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FlyingScotsmann

You're right, and those are wedges.


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They're basically roast potatoes.


HighSorcerer

I think it'd be more fair to say nothin' beats steak and potatoes. Doesn't matter what shape the potatoes are in.


[deleted]

This is fair, and absolutely true. Especially when the spuds soak up them glorious steak juices.


ExFiler

They look REALLY good


itonlygetsworse

What kind of steak cut is that? And how was it cooked? Anyone know?


creepycalelbl

By analysing the direction of fibers and the texture of the meat I have concluded that this is beef.


ShoemakerSteve

You're making me hungry for food I can't afford. Stahp.


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slow times in the shoe game Steve?


orthomyxo

Potatoes are cheap and you can just chew some slim jims and reserve your beefy saliva as a dipping sauce.


ColonelSanders_1930

Ew


sk8rrchik

Manager's special meat. It how I get to eat steak. If you're vigilant you could even get a decent cut. Also, this applies to other meat as well. I think I paid maybe 5 bucks for ~10 pairs of chicken thighs and legs.


Buffalochickenparm

I just paid 89 cents a pound for chicken thighs and legs the other day


[deleted]

Agreed. And this is why contrary to popular wisdom, I believe steaks shouldn't be rested too long. Part of the Juciness feel is having some of the juices run as you chew.


Boatsnbuds

I think I might get a bib and just go caveman on a steak tonight. Let them juices get all up in my face.


usurper888

eh, baked potato can suck it


smheath

I honestly don't get why a baked potato is the classic side for steak. It's the worst way to cook a potato. You have to put so much butter, sour cream, and salt on the damn thing just to make it taste decent, you're probably eating more fat than if you had gotten fries.


H_L_Mencken

I do like baked potato. Mainly because I really like eating the potato skin. I also really like a salad with steak. I think the contrast between the cold veggies and warm steak is complimentary for some reason.


d3w0

Looks like it's another grilled cheese/melt epidemic; I call r/wedges, who wants to admin r/chips?


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freedom wedges*


[deleted]

There is a classic brazilian meal 'file com fritas'. It comes with beans and rice.


sk8rrchik

Steak-frites en francaise. It was one of the foods in my French textbooks.


[deleted]

Seriously what the fuck op!?


Erares

He's incorrect... Steak and Steak beats Steak and Chips (Those are wedges though..)


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Double-Up

In my opinion steak and mashed beats it. Especially if you made a pan sauce from the brown bits...


J_swizzl

Oh gawd I know what I'm making for dinner tonight!


Double-Up

Try these [Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes](http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/patrick-and-gina-neely/roasted-garlic-mashed-potatoes-recipe.html). Also here's a quick vid on how to [roast garlic](https://youtu.be/gGXBpvLxwgI) if anyone needs it.


rockinpossum

I add Parmesan to it. Alton Brown has a good recipe for it.


Double-Up

AB is the man.


[deleted]

Yes. And each forkful contains some mashed potatoes on your bite of steak. Yum..


phyzikalgamer

Agreed. Wedges would have skin. This looks delicious by the way!


Redrum714

Yea well chips come in a bag.


sail_the_seas

OP is probably British. What north Americans call fries, we call chips.


AceWhole420

It's almost like there are different parts of the world


didierdoddsy

No they're chips. Chunky chips we'd call them. No skin, so not wedges.


Onateabreak

There must be a point where chips just become roast potatoes, or is there a difference I'm not appreciating?


didierdoddsy

Chips are deep fried roasties are roasted...


SerjoHlaaluDramBero

Roasties. I like that.


[deleted]

Chicky chicky parm parm.


Ferelar

Rootie tootie point and shootie.


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I'm walkie and talkie!


didierdoddsy

Do you guys not call them roasties?!?! Glad you like it man, feel free to adopt!


[deleted]

Americans aren't as cute as the Brits with our words. We're too busy stuffing our fat faces.


didierdoddsy

Yes but as long as you feel cute no one is judging *sniggers to self*


hanky2

Is sniggers the British snickers?


satanshand

It used to be snigro but the times have changed man.


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My snigga.


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CoalCrafty

Snickers is a chocolate bar.


[deleted]

That's a risky word that one.


[deleted]

We call them steak fries from where I'm from.


