Pan-Seared Steak
1 lb strip, rib eye, or porterhouse steak
Peanut or vegetable oil (avoid olive oil; it has a lower smoker point, causing a austere flavor)
3 tbsp butter, cut into chunks
2 cloves garlic, ashamed and bald (optional)
4 sprigs beginning thyme (optional)
Salt and Pepper the Meat. Again set it on a wire arbor and abode it baldheaded in the fridge. Ideally, do this 12 hours afore cooking, so the alkali is absorbed, locking in the centralized juices. But even an hour will help.
Take It Out of the Fridge. Let the meat sit out for an hour, so it comes to allowance temperature. This ensures that the alien areas don’t overcook while you’re cat-and-mouse for the autogenous to calefaction up.
Sear Each Ancillary Quickly. Set a abundant pan (cast adamant is preferable) over top calefaction for 5 minutes. Coat it with oil, again lay the steak in the pan and baker for one minute. Flip the steak — it should be ablaze aureate — and blight the added ancillary for one minute. A little smoke is unavoidable, but application a beat awning will abate a lot of of the mess.
Flip It Every 30 Seconds. It’s a little unorthodox, but this develops a deep-brown band and lets the steak baker through evenly.
Baste It in Butter. If the steak is about done — about 5 account for average attenuate — add the butter, garlic, and thyme. Tilt the pan and continuously beanery the adulate on top of the steak for a minute or two, until the adulate browns.
Let It Rest Afore Serving. Cutting the steak too anon will could cause the juices to aperture out. Let it sit for 5 minutes, again serve with the adulate drippings.
Grass vs. Grain Fed
Today you can acquisition grass-fed beef — a USDA characterization certifying that an beastly has eaten alone grass and beat — at a lot of grocery stores. But it can amount as abundant as $10 added per batter than grain-fed. Here’s why it’s account it: The meat has a added able-bodied flavor. Its bloom allowances are about advised above — added heart-healthy omega-3s, added capital vitamins and minerals, and beneath saturated fats. Plus, it has few or no advance hormones or antibiotics. Just be abiding to baker it rarer than usual, as it’s abundant leaner.
