How do you like your steak?

[The_Beast]

I was cooking a steak today for lunch and was wondering what the rest of GH likes in there steak. So here's a simple poll

What's your favorite cut of steak?
 - Filet Mignon
 - Flank Steak
 - Flatiron Steak
 - Hanger Steak
 - London Broil
 - New York Strip Steak
 - Porterhouse
 - Prime Rib Steak
 - Rib-eye Steak
 - Sirloin Steak
 - T-Bone Steak

How do you like it cooked?
 - Grilled
 - Broiled
 - Pan-fried

How well done do you like it?
 - Well done
 - Medium well
 - Medium
 - Medium rare
 - Rare
 - Very rare or blue

Favorite side dish to go with it?
 - Sauteed mushrooms
 - Mashed potatoes
 - French fries

Cook it yourself or go to a restaurant?

Seasoning used?
 - Salt and pepper rub
 - Rubs
 - Marinade
 - Creole



How I like it: flatiron, pan fried in olive oil, medium rare, sauteed mushrooms, french fries/mashed potatoes, DIY, salt and pepper rub

[singaporean123]

I like it free

[AKIMbO]

Filet mignon, grilled, rare....no side dishes.  Olive oil, salt, pepper and garlic butter.

[tjcaustin]

Sauteed mushrooms?  We're no longer bros.

Ribeye(but strip/filet/prime sirloin are close)
Grilled(though, I should purchase a charcoal grill/smoker for that best flavor)
medium rare
roasted potatoes (garlic, salt, pepper, olive oil, onions, cheese(which makes a bit of a crust/crunchy bite))
DIY (In fact, my roommate regularly buys steaks for me to cook.  Hooray free steak.  But I did buy the awesome infrared grill that makes me a way better grill-cook)
salt/pepper/paprika/garlic(sometimes garlic butter as it's resting)

[sherryton]

Prime Rib, Grilled, Medium Rare, and Cream Spinach and Mash Potatoes.  I can't wait for next Thursday now...

Damn you Beast!

[xsphat]

Tube and bloody!

[noisyturtle]

Filet Mignon
Pan seared then broiled to finish
Medium rare
Salt and pepper rub with some bernaise sauce on the side
Restaurant 
With a side of bacon wrapped asparagus
Well s**t now I'm salivating

[The_Beast]

Sauteed mushrooms?  We're no longer bros.

Saute mushrooms (sliced not whole) in butter till they are 90% done, put them off to the side. Coat pan in olive oil, cook steak. While steak is resting (YOU HAVE TO REST YOUR STREAKS) add a bit of butter to deglaze the pan and then add mushrooms to complete cooking them + get that nice beef flavor.

[sherryton]

I can't believe you did not add Cream of Spinach!

[danielucf]

Filet Mignon from Outback Steakhouse
Open flame Pittsburgh style (season it with what you like, then put a bunch of whipped butter on top, as the butter melts it chars up on the outside of the steak)
Done correctly the meat is very rare inside still, sometimes even black and blue, and the char + seasoning flavor is delish
At outback I get it with a side of broccoli or green beans with a side of cab sauce for veggie dipping.

At home I did an espresso coffee rub to a filet and seared it in olive oil. My rub was really simple just ground espresso, cracked black pepper, and fine sea salt. I think I was aiming for medium rare and boy was that tasty. Best with some wood smoke grilled asparagus.

[The_Beast]

I can't believe you did not add Cream of Spinach!

I hate spinach

[swagpiratex]

Ribeye or Prime Rib

Medium Rare. Dangerous, but not overly so

Mashed potatoes or that Spinach thing that comes with Lawry's Prime Rib

[tiarnachutch]

Ribeye
Grilled
Rare
Loaded baked potato
Either. We've got a great steak place locally here, but my grill is also quite capable.
Depends. Lots of kosher salt and a little pepper is awesome, but I'm also a big fan of kosher salt, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, and Worcestershire sauce.

Mmmm steak.

[The_Beast]

Just putting this out there, but if you need steak sauce, you should just be eating cardboard. GOOD steak shouldn't require sauce



Also, thanks for all of the ideas about how to cook steak. I'll be trying them semi soon. Steak near me cost about $4.75 at the grocery store for one meal (usually flatiron or a smallish sirloin). The only good on-campus burger place charges $6 for a 1/3 cheesebuger with beer batter fries and a drink. Eating steak = cheaper than a cheeseburger

[reaper]

Filet Mignon, grilled, medium rare, sauteed mushrooms, yada yada...