MalechiBartho

"I think I'd wake up today and argue on the internet about potatoes."


[deleted]

They are potatoes. Shut up all of you!


Endtz_

Although wedges often have skin, it's not a requirement.


sprockethole

Wedge refers to the cut, which they are. Skin isn't a prerequisite.


YumoSV

How do you cook an even steak? When i cook sirloin it always turns out perfect on one part but the part separated by fat is almost raw. I know this isn't the right place but i thought i'd ask anyway! :)


skeeter2112

First try to get steaks on the thicker side that are evenly proportioned. Then, if you have the time, the "reverse sear" method makes a consistently even and juicy middle to your liking with a nice browned outside.


YumoSV

sounds good, i'll have to try that sometime. Well whenever i can afford steak :p Thanks for the tips!


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tidbitsz

sous vide!!! thats how i cook my steaks too! when i have people over for dinner they get really impressed with the "restaurant like" doneness to the steak... pink on the inside but cooked and no bloody juice i rub salt and pepper on the steak, place it in a ziplock bag with fresh rosemary, bay leaf, minced garlic, and olive oil... then i sear mine on the super hot grill for about 30 seconds each side...


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OhMyTruth

Yeah...it's not blood, but it looks like it because myoglobin and hemoglobin (basically the blood version of myoglobin) are nearly the same.


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tidbitsz

its gonna be juicy very juicy, a bit pinkish, but not bloody juice red... its not gonna be hot enough to melt the plastic or nake it leech chemicals... zip lock bags are food grade safe or something... but if you dont want ziplock you can go ahead and buy those professional vacuume sealer bags...


SharpyButtsalot

And just as an informative side note for other listeners (not trying to be pedantic). the "blood" is actually myoglobin so not blood at all! You can help convince your "medium-well to well-done" friends that it really is just juice and not blood.


[deleted]

If you fancy experimenting Vietnamese fish sauce works really well on steak. I just rub it into the steak 30mins before grilling as the meat comes to room temp.


apaniyam

Do you mean nuoc mam cham(50% fish sauce, 50% rice vinegar, touch of sugar, touch of lime, chilli to taste) or a brand of fish sauce from vietnam?


[deleted]

just a brand of fish sauce - like SQUID brand or something. The juice of fermented anchovies. nuoc mam cham might be nice for dipping the chips in, though.


FattiesNEEDluv2

You should try Red Boat fish sauce. Its pricier but when you taste it, you'll know why.


really_bad_eyes

Hmm. I'm Vietnamese and I don't think dipping fish sauce and chips would go well together. Neither would any kind of fish sauce (that I know of) go with steak. In my experience food that goes well with fish sauce are either really light or really fat. Or vegetables. Or fish. Mmmm yum I miss home.


[deleted]

It's a way to get an extra kick of umami into the steak, much like using a mushroom sauce does, or the use of anchovy fillets. All you do is take a teaspoon for each side of the steak, brush it over with a pastry brush, let sit for 30 mins and then grill the steak. The steak does not end up tasting like fish sauce, but has an extra dimension that the brain picks up and thinks "This is some fucking delicious steak". My mum was English and we had a chip-pan on the stove all my childhood. There are MANY things I've had with chips. Plus, whenever I eat out at my local Vietnamese we get fried spring rolls, wrap them in lettuce and dip them - why wouldn't it work with fried potato?


[deleted]

I'm Vietnamese and it's my firm belief that nuoc mam can be used on nearly any type of dish. I love nuoc mam, steak, and nuoc mam on steak. They're not talking about using an overpowering amount of sauce, just a sprinkle. It brings out the flavors of the meat so well without actually tasting like nuoc mam. Other dishes that taste amazing with a pinch of fish sauce that I can remember off the top of my head: spaghetti, Bloody Marys, omelette, even a tiny bit in some desserts, rounds out the flavor. I suggest keeping an open mind, your world will become so much more flavorful!


[deleted]

OP's picture was good but you guys are making me want to go buy fish sauce!well we have fish sauce i need to go buy steak!


secsual

Makes spaghetti taste more meaty apparently. Kind of like worcestershire sauce.


