what is your favorite steak ? how you like it cook?...

[Dancing Fire]

i love a new york or a rib eye,char broil to medium rare.

who serves the best steak in your town?

 

[sunkist]

Filet mignon, medium rare

 

[glaucomflecken]

Date: 1/20/2006 4:57:50 AM
Author: sunkist
Filet mignon, medium rare

DITTO! YUM!

 

[eks6426]

My favorite steak is not in my town..but 5 hours away in Bloomington IN. There''s a restaurant there called Janko''s Zagreb which serves the absolute best steaks I have ever had. The place is not high class at all....there is actually vinyl flooring that looks like bricks up the wall, the IU posters are "art" etc. But the steaks are out of this world. My husband and normally get the sirloin for 2 dinner and you get this giant slab of meat that is about 2 inches thick with the best taste in the world. There''s nothing fancy on them like mushroom or peppercorn sauce. Just really great quality meat cooked well. The restaurant actually pipes their grill smoke into the street and it makes me hungry just walking by the place. I''ve tried all the major steakhouses in Chicago but this little place in Bloomington IN is way better.

It''s a good thing they are 5 hours away or I''d be eating steak out too much!

 

[njc]

Date: 1/20/2006 8:30:13 AM
Author: PunchNPie75

Date: 1/20/2006 4:57:50 AM
Author: sunkist
Filet mignon, medium rare

DITTO! YUM!

I third that one!

Best steak out in DC: Distric Chop House and Brewery... the beer is awesome too, my mouth is watering just thinking about their Outmeal Stout!
Best steak in: Filets from BJ's, a little Montreal Steak seasoning, about 7 minutes on each side under the broiler...

MMMmmmMMMmmm!!!!

ETA: What on earth made you think of steak at 430 am DF? Its 9am here and i cant stand my stomach growling for a steak!

 

[widget]

Rib eye....the fatter, the better!!

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[Dee Jay]

SOOOOO many good steak places in Chicago, but I love Mortons. Filet, medium/medium rare.

(I just had breakfast, but between this thread and John Quixote''s "What''s for dinner?" now I''m hungry again... )

 

[HOUMedGal]

Date: 1/20/2006 4:57:50 AM
Author: sunkist
Filet mignon, medium rare

EXAAAACTLY!

Mmmmm now I wanna go get a steak!

 

[Caribou]

Filet Mignon, Medium, dipped in A1 sauce. Mmmmmmm

My dad grilled flank steak, he marinates it over night, grills it and cuts it in thin slices. OMG! I LOVE IT! I haven''t had it in so long. *licking my lips* I can taste it now!

 

[rainbowtrout]

chateaubriand, VERY rare. As in show it the fire and bring it to me with the outside brown and the inside the tiniest bit cool. Pref. with a touch of olive oil and rock salt on it.
Second favorite, steak carpaccio (thin slices of raw filet mignon with capers, lemon, and olive oil with a touch of shaved parmagianno reggiano.)

Third, venison steak with juniper berry sauce.

Yeah, I''m Italian....and going to die of mad cow.

 

[Dee Jay]

Rainbowtrout - we''re all going to die of something. I''ll take mad cow as a result of a great steak over some bus driver not paying attention because he''s yaking on his cell phone any day!!!

 

[PaulaW]

NY Strip, medium rare to rare... I love filet too but strips have so much more flavor!

 

[FireGoddess]

Filet mignon, medium. That is the only thing I miss about Texas....amazing steak.

 

[monarch64]

Date: 1/20/2006 8:49:15 AM
Author: IslandDreams
My favorite steak is not in my town..but 5 hours away in Bloomington IN. There''s a restaurant there called Janko''s Zagreb which serves the absolute best steaks I have ever had. The place is not high class at all....there is actually vinyl flooring that looks like bricks up the wall, the IU posters are ''art'' etc. But the steaks are out of this world. My husband and normally get the sirloin for 2 dinner and you get this giant slab of meat that is about 2 inches thick with the best taste in the world. There''s nothing fancy on them like mushroom or peppercorn sauce. Just really great quality meat cooked well. The restaurant actually pipes their grill smoke into the street and it makes me hungry just walking by the place. I''ve tried all the major steakhouses in Chicago but this little place in Bloomington IN is way better.

It''s a good thing they are 5 hours away or I''d be eating steak out too much!

