Beef. Aged. Raw.
Spotted something on metafilter today: Argentina on Two Steaks a Day.
I have an obssession with steak. Canadian beef is supposedly amazing, yet hard to get in Canada. We ship all our best beef to the States, then we get sort of ok American beef in return. I like my steak blue: it had its brief stint on the grill, enough to earn its beauty marks, yet is perfectly warmed and raw on the inside. It bleeds all over my plate and once made a date quite sick; though that’s another story.
Without the luxury of an indoor grill and stuck with the Toronto by-laws (no balcony BBQ-ing) I pan-fry my marbled steaks in a cast-iron pan, and feels guilty about the lack of grill-seasoning. Broiling will work too, but nowhere near as quick as a searing cast-iron pan.
Beef is the one food that needs practically nothing - rub it with a little salt and pepper and the meat does the rest. It renders a chef quite useless, aside from providing adequate trimmings like shoestring onion rings. But oh…how I’d love to visit Argentine to have the asado.
April 12th, 2006 at 5:00 pm
mmmmm….beef! You are right about going very light on seasonings, a little salt is really all you need! I like my beef pretty pink, almost red. It’s one of the things that I miss most, on the list of things I’m not allowed to eat while pregnant. Only food that’s cooked throughout.
April 13th, 2006 at 7:32 am
Everytime I visit Sally’s blog I find an topic near and dear to my heart. Though I like my steak closer to medium
April 13th, 2006 at 9:24 am
Oh Sally…you’re making me hungry dearheart. =P
April 13th, 2006 at 10:27 am
Ginny/ *psst* You can get away with medium well beef. It’s already at 160F at the pinkest part (as long as it’s not RARE). No rare squishy bit in the middle, but still pretty pink in the middle.
Beef, as long as cooked to medium, is low risk; it’s the undercooked eggs, handling of cat litter, and HANDLING of things like minced meat that are really dangerous.
April 13th, 2006 at 5:02 pm
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April 18th, 2006 at 11:12 am
Hey cinmone! Nice blog on your side too.
I actually studied visual arts in a specialized Arts high school, and while I worked really hard at it, a teacher actually commented that I have more talent writing than I do painting. I didn’t take it very well at the time, but I learned to appreciate it as the years wear on.
Did you know that you can now publish your blog in book form? So cool. Dead links, though.