[DanGWanG]

New York Strip Steak
Pan-fried
Medium
Sauteed mushrooms & Mashed potatoes or red skin garlic potatoes
Cook myself, or my dad
Salt, pepper, oregano

[jwaz]

Ribeye
Medium rare
Salt and pepper
Mashed potatoes

[silat]

And the pictures say it all.

[DanGWanG]

Is that a double stuffed potato? I am so hungry now...

[tjcaustin]

Sauteed mushrooms?  We're no longer bros.

Saute mushrooms (sliced not whole) in butter till they are 90% done, put them off to the side. Coat pan in olive oil, cook steak. While steak is resting (YOU HAVE TO REST YOUR STREAKS) add a bit of butter to deglaze the pan and then add mushrooms to complete cooking them + get that nice beef flavor.

I dislike cooked mushrooms.  Hell, I have issues eating cooked veggies in general.

Just putting this out there, but if you need steak sauce, you should just be eating cardboard. GOOD steak shouldn't require sauce

Worcestershire sauce is more like a seasoned soy, I would call that more of a marinade starter than a seasoning, no more offensive than olive oil or red wine.

[The_Beast]

Sauteed mushrooms should be sliced. So much better IMO

[tjcaustin]

High five on the gas powered cooking.

Negative high five on the Brussels sprouts and mushrooms. 

[DanGWanG]

I dip my steak in worcestershire sauce most of the time.  Just a lil bump

[squarebox]

Tenderloin
Grilled
Medium-rare
Baked potato with sour-cream and bacon
Restaurant (I dont cook well)

[Lanx]

porter
i've been using a 10yr+ seasoned cast iron pan/grilled
medium
baked potatoe/sour scream, sautee shrooms
over a bed of romaine lettuce
salt/pepper

the best steak i ever had was medium-rare, paid 40bucks for it, was worth every penny and every meat scrapped off the bone. (it was awesome cuz you just order steak, and they bring it out for you, you don't get to choose toppings, cut or even how it's cooked... the girls did go for medium and medium well and i tried theirs too, i can understand how much better they made mine the way they cooked it, medium rare)

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

My favorites:
 - Filet Mignon
 - Prime Rib Steak
 - Rib-eye Steak
 - Sirloin Steak
 - T-Bone Steak

I like them:
 - Grilled


How well done?:
 - Medium
 - Medium rare


Favorite side dish to go with it?
 - Mashed potatoes


Cook it yourself or go to a restaurant?
 Either cooked by me, my dad, or at a restaurant...

Seasoning used?
 - Rubs (gotta rub your meat)
 - Marinade

[TheQsanity]

Ewwww meat... veggies FTW!!!!!

Jk.

My favorite would be prime rib or anything roasted for that matter. I think tritip or filet is good.

I like my steak M. Rare but some restaurants serve them blue... or brown(which is worse)

Seasoning? The garlic and herbs mix from the Sam's Club.

Favorite resturant would be the Black Angus or Bennihana/japanese style places.

Other parts that should be noted are Ox Tail, which is very very tender.
And Short Ribs!




Garlic mashed potatoes. Mixed squashs.

[Matt3o]

There's only one way to have a steak

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-bone_steak#Bistecca_alla_Fiorentina

[davkol]

I hate you. Now I am hungry.

Anyway, Wiener Schnitzel all the way.

[asura]

I'm going to break the trend, I am not the kind of guy who likes potato with his steak.  I'll put up with it, as most places it's the de-facto standard, but not by preference.

Rump steak (don't know what that is in American parlance) a good 350g or so.

Marinaded over night in a little red wine and port, grilled with a twist of black pepper to rare or occasionally blue.

Served with raw broccoli, a small ciabatta loaf, a chunk of Stilton, and a red onion reduction using the juices from the marinade.

I like a reserve rioja to go with it, though my partner is slowly winning me around to new world reds.

[absyrd]

Are we talking only beef?

I prefer venison (deer, moose) tenderloin, and bring it on damn near raw. Pinch of salt and NOTHING else to mask the wonderful flavor.

