How To Cook a Steak with Gordon Ramsay

Philly Cheesesteak Dip Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1/2 pound finely sliced ribeye, roughly chopped
• 2/3 cup finely chopped yellow onion
• 1 (15 ounce) jar cheese spread (such as Cheez Whiz)
• Kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1. Heat oil in a medium saucepan over high heat until shimmering. Add steak and cook until well browned, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer steak to a plate, leaving as much fat in pan as possible.
2. Reduce heat to medium-high. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and browned around edges, about 5 minutes. Stir in cheese sauce and heat until smooth and saucy, stirring occasionally. Stir in steak. Transfer to a bowl and serve immediately.

Chinese Pepper Steak Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 pound flank steak -- diagonally sliced

Marinade:

• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 4 cloves garlic -- chopped
• 2 teaspoons ginger root -- peeled, grated
• 2 scallions -- chopped
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 large onion
• 2 green peppers -- sliced

Directions

1. Marinate steak for 15 minutes or more. Add oil to hot wok.
2. Swirl and stir fry garlic, ginger and scallions for 30 seconds. With slotted spoon, reserving the marinade, add half the steak and stir fry for 3 minutes. Remove and set aside. Repeat with remaining steak. Add oil and stir fry onion and green peppers for 2 minutes. Push vegetables to sides of wok. Add marinade to center of wok and stir until thickened and bubbly. Blend in vegetables, add steak and heat thoroughly.

Pan Fried Steak Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 strip steaks (about 1 inch thick)
• coarse salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1to 2 teaspoons unsalted butter

Directions

1. Bring the steaks to room temperature.
2. Heat a 10- or 12-inch cast-iron skillet over high heat. Season the steaks liberally with salt and pepper. Seconds before adding a steak, drop 1/2 teaspoon of the butter into the pan and immediately top with the steak. Repeat with the remaining steak. Sear for 3 minutes without moving the steak (to form a crust). Turn and cook for 2 minutes for rare or 3 to 4 for medium rare. Remove the steaks from the pan and let them rest on a board or platter for a few minutes before serving.

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Steakburger Recipe

Ingredients

• ½ cup barbecue sauce
• ¼ cup A.1. Original Steak Sauce
• 2 pounds ground sirloin
• 1 each green and red bell pepper, cut into ¾-inch-wide strips
• 1 Vidalia onion, cut into ½-inch-thick slices
• 8 Kraft Singles
• 8 whole wheat hamburger buns, toasted

Instructions

1. Prepare the grill for direct cooking over medium heat (350° to 450°F).
2. Mix barbecue sauce and steak sauce. Mix ¼ cup with meat; shape into 8 (½-inch-thick) patties.
3. Grill patties and vegetables over direct medium heat, 10 to 12 minutes or until burgers are done (160ºF) and vegetables are crisp-tender, turning and brushing with remaining sauce after 6 minutes.
4. Top burgers with Singles; grill 1 minute or until melted. Fill buns with vegetables and cheeseburgers.

Grilled Steak With Blue Cheese Potatoes Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
• 3 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh rosemary, plus sprigs for garnish
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing
• Freshly ground pepper
• 1 3/4 pounds skirt steak
• 1 1/2 pounds small red potatoes
• Coarse salt
• 3 ounces blue cheese, crumbled

Directions

1. Stir garlic, rosemary, Worcestershire sauce, and oil in a nonreactive dish; season with pepper. Place steak in dish, cutting to fit if necessary; coat both sides with marinade. Marinate, turning once, 15 minutes, or up to overnight in the refrigerator.
2. Cover potatoes with cold water in a medium saucepan; add a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer until just tender, about 15 minutes. Drain; let cool slightly. Slice potatoes in half, and brush lightly with oil; season with salt and pepper.
3. Preheat grill to high.
4. Grill steak, turning once, to desired doneness, 3 to 4 minutes per side for medium-rare. Set aside. Meanwhile, grill potatoes, turning once, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Immediately sprinkle with cheese. Thinly slice steak against grain. Divide steak and potatoes among 4 plates. Serve, garnished with rosemary sprigs.

Tricolored Peppercorn Rub Recipe

You will need a mortar and pestle to crack but not grind the toasted peppercorns.  Use it on steak, fish, or roasts.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons Szechuan or white peppercorns
• 2 tablespoons black peppercorns
• 1 tablespoon coarse kosher or sea salt

Directions

1. Place all ingredients in a small cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat and toss, stirring frequently, until the spices become aromatic, around 2 minutes.
2. Scrap the mixture into a mortar and grind them with a pestle until crushed and still somewhat course.  Use right away.

Cajun Steak Rub Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon sweet Hungarian paprika
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon fine kosher or sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients in a small glass jar with a tight fitting lid.  Secure the lid and shake to blend.  This rub will keep the cupboard for several months.

This rub is great on steaks, hamburgers, pork tenderloin, chops, and even chicken breasts.  Spray or brush light olive or vegetable evenly on the surface or the food, the sprinkle it with the rub before grilling.

Makes about 1/4 cup.

Fireworks Rub Recipe

This spiciness and heat of this rub makes it a good seasoning for almost anything.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup chill powder
• 1/4 cup ground cumin
• 1/4 cup ground coriander
• 2 tablespoons firmly packed light or dark brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons red pepper flakes (4 tablespoons if you like it hotter)
• 2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon coarse kosher salt

Directions

1. Combine all the ingredients in a large glass jar with a tight fitting lid.  Secure the lid and shake the blend.  This run will keep in the cupboard for several months.