Cooking a Steak

Nothing tastes better than a well cooked steak. Everyone has their preference, from rare to well done, but the method involved is the same.


1. Start with a pan. Add a slice of butter, a glug of olive oil, a bit of chicken broth, some herbs, and garlic. On a medium-low heat, let the mixture come to rolling boil and reduce a bit before you add your steak. 
 

2. Season you steak with salt and pepper immediately before adding to the pan. Salt dries out what it seasons. If you add salt too far in advance, all of the great juices will come out on the plate instead of in the pan. 

 3. Let your steak cook. This is key. Don't raise the flame. Don't turn it over. Don't let it dry out. Baste the steak with its drippings and the broth, and add a little bit of broth over time as needed.

4. Turn the steak when you see it is at least cooked halfway through on the outside as below.

5. Once you turn your steak, let it cook again. Don't add any more broth at this point.

 

6. Every cut is different. On average, it will need to cook for another three minutes for a medium rare steak, five minutes for a medium steak, or seven minutes to a medium well steak. Test it out by touching the steak with your finger. Jamie Oliver has a fool proof method for determining how cooked a steak is:

      - If you can press the steak like you can press your cheek? Rare.

      - Your chin? Medium.

      - Your forehead? Well done.

 

7. Take your steak out of the pan and let it rest for about three minutes. It is still cooking, so give it time to finish.

 

8. Serve it and enjoy!