[The_Beast]

venison > beef but we'll stick with beef for this thread

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

venison > beef but we'll stick with beef for this thread

Venison steak...

Hoping my dad bags a deer this year... it's been a while since he's gotten one.

[The_Beast]

Just one?


My brother doesn't call it a successful season unless he gets 5+ deer

[absyrd]

venison > beef but we'll stick with beef for this thread

Alright then.

What's your favorite cut of steak?
 - anything involving the tenderloin
 - anything i can cook bone-in
 - chuck

How do you like it cooked?
all 3 of the below just depending on the day/mood
 - Grilled
 - Broiled
 - Pan-fried

How well done do you like it?
 - Very rare or blue (for tenderloin)
 - medium rare (for chuck)

Favorite side dish to go with it?
 - thick cut homemade french fries

Cook it yourself or go to a restaurant?
- myself

Seasoning used?
 - salt only, and just a little bit

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

Just one?


My brother doesn't call it a successful season unless he gets 5+ deer

Well around here the deer are scarce.  My dad left his wildlife camera in the woods for two weeks and only got one picture of a deer...

Plus, my dad never has time to hunt much anymore.  Between his work and his school (he's getting his MBA) he just never has the time.

Anyways, back to steaks...

[nar]

Tenderloin
Broiled
Medium
Rice
Restaurant (I can't make the sauce as well)
Black Pepper Sauce poured over Tenderloin while its still on the plate it was broiled in.

Or if I'm not at a restaurant that does that:
Rib-eye
Grilled
Medium
Anything involving Red Potatoes with their skin still in it, though sauteed mushrooms that come with plenty of garlic is up there
Just some salt and pepper rub

[The_Beast]

Just one?


My brother doesn't call it a successful season unless he gets 5+ deer

Well around here the deer are scarce.  My dad left his wildlife camera in the woods for two weeks and only got one picture of a deer...

Plus, my dad never has time to hunt much anymore.  Between his work and his school (he's getting his MBA) he just never has the time.

Anyways, back to steaks...

That's the thing, my brother lives for hunting. He pretty much hunts anything you can get a tag for. He usually does just bucks for bow season, anything for rifle and then only does musket if he didn't get enough during rifle/bow. My dad and grandpa average 1 between the two each year since they aren't into it as much as my brother.

Edit: Bear steak is REALLY good but also really sweet compare to other meats

[DanGWanG]

Sometimes I wish I wasn't so deprived as a child...

[jwaz]

Silat... that steak is glorious.

[dirge]

You should have held that steak on the fat to give it a bit colour.

Rib eye, pepper sauce. So green peppercorns, brandy, beef stock, creme fresh.
With chips. Not fries! English chips cooked in dripping.

[Malphas]

Ribeye; fried; medium or medium rare, baked potato/sweet potato with sour cream/creme fraiche/cream cheese; butter, salt and pepper; tomato ketchup, Hi-C/Lilt

[Lu_e]

What's your favorite cut of steak?
rib-eye
tri-tip

How do you like it cooked?
Anything that doesn't involve a pan, seriously guys?

How well done do you like it?
Medium / medium rare

Favorite side dish to go with it?
mashed 'taters, long green beans, home-made fries... edit: forgot saute'd until brown-&-crispy-on-the-outside sliced red-potatoes! mmm

Cook it yourself or go to a restaurant?
me

Seasoning used?
none, MAYBE a bit of worcestershire & sesame teriyaki marinade.

[TheQsanity]

Mhhh ribeye, green beans...

[Lu_e]

GRILLED

[phetto]

I like meat grinded into burgers.

seriously though, I like it either way, preferably if I dont have cook it myself. WOMEN IN CHAINS =)

no vegitables for me.

[noisyturtle]

Buffalo > Venison. Also, potatoes are disgusting, no taste and all the texture of cardboard moistened with baby spit. Gnocchi and french fries are good though.

[tsangan]

-Grilled
-Rare but enough to make it start bleeding when you cut into it, if its too rare it doesn't bleed
-Salt/pepper is all you need

[silat]

Is that a double stuffed potato? I am so hungry now...

Twice baked

[silat]

Sauteed mushrooms should be sliced. So much better IMO

Well buttons unsliced was better for the picture:)