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In need of something other than chicken, I made a stop at the grocery store specifically for steak and a green side (which turned out to be broccoli) after work.
Remembering Alton Brown's rib eye steak directions from a YouTube video once observed some time ago, I selected the smallest rib eye in the case. Priced at $6.99/lb, this 0.45 lb steak cost me $2.70.
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Normally, I'd avoid something that cost so much for what would essentially be a single serving. But did I mention yet that I was sick of eating chicken?
Steak in hand and a head of broccoli later, I was out of the store.
Alton Brown's pan-seared steak directions calls for a steak with a thickness of about 1.5". That's a thick steak. The one I bought was barely half-an-inch thick, if that.
Alton recommends to salt, pepper and oil the steak before searing it on both sides and then baking it for a few minutes in the oven, yielding a crust on each side of the steak with a perfectly cooked interior.
With such a skinny steak, I followed Alton's directions but opted to skip the oven step. My steak was a third of his.
So I heated a cast iron skillet over medium heat until it was nuclear reactor hot. Meanwhile, I salted and peppered each side of the steak; then I rubbed each side with a little bit of canola oil before throwing the steak into the skillet.
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The resulting sizzle made me foam at the mouth like a rabid dog.
After a couple minutes of searing without disturbing it, the steak was flipped to yield a nice brown crust.
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A couple more undisturbed minutes later, the steak was removed from the skillet and placed on a plate, which was then covered loosely with foil. While the steak stood, I sauteed some mushrooms (left in the fridge destined to go bad otherwise) in butter in the steak skillet and steamed the broccoli.
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The steak looked perfect especially when adorned with such beautifully prepared sides!
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Unfortunately, the steak was a little bit too rare for me. I wound up throwing it back in the skillet for a minute on each side, yielding a perfect medium rare.
Delicious, simply divine. Why don't I eat steak every single day from now on?!
Cost:
- boneless rib eye steak: $2.70/0.45 lb
As I said, I normally wouldn't go this route for a single serving, but I had to do something nice for myself after eating chicken, chicken, more chicken, chicken and even more chicken. I was going to lose my mind.
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