How do you like your steak?

[WillyBrandt]

Medium rare.

Porterhouse is great, but somewhat pricey. But when properly done--wow! You know, I like a very inexpensive chuck or flank steak too--they're both quite tasty even if people don't consider them as "good" for steak-eating.

Strangely, Sirloin which is more expensive is pretty bland in comparison.

Not a fan of overpowering marinades. Oil, salt and pepper is enough for me. Though I've tried a few light ones that have come out nice (I tried 1/2 Chardonnay and 1/2 soy sauce that came out great).

Also, most restaurant steak isn't good. You can easily cook much better bits yourself.

But a great restaurant steak is a true work of art. Anyone who has been to Peter Lugar's in NYC can attest to that...

[StevieM]

1. Medium rare (eom)

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[eleny]

2. Isn't Peter Lugar's the one in Brooklyn...

...in Williamsburg?

[WillyBrandt]

4. Brooklyn, yeah.

[MrScorpio]

12. Where in Williamsburg?

If we're talking WLMBG, VA, that's only 10 mins away from me

[WillyBrandt]

17. No, it's in NY

[karlrschneider]

3. T-bone is my favorite (med rare also) but actually I'd rather have a huge

hunk of prime rib....with a big ole baked potato & some tabouli. A big gob of sour cream for the spud & horseradish for the rib. Damn...now I'm really hungry. :D

[slinkerwink]

5. I like a good medium rare flank steak....here's my fave recipe

I like to saute sliced red onions in olive oil with a bit of butter thrown in, and then I put in the mushrooms, and saute until they're slightly golden-brown. Then I put that all over the flank steak with a few good crumbles of bleu cheese on top------soooo good!


Oh, and I really like roasted parmesan asparagus to go with the steak along with roasted rosemary red potatoes. This is a very indulgent meal for me that I have rarely, for good reason, ha.

[Sandpiper]

6. Medium rare

Anyone who says well done or extra well done should be banned from eating steak. ;-)

[CrownPrinceBandar]

7. Depends on the cut.....................

I like sirloins and porterhouses a little more rare, whereas strip steaks I like medium well.

Extra virgin olive oil and garlic is one of the best steak rubs that I've come across.

I just had a great streak at my folks house last night. My dad cooks 'em to perfection!

[BlueHandDuo]

8. Depends on the cut...

...I like the tenderer cuts bloody rare. The toothier ones generally need a longer, slower cooking method that gets them well done.

Don't like marinades or rubs, just give me the meat.

[ulysses]

9. ribeye, rare.

I've only been served a steak that was too rare once, and that was by my father-in-law early in my courtship with Ms Uly. He can't have done more than put a picture of the grill in front of the meat before he plated it.

And no marinades, please. No fancy shit.

[Fleshdancer]

10. rare medium rare

that sweet spot between rare and medium rare. yummmm

[Philostopher]

11. I like the faint echo of a moo

when I poke the fork in to cut, if it's a 'good' cut.

Medium rare for lesser cuts.

As others have said, salt and pepper are fine with me, though some restaurants will rub a steak with crushed garlic just before pitching it on the grill, and that's okay with me, too. There was a place we used to go that served a Delmonico rubbed with rock salt and peppercorns before it was grilled that was good, too.

[davsand]

13. Run it past the fire on the way out to the table.

I like steaks rare. I DO want them at least warm, but that is enough for me...

I do occasionally enjoy a fillet of sirloin done with a red wine and mushroom sauce, but most of the time I can happily skip marinades and sauces on beef. As far as CUT of meat I like the best, BY FAR, IMO is a Fillet Mignon.


Laura

[greatauntoftriplets]

14. Extra rare.

Porterhouse is good, so are rib steaks.

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

15. I ate

his liver with some fava beans and a nice bottle of Chianti....


ffffffffffffffffffffffff

(I like my steak rare...)

[chaska]

16. On a plate ... but I ain't picky.

[Wapsie B]

18. I want it so rare I can still smell the manure.

Actually, Medium brushed with garlic butter grilled over hot coals. Served with saute'd mushrooms and onions.

[RebelOne]

19. Don't eat steak or any meat any more.

But before I became a vegetarian, I loved steak still mooing (very, very rare).

[Rabrrrrrr]

20. Medium rare, erring on the side of rare if need be

Preferred cut is the hanger steak and then the ribeye.

Prefer my steak done on a grill, but pan fried also good. Never steamed. Never baked. Absoloutely never microwaved or boiled. Broiled is a very poor third option.

Mmmmm....steak. Gonna be doing one (I think it's a shoulder steak) on my new grill tonight with probably a grilled red onion and some grilled zucchini. YUM!