Mchowdry, I love a porterhouse steak cooked pittsburg. Crispy on the outside and red on the inside mmmmm. Abida, sushi is not that difficult to make but it is a very nuanced dish to prepare. Once you master the subtleties the rest is easy. But my grandmother is Japanese and I grew up knowing how to make it. I am really into gourmet foods. i also grew up cooking for myself since both parents were career execs. i got bored with standard american faire and got pretty good by the time i moved out at 18. at 21 i took the Gettysburg College Culinary Certification without ever taking a class and got awarded a chef certificate.b

hmm Mchowdry---thanx for the recipe..reading it made my mouth watery ..LOL
Ifrit--- you cook a lot of gourmet foods huh? I'm impressed u know how to make sushi --- is it hard to make?

Sure, here's how to make the perfect steak.

The most important thing to remember is that steaks are best cooked on as high a heat as possible. The idea is to have the surface crispy and dark brown. This will keep the inside tender and juicy. Otherwise, the whole steak will be dry, rubbery and tasteless.

1) Take the steaks out of the fridge and leave to warm to room temperature for 5-10 minutes. I prefer rib-eye steaks, but t-bones are great too. Heat a pan to maximum temperature while you are waiting. Do not put any oil in the pan (otherwise it will smoke badly).

2) Sprinkle one side of the steak with ground pepper.

3) When the pan is at maximum heat, it's time to cook the steak. Just before you put it on the pan, sprinkle the peppered side with a little kosher salt. Never put the salt on too early, it will draw out the moisture and make the steak dry. Then sprinkle the seasoned side with olive oil and put it straight onto the pan.

4) Cool for 3 minutes. Do not poke or fiddle with steak. Once it hits the pan, do not move it! While it is cooking, repeat the seasoning for the other side. Only put the salt and olive oil on when you are just about to flip the steak over.

5) Flip the steak over after 3 minutes, and cook for a further 2 minutes.

6) Remove from pan and serve hot.

I have cooked steaks like this for friends, co-workers and family and I not one person admits to having tasted a steak as good as mine :)

M.

Ps. This technique also works great for lamb chops, although the cooking times are much shorter.

I made some sushi, fried tofu, noodle salad, and ginger chix for a night time picnic 3 weeks ago.

wow so Mchowdry --whats ur perfecting secret? Ayame001 ==share the recipe veggies n coconut defin sounds like an interesting combo

The other weekend I cooked steak (non-desi, I know). I think I might finally have perfected the perfect steak :)