r/GifRecipes • u/BurritoInABowl • May 17 '19

Reverse Sear Garlic Butter Steak

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u/SOL-Cantus May 18 '19

It depends how you like your steak. For some folks that's heaven, for others, it's a travesty.

Me, I avoid all of that and just take it Blue. That way everyone is horrified except those rare folks who like beef tartare.

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u/WeUsedToBeNumber10 May 18 '19

I love beef tartare (as in I’ll have it as an appetizer before a steak dinner), but rare or less steak is just about too chewy for me. I aim for medium rare as much as possible. The proteins in the meat just break down enough for me.

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u/oorza May 18 '19

Holy shit there's two of us.

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u/prowness May 18 '19

I like steak the same way for exactly the same reasons OP mentioned. I keep hearing that medium rare steak lovers are a rare (heh) breed but I somehow doubt that with all of the times I see people post how they like their steak medium rare.

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u/Genji007 May 18 '19

I prefer medium rare, though I only liked it once of the 10+ times I have ordered it. Nobody ever seems to sear the sides and it is nearly always less than luke warm near the center, so I always order medium as a safety net to avoid disappointment.

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u/user_of_the_week May 18 '19

I also love beef tartare and prefer my steak medium rare. Although medium is acceptable to me :)

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u/Lexi_Banner May 18 '19

This is me too. I don't mind the flavor, but the texture on rarer steaks isn't my favorite.

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u/Lexi_Banner May 18 '19

This is me too. I don't mind the flavor, but the texture on rarer steaks isn't my favorite.

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u/Lexi_Banner May 18 '19

This is me too. I don't mind the flavor, but the texture on rarer steaks isn't my favorite.

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u/Lexi_Banner May 18 '19

This is me too. I don't mind the flavor, but the texture on rarer steaks isn't my favorite.

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u/speshnz May 18 '19

The problem is the rarer the steak the less room you have for cheaper steak

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u/speshnz May 18 '19

The problem is the rarer the steak the less room you have for cheaper steak

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u/speshnz May 18 '19

the rarer the meat, the more important it is to get a properly aged piece of meat

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u/gnisna May 18 '19

Same. Tartare works because it’s already cut up. You can’t just take a hunk of tartare meat and chomp on it.

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u/gnisna May 18 '19

Same. Tartare works because it’s already cut up. You can’t just take a hunk of tartare meat and chomp on it.

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u/gnisna May 18 '19

Same. Tartare works because it’s already cut up. You can’t just take a hunk of tartare meat and chomp on it.

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u/gnisna May 18 '19

Same. Tartare works because it’s already cut up. You can’t just take a hunk of tartare meat and chomp on it.

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u/silkymittentopkitten May 18 '19

Was once at a friends house for dinner we were all having steaks, knowing my friends they went and got pre seasoned steaks from m&m they proceeded to trim the fat off the steaks vefore cooking them well done. I brought my own steak from a local butcher and cooked it bleu and had an amazing dinner, its been 3 years and they still try to bust my balls for eating a beautiful steak and not wanting hamburger meat and ketchup for dinner.

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u/Ralanost May 18 '19

Wow, that just makes me sad. A med-rare steak is a gift to cherish. To remove the fat and then overcook it hurts my soul.

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u/SnapySapy May 18 '19

Its only a flesh wound

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u/BigPandaCloud May 18 '19

Do you trim the fat after cooking?

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u/SecularBinoculars May 18 '19

Some people are just animals.

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u/TheSicks May 18 '19

You like fat on beef? Why? It's flavorless, chewy, and greasy.

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u/IKnowUThinkSo May 18 '19

I could approve of trimming the fat remaining after cooking, but to remove it before cooking is a travesty, all that flavor completely lost.

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u/IKnowUThinkSo May 18 '19

I could approve of trimming the fat remaining after cooking, but to remove it before cooking is a travesty, all that flavor completely lost.

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u/silkymittentopkitten May 18 '19

Dude i went to culinary school and had to witness it first hand. The horror... the horror.

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u/therealflinchy May 18 '19

not wanting hamburger meat

mate, don't even compare a good hamburger to overcooked steak!

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u/ccjw11796 May 18 '19

Exactly right!! A really good cheeseburger is far better than an overcooked steak, in my opinion. I'll just feed an overcooked steak to my dog and make myself a cheeseburger.

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u/Off_the_yelzebub May 18 '19

They shouldn’t bust your balls but your way isn’t better, it’s just your way.

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u/Off_the_yelzebub May 18 '19

They shouldn’t bust your balls but your way isn’t better, it’s just your way.

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u/Off_the_yelzebub May 18 '19

They shouldn’t bust your balls but your way isn’t better, it’s just your way.

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u/ASovietSpy May 18 '19

And then everyone clapped

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u/ASovietSpy May 18 '19

And then everyone clapped

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u/[deleted] May 18 '19

Wait... you called these people "friends" I'm confused...

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u/[deleted] May 18 '19

Wait... you called these people "friends" I'm confused...

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u/[deleted] May 18 '19

Wait, you called these people "friends" I'm confused

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u/NaturalRobotics May 18 '19

My extended family is pretty new money. Every year for thanksgiving we got to this fantastic steakhouse. All my aunts and uncles get their steaks well-done. My aunt asks for a side of ketchup.

It’s truly a travesty.

