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Preparation
25 minutes
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Cooking
1 hour 30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Steak is a delicious and nutritious dish that many people love. Today, TasteVN will guide you on how to make a soft and tasty steak in a pan that is no less than that of a restaurant with a very simple method. Let’s go to the kitchen to make this fried dish!
Ingredients for Steak For 3 people
Beef 360 gr Chicken eggs 3 pieces Tomatoes 200 gr (3 pieces) Potatoes 500 gr Cucumbers 1 piece Onions 1 bulb Garlic 1.5 bulbs Ginger 1/2 bulb Mint leaves A little Tapioca flour 1 tablespoon Unsalted butter 1 tablespoon Vinegar 1 tablespoon Oyster sauce 2 tablespoons White wine 1 tablespoon Lemon juice 1 tablespoon Soy sauce 2 tablespoons Cooking oil 10 tablespoons Common spices A little (salt/ ground pepper/ sugar)
Cooking utensils
How to choose fresh and delicious ingredients
What is beef steak?
Beef steak (in English is Beef steak) – a popular dish in Europe and especially in America, and it is also a familiar dish in the modern culinary style of Vietnamese people.
How to choose fresh and delicious beef
- To choose good beef, you should observe the color of the meat. Fresh beef usually has a bright red color, not dark red.
- You should choose small and tender pieces of meat, with fine fibers, and when you press your finger into it, it has good elasticity.
- Do not buy pieces of meat that have small white nodules that are easy to separate, as they may be parasites. You should also limit buying small pieces of meat that have been pre-cut, as it is difficult to assess the quality of the meat.
How to Prepare Steak
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Prepare and Marinate the Beef
After purchasing the beef, use a knife to trim off the sinews, and there’s no need to remove the fat to make the steak more aromatic.
Then, use a dry paper towel to wipe the piece of meat clean, then cut the meat into large slices about the thickness of a finger joint.
Use a specialized meat pounder to tenderize the meat, then marinate it with a mixture of spices including: 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, 1 crushed garlic clove, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, and 1/2 tablespoon of cornstarch.
Mix well and then place the beef in the refrigerator for about 1 hour to allow the meat to absorb the spices evenly.
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Prepare Other Ingredients
Wash and peel the potatoes, then cut them into small sticks about the length of a finger. Put a pot of water on the stove, and boil the potatoes over high heat for about 10 – 15 minutes.
Tip: To make the potatoes crispier after frying, you should boil them with a little salt and white vinegar, then soak them in cold ice water for about 5 – 10 minutes.Wash 3 tomatoes, peel the onion, and then dice it. Peel half a bulb of garlic and scrape the skin off 1/2 a knob of ginger, then mince them. Wash the cucumber, peel it, and cut it into thin slices for eating.
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Fry the beef
Place a pan on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil (or 1/2 tablespoon of butter) and heat it over medium heat. When the pan starts to smoke slightly, add the meat and then add another tablespoon of cooking oil.
Fry each side of the beef over medium heat for about 5 – 7 minutes, then remove it to a plate and drizzle 1 tablespoon of lemon juice evenly over the meat.
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Frying potatoes and eggs
Continue using the beef frying pan, heat 1 tablespoon of cooking oil over medium heat, then crack 3 eggs into the pan and fry them sunny-side up for about 2 minutes.
After taking the eggs out onto a plate, add 6 tablespoons of cooking oil to the pan and heat until boiling, then add the potatoes and fry for about 10 minutes until they are golden and crispy.
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Making the sauce
Add 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of cornstarch, 1 tablespoon of vinegar, 1/2 tablespoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of white wine, a little bit of mint leaves, and 3 tablespoons of water into a bowl and mix well until dissolved.
Place a pot on the stove, heat 1 tablespoon of unsalted butter over medium heat, then sauté garlic and ginger until fragrant for about 3 minutes.
Next, add diced tomatoes and onions, stir-fry until cooked, then add the previously mixed ingredients into the pot, stir well until it thickens, then turn off the heat.
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Finished Product
Arrange the beef, cucumber, French fries, fried egg, and sauce on a plate and you can enjoy it right away.
The beef is tender and sweet, rich and fragrant, the fries are crispy, the fried egg is rich and fragrant, perfectly combined with a savory sweet and sour sauce, blending together perfectly. This meal is sure to make you and your family extremely satisfied.
Notes when performing
- If your meat is frozen in the freezer, you should thaw it before seasoning so that when cooked, the piece of meat does not become mushy and dry.
- You can use a grill, cast iron skillet, oven,… to grill the meat. The only thing to keep in mind when preparing steak is to pay attention to cleanliness and the heat conduction of the tools. This greatly affects the cooking speed of the beef.
- When the pan is hot, put the meat in to sear, on medium heat. Searing does not need to take too long, about 3 minutes, wait until golden brown to flip; when the piece of meat turns golden, reduce the heat so that the meat cooks thoroughly from the inside. While searing, you can throw in some smashed garlic to infuse the flavor.
- You should not use a fork or sharp objects, as they can puncture the outer surface of the meat, causing it to lose its sweet juices and dry out. When flipping the meat, do not flip it too forcefully, and do not press down on the surface of the meat to avoid letting the juices run out, which would lose its natural sweetness. You should also not flip the meat too many times.
- Many people have a habit of cutting the meat right after taking it out of the oven, which causes the juices inside to flow out. Therefore, let the meat sit outside for 1-2 minutes to allow the juices to seep back into the meat, making your dish perfect.
How to check the doneness of meat without cutting
- Use a cooking thermometer to check the desired doneness level of the meat. For example, grilling for 6 minutes, the meat still has a pinkish red inside; at 8 minutes, the meat is more cooked and has a pinkish color.
- You can also rely on the firmness of the meat to know its color inside. Rare: The inside of the meat is very red, moist, and slightly warm. Medium rare: The inside of the meat is still red, and the meat is hot, medium: the center of the meat is red, surrounded by pink, and the meat is warm. Medium: The inside of the meat is pink and hot. Well-done: The inside of the meat has completely lost its pink color, the muscle fibers are brown-gray but still retain moisture, and the meat is very hot.
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We hope that through this detailed guide how to make steak using a pan that is tender, delicious, and appealing like in a restaurant, you can prepare it and treat your family to a tasty meal to refresh your home menu. TasteVN wishes you success!