Islanddreams, I grew up about 20 minutes south of Bloomington! I can''t remember if I''ve been to that restaurant or not, I always thought it was called little Zagreb''s, maybe they have altered the name. Next time we go down to visit my parents we''ll have to try it! (we are about 5 hours from there, too.)

I don''t eat meat anymore, but when I did the only cut I would eat was filet cooked medium. Mainly due to the no fat, no gristle factor

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[fire&ice]

Second on the chatau briand.

But, my favorite is a nice juicy Porterhouse. You have the best of both worlds!

 

[bstraszheim]

I'm a filet mignon girl and Ruth's Chris Steakhouse is our favourite place to go and get "special" steak. It's "special" because it's a $120 dinner for two, usually only happens a few times a year on birthdays, anniversaries, etc. For me, nothing comes close to their steak.

ETA: I like it very rare.

I wish you well,

Bridget

 

[codex57]

I''m a prime rib fan.

Accordingly, my favorite steakhouse is House of Prime Rib in San Francisco. Blows Ruth''s Chris, Morton''s, Lawry''s and all those other "name brand" chains away.

 

[princessv]

MmmmmMMM this thread is making me hungry! I love filet mignon and prime rib cooked medium. *drool*

 

[Mara]

Hmm I have a few favorites...I absolutely LOVE meat!! And to think that Greg thought that I'd be a 'fruity vegetarian' (his words!) since I was from CA. Our 2nd date was a steakhouse so I proved him wrong!

--Filet Mignon with a Peppercorn sauce or similar, Medium
--Rib Eye with Montreal Steak Rub on the grill, Medium (YUM)
--This super thin almost see-through steak that I don't know the name of but Mexican grocery stores carry it marinated with this somewhat spicy orange sauce and you grill it, it's soooooo flavorful and moist and tasty, it's such a huge hit at BBQ's!!!

Oh and fave places for steak include The Grill in San Jose at the Fairmont Hotel, hands down one of the best (and most expensive, yikes!) places for steak and I LOVE their wedge salads too. A wedge is a must with a good steak!; also we had a fab steak at this place in downtown Napa and I love making steaks at home on the grill as well, so Casa MaraandGreg.

Mmmm steak!

 

[roxy7]

Filet mignon with bearnaise sauce

Prime rib with au jus

And of course, not exactly a steak, but cheesesteaks!!

 

[JohnQuixote]

OMG. I need to avoid Hangout if I don't want to blow up like a balloon.

Bridget - There is a Ruth's Chris across the street from our Whiteflash offices... I should just send a paycheck there every now and then.

I love pecan rub chicken breasts, steak kabobs, grilled shrimp - I don't discriminate

but Dancing Fire nailed it with this subject: My favorite all time steak meal to cook is seared bone-in ribeyes, over an inch thick. My friends and I started writing down recipes - here's our bone-in ribeye meal:

Bone-in ribeye meal

4 1 1/4 inch thick bone in ribeyes
5 roma tomatoes
2 yellow onions
1 green bell pepper
2 thickly sliced jalapenos
1 large pack of white mushrooms
2 cans of ranch style beans
1 loaf of vegetable Foccatia bread
1 Bottle of KC Masterpiece Honey Smoke barbeque sauce
1 Bottle of Allegro hot and spicy marinade
1 cup of McCormicks spicy montreal steak seasoning
¼ cup of minced onions
2 tablespoons of garlic powder
6 pack of Shiner Bock beer
1 large foil pan (4 inches thick)

Preparation

Wash all vegetables and cut into thick chunks. Add to large foil pan, pour 3/4 bottle of KC Masterpiece, ½ cup McCormicks seasoning and 3 Shiner Bock beers. Cover in foil, poke 3-4 holes and set aside.

In a large ziplock bag, add all steaks, ½ bottle of Allegro marinade, 1/8 cup minced onions, ¼ cup McCormicks seasoning, 1 tablespoon garlic powder and 1/8 cup minced onion. Let sit for 1 hour.

Pour 2 cans of ranch style beans into a small pot. Add ¼ cup McCormicks seasoning, 1/8 cup minced onions, 1 tablespoon garlic powder, ¼ bottle of KC Masterpiece and 1 Shiner Bock beer.

Cooking

Bring beans to a boil, stir and cook 20 minutes on low.

Bring vegetable foil pan to a boil and cook 20 minutes on medium.