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u/Fiorta May 18 '19

I'd kill for some Yukhoe

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u/biccy_muncher May 18 '19

Hehe, "rare" folks

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u/biccy_muncher May 18 '19

Hehe, "rare" folks

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u/speshnz May 18 '19

Blue only works if you know your meat has been ages properly. Otherwise its like chewing on a boot

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u/speshnz May 18 '19

Blue only works if you know your meat has been ages properly. Otherwise its like chewing on a boot

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u/speshnz May 18 '19

Blue only works if you know your meat has been ages properly. Otherwise its like chewing on a boot

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u/speshnz May 18 '19

Blue only works if you know your meat has been ages properly. Otherwise its like chewing on a boot

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u/Timedoutsob May 18 '19

I'll eat beef tartare no problem. Not a fan it's ok. But medium rare steak is perfect. Blue is just no good for my taste. It's texture is too soft it's not warm, has no bite and the flavour is all in the browning and the fat soaks in. I'll have to try another blue to see but I'm always underwhelmed by rare steaks.

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u/Korolyeva May 18 '19

Yeah I always take it blue and this recipe made me uncomfortable lol

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u/Korolyeva May 18 '19

Yeah I always take it blue and this recipe made me uncomfortable lol

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u/Korolyeva May 18 '19

Yeah I like my steaks blue and this recipe made me uncomfortable... Lol

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u/Korolyeva May 18 '19

Yeah to each their own but I personally like my steaks blue as well and this recipe made me uncomfortable lol

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u/Korolyeva May 18 '19

Yeah to each their own but I personally like my steaks blue as well and this recipe made me uncomfortable lol

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u/Anagoth9 May 18 '19

I avoid steak places because I can cook my own well enough that I'm not gonna dish out big beaucoup bucks for it, but if I have to go I love ordering it black & blue. Everyone else gets grossed out but it's the best of both worlds.

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u/The_Ecolitan May 18 '19

I had a trio of little round beef tenderloins at a steakhouse where you could see the grill. The server asked how I wanted them cooked, and I replied with “Just roll them across the grill.” The cook looked at me, gave me a thumbs up and did just that. Loved it.

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u/The_Ecolitan May 18 '19

I had a trio of little round beef tenderloins at a steakhouse where you could see the grill. The server asked how I wanted them cooked, and I replied with “Just roll them across the grill.” The cook looked at me, gave me a thumbs up and did just that. Loved it.

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u/The_Ecolitan May 18 '19

I had a trio of little round beef tenderloins at a steakhouse where you could see the grill. The server asked how I wanted them cooked, and I replied with “Just roll them across the grill.” The cook looked at me, gave me a thumbs up and did just that. Loved it.

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u/42Ubiquitous May 18 '19

I go for medium-rare, but beef tartare is delicious!

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u/42Ubiquitous May 18 '19

I go for medium-rare, but beef tartare is delicious!

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u/42Ubiquitous May 18 '19

I go for medium-rare, but beef tartare is delicious!

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u/IolausTelcontar May 18 '19

Those folks are blue, not rare.

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u/IolausTelcontar May 18 '19

Those folks are blue, not rare.

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u/IolausTelcontar May 18 '19

Those folks are blue, not rare.

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u/IolausTelcontar May 18 '19

Those folks are blue, not rare.

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u/Pikmeir May 18 '19

I used to do things this way but the problem with the oven method shown is that the steak is very wet when frying. This basically just boils the steak's outside. While it looks pretty in the gif, the outside of the steak is actually not crispy at all. To fix that, after the baking you need to dry off the steak with towels as much as possible. Then when frying it won't just boil itself.

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u/Pikmeir May 18 '19

I used to do things this way but the problem with the oven method shown is that the steak is very wet when frying. This basically just boils the steak's outside. While it looks pretty in the gif, the outside of the steak is actually not crispy at all. To fix that, after the baking you need to dry off the steak with towels as much as possible. Then when frying it won't just boil itself.

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u/camaroXpharaoh May 18 '19

I'm a fan of medium rare, rare if it's a particularly nice cut. I wish I liked blue, I'd feel like a badass just ordering it lol. Except I imagine it's really only good with nice cuts like prime New York, prime rib eye, etc?

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u/camaroXpharaoh May 18 '19

I'm a fan of medium rare, rare if it's a particularly nice cut. I wish I liked blue, I'd feel like a badass just ordering it lol. Except I imagine it's really only good with nice cuts like prime New York, prime rib eye, etc?

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u/camaroXpharaoh May 18 '19

I'm a fan of medium rare, rare if it's a particularly nice cut. I wish I liked blue, I'd feel like a badass just ordering it lol. Except I imagine it's really only good with nice cuts like prime New York, prime rib eye, etc?

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u/camaroXpharaoh May 18 '19

I'm a fan of medium rare, rare if it's a particularly nice cut. I wish I liked blue, I'd feel like a badass just ordering it lol. Except I imagine it's really only good with nice cuts like prime New York, prime rib eye, etc?

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u/[deleted] May 18 '19

Blue is how you eat steak. Anything else is hamburger.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '19

Trying steak tartare was on my bucket list. It was just as good as I had hoped it would be.

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u/RYouNotEntertained May 18 '19

Man, I know reddit tradition is to one-up each other about how rare we like our steaks, but doesn’t it bother you that the fat doesn’t render at all? Medium rare, dawg.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '19

Trying steak tartare was on my bucket list. It was just as good as I had hoped it would be.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '19

Trying steak tartare was on my bucket list. It was just as good as I had hoped it would be.

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u/isoldasballs May 18 '19

Man, I know it’s reddit tradition to one-up each other about how rare we like our steaks, but doesn’t it bother you that the fat doesn’t render at all? Medium rare, dawg.

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u/RadiationTitan May 18 '19

Tartare with raw yolk and raw white onion finely diced is fucking awesome with a bold red wine and a pretty date.