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It is not necessary to go for a good steak in a restaurant, you can cook a tasty steak at home as well. It is most important to know the basic rules of cooking it. And, of course, it is worth to amuse yourself with the most fashionable steak. Oh and if this possibility to try, or at least know what the steaks are so popular that even have names.
Steak Chateaubriand
This steak is prepared from the thick edge of the beef tenderloin. The recipe was invented by the French diplomat françois-rené de Chateaubriand. His chef to diversify the menu made very special meat. From the mid-nineteenth century, the steak began to be served in French restaurants.
For steak, the meat should be fried on both sides on a hot pan, then baked for 10-15 minutes in the oven. Chateaubriand is served with mixed salad & sauce.
Steak Diane
To prepare it you’ll need filet Mignon. In the mid-20th century, the steak Diane was popular in American restaurants. The dish was created by one of New York’s chefs. At that time it was the fashion for the Flambeau, and the process of igniting during cooking was the main feature of the dish. The steak was named after the goddess of hunting Diana.
To cook the steak, you should sear the meat on both sides over high heat for a few minutes, transfer to a plate, and cover with foil. As well shallot, garlic, and mushrooms prepared in a special sauce. At the end add the cognac and set it on fire. When the flame goes out, add the mustard, cream, broth, Worcestershire sauce, and heat until thick. Then return the meat to the pan, mix with sauce, and simmer for a minute.
Salisbury Steak
It is made of minced beef. The appearance of the steak obliged to Dr. James Salisbury, who was a fan of the protein diet and preferred to cook minced lean meat. By 1900, the “steak doctor Salisbury” was a very popular dish in the USA.
To cook this steak, you should mix the mince, onion, breadcrumbs, egg, to form patties and fry in a pan. Then shift the chops to a plate, cover with foil and cook them the sauce based on onion, flour, mushrooms, broth, Worcestershire sauce, and ketchup. Then again shift the steak to the pan and fry for several minutes.
Steak Eisenhower
The dirty steak is cut from sirloin steak, which is cut from the loin back in the main part of the tenderloin. The dish was named in honor of the 34th US President Dwight Eisenhower. He fried the meat in the coals just took and threw it on the smoldering remains of the firewood. The meat was dirty from the ashes.
Steak cooked in charcoal of firm breeds of trees. First, the meat is roasted on one side, then on the other. When the meat is ready, it is cleaned of ash, smeared with olive oil, and seasoned with salt.
Camargue steak
Steak named after areas in the South of France Camargue, where black bulls were bred free-range. It is made from the meat of these animals.
Steak is taken of any classic cut. The meat is just frшув both sides in a hot pan until the desired degree.
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