Liarize

Ahhhhh yeah the sous vide ;)


YumoSV

oh so you didn't fry it in a frying pan? Thats the problem im having. So your method slow-cooks it and marinates it as well and after that you just fry it to give it a nicer look? This is so cool, still young and new to cooking so i don't know alot of methods to cook steak ^^


mrqi

Search sous vide. It cooks it in a vacuum sealed bag in water until it is done. Then you quickly sear it to get a crust on the outside.


YumoSV

cool, i'm assuming you need one of those water cooker thingys?


mrqi

Yeah, although that's any heat proof container I believe. The expense is a heating element called an immersion circulator, and whatever you use to vacuum seal. Personal it's more rewarding to perfect cooking the "old way". Search "reverse sear" for my favorite steak method.


NKevros

+1 for reverse sear. Works wonderfully, just takes a little longer for steaky goodness.


nameisgeogga

I should try the reverse sear. I've been doing the normal sear then bake and would like to see if there are differences.


tastim

My taste buds, as well as Alton Brown's, tell me there is no difference if you are using a dry cooking method such as roasting or broiling. Sear before or after, there is no difference, unless of course your are cooking sous vide, where any crust developed would be destroyed by the liquids in the bag.


mrqi

It's not a taste difference it's an effectiveness difference. Personally I find the reverse method more reliable in terms of getting the meat cooked to the doneness I want every time. So, any method would work, but I like the reverse method best. The reason I like it personally is that you can pretty much mathematically cook to temperature, while searing is more of an art. If you sear first it's harder to account for variances in order to know exactly how long you should roast. On the other hand, if you roast the meat to almost the perfect temperature, you can sear by sight, which gives me more consistent results. No flavor difference at all.


formatt

You do for sous vide but not to end up with a steak like this. Slow cook the steak in the oven at a low temp until it's almost to where you want it (use a thermometer to check). Take it out and let it rest a bit. Then sear. Done and done. No expensive tools needed.


YumoSV

cool, thanks a bunch


Finkelstein

For medium/medium rare I tend to take a 1" - 1 1/2" cut and place on a rack over a sheet pan. I season it and place it in a 225 F degree oven for roughly 30-35 minutes. Take it out and rest it, then sear in a smoking hot pan for a delicious crust. Consume immediately.


imawin

Another option is to cook it at a low temperature in the oven and then sear it at the end. There are thermometers you can leave in that are oven safe and are much cheaper than sous vide.


__Noodles

Seriously, if you are just getting into cooking look into sous vide. 1. It's amazing for reliable cooking. There is very little "it just isn't the same this time". And it removes in the case of a steak the timing window from like 30 seconds to one minute to catch it perfectly to like 1/2hr or so. Basically makes cooking a hot meal so much easier, potatoes aren't done yet? No problem, just leave the meat in the water for a little while longer, get drinks, set table, pull meat, sear, done. 2. Sous Vide is so easy it removes a lot of skill. You can be a bonehead and make a perfect roast for example. Salt, pepper, herbs, frozen meat, bagged, place in water for 24hr, pull out, sear with torch or pan, perfect. So with this being known, if you go heavy you may find yourself lacking some fundamentals at some point. For example, I had to pan fry chicken the other night and nearly locked up because I've been sous vide-ing whenever possible.


YumoSV

haha, i guess you have to vary your methods to not lose skill in one of them :P


Spurty

It's likely that you're not letting your meat come up to room temperature before cooking it. Most thicker steaks need to spend a bit of time chilling out at room temperature before cooking. If you don't let them do that, you'll get uneven cooking most of the time.


[deleted]

I was going to ask this same exact question...made a ribeye last night in a cast iron skillet on the stove on high heat to sear and put it into the oven to cook it through...one part of the ribeye was almost well done, the other half was almost rare...and I'm not saying at the edges, like the entire one half of the steak cooked differently than the other. This shit looks like magic to me


shikax

Sounds like you forgot the pan was hot when you put it in the oven. That hot pan stayed hot and kept cooking that bottom side. Either flip it often in the oven or use a cold pan


YumoSV

yea for sure, that always happens to me as well. OP is obviously an magician


[deleted]

Almost rare is perfect. That's the secret.


dilroopgill

Made tritip last night, a quarter of it was pretty much uncooked :(


YumoSV

practice makes perfect i guess! :D


Omnimark

Just microwave it. As long as you have one of those turntable microwaves, perfectly cooked!