Bring grill to extremely hot (500 degrees or hotter). Sear steaks 2 ½ minutes per side. Lower heat and cook to desired temperature (medium rare goes from sweaty to dry to sweaty again).

At the end, throw foccatia bread on the grill for 1-2 minutes.

Serve and enjoy.

SERVES 4

 

[Hest88]

Mmmmmm, steak!

I like rib eye, and I also like flank and skirt steak. I like them both "American" style, as well as the way my mom makes them (salt, pepper, garlic powder), AND I like them Asian style, with a bit of sweetness.

Oh, and I do like a good prime rib too. So juicy!

 

[lmurden]

Date: 1/20/2006 2:01:27 PM
Author: JohnQuixote

OMG. I need to avoid Hangout if I don''t want to blow up like a balloon.

Bridget - There is a Ruth''s Chris across the street from our Whiteflash offices... I should just send a paycheck there every now and then.

I love pecan rub chicken breasts, steak kabobs, grilled shrimp - I don''t discriminate

but Dancing Fire nailed it with this subject: My favorite all time steak meal to cook is seared bone-in ribeyes, over an inch thick. My friends and I started writing down recipes - here''s our bone-in ribeye meal:

Bone-in ribeye meal

4 1 1/4 inch thick bone in ribeyes
5 roma tomatoes
2 yellow onions
1 green bell pepper
2 thickly sliced jalapenos
1 large pack of white mushrooms
2 cans of ranch style beans
1 loaf of vegetable Foccatia bread
1 Bottle of KC Masterpiece Honey Smoke barbeque sauce
1 Bottle of Allegro hot and spicy marinade
1 cup of McCormicks spicy montreal steak seasoning
¼ cup of minced onions
2 tablespoons of garlic powder
6 pack of Shiner Bock beer
1 large foil pan (4 inches thick)

Preparation

Wash all vegetables and cut into thick chunks. Add to large foil pan, pour 3/4 bottle of KC Masterpiece, ½ cup McCormicks seasoning and 3 Shiner Bock beers. Cover in foil, poke 3-4 holes and set aside.

In a large ziplock bag, add all steaks, ½ bottle of Allegro marinade, 1/8 cup minced onions, ¼ cup McCormicks seasoning, 1 tablespoon garlic powder and 1/8 cup minced onion. Let sit for 1 hour.

Pour 2 cans of ranch style beans into a small pot. Add ¼ cup McCormicks seasoning, 1/8 cup minced onions, 1 tablespoon garlic powder, ¼ bottle of KC Masterpiece and 1 Shiner Bock beer.

Cooking

Bring beans to a boil, stir and cook 20 minutes on low.

Bring vegetable foil pan to a boil and cook 20 minutes on medium.

Bring grill to extremely hot (500 degrees or hotter). Sear steaks 2 ½ minutes per side. Lower heat and cook to desired temperature (medium rare goes from sweaty to dry to sweaty again).

At the end, throw foccatia bread on the grill for 1-2 minutes.

Serve and enjoy.

SERVES 4

John,
What time is dinner?

 

[lmurden]

I''ve got the beer!

 

[JohnQuixote]

Date: 1/20/2006 2:06:39 PM
Author: lmurden
John,
What time is dinner?

After reading this thread, the SOONER the BETTER.

 

[MissAva]

Filet wrapped with smoked bacon, grilled outside with garlic butter sauce being applied before and during the cooking process, medium rare.

YUMMY!!!

And JQ I love McCormicks, and it’s the best for fried chicken! *drooling*

 

[JohnQuixote]

Date: 1/20/2006 2:08:47 PM
Author: lmurden
I''ve got the beer!

(terrible joke warning...)

Excellent! As a musician you know I love ''Bock.''

 

[Mara]

John I saw you mention Montreal Steak rub and I have to plug it mercilessly...it''s SOOOO awesome. Everyone asks for me to make ''that steak'' when we have BBQ''s and Greg adores it too. We tried it recently on Rib-Eye as opposed to the more lean tri-tips that we typically make and it''s now our new fave.

 

[Erin]

petite filet rare to medium rare

In Naperville, IL there is a place downtown called Sullivan''s
They do the iceberg wedge with bluecheese and you order sides a la carte - but don''t bother - you''ll never get to them

 

[Dancing Fire]

Filet mignon is okay, but just a little too tender for me. any steak must be in high grade (VVS 1

) one time my wife bought some cheap steaks

worst than eatting rubber.