laksamama's guide on how to cook a steak

Behold my culinary skills !

I shall attempt to educate you lucky monkeys on how to grill up a mean steak. This is sure to impress whoever you intend to impress be it your mum, your significant other, your dog etc etc

STEP ONE - Know your meat !

There are a gazillion cuts of meat out there.. sirloins, rumps, chucks, t-bones just to name a few. I highly recommend getting yourself a rib-eye like so (sorry for the orientation. I may be a genius in the kitchen but when it comes to computers well...not so much)
STEP TWO - Season with love !

Leave it out till its room temperature. Don't worry about germs or whatsoever, you're gonna cook it remember ? Add generous pinches of salt and pepper to both sides and whatever you do, do NOT be foolish and cut off the fat. That's where all the flavour is !

STEP THREE - Turn up the heat !

Get a good strong fire going. This serves to seal in all the juices once the steak hits the pan. A measly flicker will send your juices running. Your steak will end up dry, we wouldn't want that now would we ?P/S : Pay no attention to the dirty stove top. Whoever said cooking was a clean activity ?

STEP FOUR - No shaking!

Once your meat is in, don't move it around. We're not making a stir-fry here, just let the pan do it's thing. Use a pair of tongs, makes life easier.If you like your steak medium rare like me, turn it over after about 2 minutes or until you can just see the juices coming out the top and cook off for another 2 minutes.

STEP FIVE - Give it a rest!

After all that exciting heat treatment, your steak needs to rest. Let it sit off the heat for 5 or so minutes. This is what it should look like. Blushing not gushing on the inside.

There you have it ! Simple wasn't it ? For a more substantial meal, get your assistant to whip up some mash (after instructing him properly of course !)
BON APPETIT !