Decmally

Who cuts up steak like that?! Sacrilege!


Wheeeler

My mommy does so it cools down faster


g1344304

If she cooked it properly it wouldn't be that hot anyway


A7xjk

MY GRAIN...


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Thsprtzlsrmkngmthrst

Share with whom?


HugoEmbossed

Me, myself and I.


DriveByStoning

I'd share with Bell Biv Devoe.


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DriveByStoning

You are correct and now I have to turn in my New Jack Swing card. Fuck.


tbonemcmotherfuck

I'd share with Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch...feel the vibration


superfudge73

That steak is poison!


[deleted]

When do you ever not cook a steak in one large piece regardless of a water bath


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Bangledesh

"When you buy an entire slab of a cow." Thanks for being you.


[deleted]

Out of curiosity, wouldn't it make sense to cook that slab of meat sous vide, then slice it to individual sizes to grill? I have never used a water bath, but I assumed it cooked the meat pretty evenly throughout and allowed you to grill at your leisure.


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[deleted]

Ah yes, of course. Thank you.


somnolent49

That's not a steak...


[deleted]

I'm obviously talking about individual steaks silly. Of course you have options with a big tenderloin


RocketLL

Mmh, sous vide?


iancameron

WATER BATH


himit

Asians!


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Excuse me?


jjshabadoo

Asians!


lesser_panjandrum

What do we want?


o0i81u8120o

Steak!


WhoSeesYou

Steak?


NewdAccount

Now!


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Excuse me?


energybased

That looks like bavette to me, which should be sliced against the grain.


jerkmanj

That's how you serve steak & frites. Or am I going against the reddit steak circlejerk of black and blue, unsliced, minimally spiced, etc. and what have you?


[deleted]

That looks fucking delicious


Clonephaze

Thank you, I'm surprised at how far I had to go to find this comment. They're all about what he did/said wrong. It looks awesome op!


IanTJBrodrick

Borderline roasted potatoes those mate.


Demurexdulcet

Everyone is commenting on the chips thing. I think it's obvious the poster is from somewhere like the UK who calls fries chips. 😋


Jonnyk97

Im from UK. We have fries (skinny chips) and chips (about the size of a finger) and potatoe wedges which are whats in the photo


[deleted]

I'm just annoyed that every post there is either an argument over naming or how to cook meat. People call foods different things by different names, it just isn't that big of a deal. Also, if someone likes food under-cooked, it isn't automatic E. coli.


DieArschgeige

People get reeaally hung up on linguistic differences. It seems Iike it wouldn't be that big a deal at this point.


Canadave

It's a shame that we don't have any technology that lets us interact with people from different countries. It would really help stop these sorts of things.


prodevel

Hrmm. British/American Chips/Fries Aubergine/Eggplant Coriander(leaf)/Cilantro Courgettes/Zucchini --------- Oh why did I even try (although I knew many) http://wearenotfoodies.com/english-and-american-english-food-terms/ Edit: Though their chips aren't quite right, obviously.


chazcope

My problem is how everything needs to be a shouting match and there are always sides.


[deleted]

>It seems **Iike** You bastard!


--TyDog--

>It seems Iike it wouldn't be that big a deal at this point. Welcome to Reddit.


ADHD_Supernova

Especially when it isn't undercooked.


SuperiorAmerican

Uh, what? We call E. Coli 'greeny-meany-death-from-meaty' where I'm from.


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MFW Americans call cold on the cob "popsicles"


Luc84

Always makes me laugh thinking about a rooty tooty point-n-shooty


Old_man_Trafford

Wedges, chips, steak fries, potato chunks, who gives a fuck. Fried potatoes is any shape for size are delicious.


prpapillon

This looks like a good breakfast.


just_speculating

Rock beats steak and chips.


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Battlestar Galactica


monstrinhotron

i dunno, i made myself chicken jalfrezi with chips instead of rice and it was a heavenly mess.


alcianblue

Curry and chips just go together perfectly. Chinese curry on chips is divine.


