Long time lurker of this thread, but have only contributed a few pictures and comments along the way. The other night I finally took some pictures to add to the massive steak pron already in this thread. Enjoy!
steak is 14-16 oz ribeye from Whole Foods here in Scottsdale, AZ. Nice marbling and good thickness for the cast iron sear.
steak was rested for 1 hour, salt/pepper, mushrooms simmered in cast iron while warming up and then removed, steak cooked for 1.5 mins on each side in cast iron with just a touch of safflower oil. after first flip I layered on some blue cheese and put it in the oven under the broiler at 450F for approx 5 minutes. the steak came out a perfect med/rare plus so the fat had a great taste to it and really had a chance to liquidfy somewhat into the meat.
mushrooms were added back into pan as steak was rested so they could soak up some of the flavor of the meat. baked potatoe is pretty standard butter, sour cream, fresh bacon and cheese. my favorite move for the potatoe is to simmer some fresh bacon and then use the bacon grease to coat the potatoe and then salt/pepper before i put it in the oven for an hour or so at 400F. pretty much the absoulte nuts way to cook a baked potatoe as the skin comes out nice and crispy and holds up to all the butter, cheese, etc that I slop on.
also added some other random steak pics I had on my phone, most of which are before cooking as I started drinking and forgot about pics.
bonus pics
above is a prime top sirloin
a previous whole foods ribeye, great red color on this fresh steak
last two pics are pics of the best steak I have ever bought here in phoenix from hobe meats. prime filet that was absolutely buttery smooth, couldn't believe how tender it actually turned out.
Last edited by durango155; 05-06-2011 at 02:06 AM.