steaks a nice kick without overpowering the meaty flavor of the strip steak.
One of the best parts is strip steaks are pretty inexpensive on the scale of steaks. I paid about $10 for 2 good sized steaks. Plus the flavor of a strip steak is outrageous. I love me a good filet for the smooth almost buttery quality, but a good NY strip is a dream on a Thursday night. Forget the steakhouses, I'll just learn to make it better at home!
I served my steaks with stir-fried peppers and onions, the contrast of the sweet peppers and onions to the peppery steaks was perfect! Nothing fancy but it sure made us happy.
Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls... we have success!! FINALLY! I can actually cook steak without burning it and/or leaving the center completely raw. My secret this time... I cooked the outside on the grill pan to give it the nice char marks, then put the whole pan in the oven at 400 degrees. I probably could have cooked it a little less but it was still quite tasty, and not burned, just over cooked in the center. I prefer my meat to be on the rare side of medium, these were on the well side.
I also did not marinate the steaks in anything, frankly a good steak should not need it. A little dry rub of salt and steak seasoning and you should be good to go. I am a big fan of McCormick's (I sound like an ad for them don't I? I should be paid for this, Hint Hint, GIVE ME A CALL! ;) Spicy Montreal Seasoning. It gave the steaks a nice kick without overpowering the meaty flavor of the strip steak.
One of the best parts is strip steaks are pretty inexpensive on the scale of steaks. I paid about $10 for 2 good sized steaks. Plus the flavor of a strip steak is outrageous. I love me a good filet for the smooth almost buttery quality, but a good NY strip is a dream on a Thursday night. Forget the steakhouses, I'll just learn to make it better at home!
I served my steaks with stir-fried peppers and onions, the contrast of the sweet peppers and onions to the peppery steaks was perfect! Nothing fancy but it sure made us happy.
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