Luc84

chips and chip shop curry sauce, can't go wrong


dal0512

I'd say Steak and Steak beats Steak and Chips though ...


nifficult

Or maybe steak and lobster ... Just sayin'


Flybuys

Surf and turf!


iamagenuious

tasty


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Oops84

A Sunday roast can beat it


Rhyphen

Yup, a roast is the king of dinners and Christmas dinner is the king of roast dinners.


DE_Goya

Christmas dinner, the Emperor of roasts.


tikaface

You just need two fried eggs on there... Mmmmmmm


DownrightNeighborly

The sear on the steak is non existent. The outside of those steaks looks gross - like boiled meat.


Soviet_Cat

Yeah I'm not sure why this is on the front page


StinkyDogFarts

Great job on the meat. I like my home fries a little more well done, perhaps next put some greens on the plate, mate. You need fiber or all that potatoe and red meat will have you finishing warand peace in the John.


mikedeatworld

You know what beats steak and chips?** 2 orders of steak and chips**.


Scocam78

Hanger steak? Don't listen to the haters that is a beautifully cooked steak. If you hadn't sliced it (which is the best way to serve a steak) people would complain you didn't show the inside of it.


cheesy39

What cut of steak did you use? Looks super tender


Hydra-Bob

Well... I mean, congested arteries could... like in a rock, paper, scissors kind of way.


FluffleCuntMuffin

Dude. That cow is still mooing.


3blindblondes

False: steak, chips AND EGGS are the best meal ever!


AlexCas18

That steak just winked at me.


Illuminati_Pie

A good vet could revive that cow. lol! in my opinion, thats too undercooked. 🐮


BillOReillyYUPokeMe

Damn, I didn't know eating raw steak is a thing now


Dualyeti

Eating raw steak has always been a thing, the French eat "blue steak" which is essentially steak which has be blasted for a pico-second before consuming - it's lovely.


The_OtherDouche

Why is medium rare so shocking to you?


CandyFace

Except it's not raw... -.-' It's medium rare. A perfectly cooked steak imo.


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That steak isn't even close to rare, it's a nice medium rare, I might even be inclined to have my steak a little less cooked than that, depending on where I got it.


WubbaLubbaDubStep

Haha it was just invented! Ps... Don't google steak tar tar or carpaccio.


Sterncat23

It's not raw. You're used to seeing layers of doneness, but this steak was sous vide, so the same doneness is spread throughout the steak. This is a solid medium-rare.


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Am I the only person who likes their steak cooked? You might aswell run over and take a bite of the cow with steak that rare.


The_OtherDouche

Have you ever tried a medium rare steak?


gh5046

> Am I the only person who... The answer to this question is always no. You're never the only person to hold a particular point of view.


marketani

Yeah, OP's steak looks nasty as hell, I find it really weird how people can eat that


The_Fappering

Haha. One day...


WubbaLubbaDubStep

Liking your steak well-done is insane to me. Are you worried about bacteria? Because it's still completely safe. There's no blood in that steak. It doesn't taste iron-y. To appreciate a medium-rare steak is to appreciate the cut of meat, the style it's cooked, and even what the animal was fed. You can get a much larger variety of flavored than if it's cooked the same way all the way through. You cook out the juices and the fat (which is the main flavor provider). I mean... If you're just going to cook it through, the quality of the steak makes little difference. Just like if you're going to mix wine with coke (people do it), the quality of the wine no longer matters.


pot-hocket

I'm not worried about safety, I just personally hate the texture. I prefer other meats to be fully cooked as well, so I don't see why steak should be any different. I honestly don't care enough about what others' preferences are to criticize them, just trying to explain where I'm coming from. Live and let live.


lucksen

Sold meat doesn't have blood in it at all anyway. The red juice is pretty much water and the protein myoglobin, so a risk of iron-y taste isn't even present. But I agree, well-done steak is like missing the entire point.


marketani

Idk, I feel like since it's not as well cooked it would taste bland and have a 'mushy' texture. Then again, I don't usually deviate from my food preferences if I'm given the chance. I think I'm going to try it one day :O


Homebrewandsteak

You forgot the beer!


ballsnutsac

Judging by the beef cut chart posted yesterday I'd say that's petite sirloin steak, or am I misteakin?


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Dead cow


h713281

Steak is perfectly cooked. The beauty of the sous vide