Two Easy and Different Methods to Cook Flavorful Restaurant-like Steak at Home
Who likes to eat steak? Steak is one of the most popular dishes of meat. Steak is processed from spiced meat grilled to a certain level of doneness and it does have a special taste, which is soft, tender, and juicy. There are at least 2 methods to cook flavorful steak as you can taste in a restaurant, namely how to cook steak in air fryer and in a skillet.
1. How to cook steak in air fryer
If you have an air fryer at home, you can use it to cook simple tasty and classy steak. How to cook steak using an air fryer is quite easy. However, you have to make sure that the time and temperature are appropriate so that the meat is not too dry and/ or even tough. See this recipe to know the method.
Ingredients:
• 450 grams of sirloin cutlet, about 2.5 cm in its thick
• 4 tablespoons of vegetable oil or unsalted butter
• 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon of chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon of chopped spring onion
• 1 tablespoon of chopped fresh thyme
• 1 tablespoon of chopped fresh rosemary
• Kosher salt or sea salt or Himalayan salt
• some amount of black pepper
Steps:
First step of how to cook steak is combining the butter, garlic and various herbs, namely parsley, thyme, rosemary, and scallions in a bowl. Then, cover the bowl in plastic, then put it into a refrigerator for about 20 minutes or until it gets hardened.
Second, add some seasonings with salt and pepper to the meat on both sides. Then, leave it for about 10 to 20 minutes.
Third, put the seasoned meat and the herbs in the air fryer. Then, cook it at the temperature of 200 degrees Celsius. If you want medium rare of the doneness level, you can cook it in 10 minutes; for medium, cook it in 12 minutes. If you want medium well, cook it in 14 minutes. Make sure that the meat is turned halfway through each time. Cooking time may vary depending on the thickness and the quality grade of the meat.
After that, place the steak on a cutting board and let it rest for about 10 minutes. Don't forget to take out the herbs too from the air fryer.
Finally, you are ready to serve the tasty, classy, and flavorful home-made steak on a plate. Put herbs on it too to balance the texture and to make the serving beautiful and appetizing.
That is how to cook steak in air fryer that you can do at home. It is easy, isn’t it?
2. How to cook steak in a skillet
Cooking steak with an air fryer is one of the innovative methods. However, what if you don’t have any air fryer? No worries, you can still use your skillet. Here are some steps on how to cook steak in a skillet with the same ingredients as mentioned above.
First, make sure that the meat is not wet. If the meat is wet, lightly pat the surface with a paper towel to dry it before cooking.
Second, place the meat in a glass container. After that, pour the salt and pepper over it. Cover the container tightly and put it in the refrigerator for about 2 hours.
Third, it’s time to cook, but take out the meat from the refrigerator. Then, let it rest at room temperature for about 30-60 minutes before cooking, make sure that the meat is not frozen. Only in this way, the steak can be cooked evenly and perfectly to the inside.
After that, pour and heat a little amount of vegetable oil in a skillet. Place the steak and herbs in the center of the skillet when the oil is getting hot and smoky. When the oil starts to look smokey, it's hot enough to cook. Therefore, immediately place the steak in the center of the skillet using your hands or food tongs.
This is one of some important points on how to cook steak tips. Cook each side of the steak for about 3-6 minutes. In fact, the cooking time really depends on the final temperature you want to reach and the type of steak cut. If you want your steak to look lighter in color, cook each side of the meat for a shorter amount of time.
To produce steaks that are well done, make sure that the surface of the steak is brown and has traces of grilling before turning it over. Alternatively, you can flip the steak every 30 seconds to speed up the cooking process.
Well, those are two methods, namely how to cook steak in air fryer and how to cook steak with a skillet. Have a try and make your tasty home-made restaurant-like dish.