A meat steak in a pan is a classic cooking option for a popular dish. The correct steak is very juicy and its main advantage is a rich meat taste without unnecessary seasonings and spices.
This seems to be ordinary fried meat, but with this dish you can surprise any gourmet. To cook meat steak, you must first take care of the quality of the meat used.
It is preferable to choose pieces that were not used by the animal when walking. This is mainly tenderloin.
Experienced chefs order steak meat from trusted butchers, rather than buying it in stores.
Pork steak in a pan - general principles of cooking
Steak pork must be fresh or chilled. Its color should be slightly pinkish. It is better not to take frozen or fresh meat for steaks, during the first processing it will lose a lot of precious juice. It is desirable to cut meat against fibers, so it is better to fry and it will be easier to chew. The width of the piece should not exceed 3 cm.
If the meat is fried without marinade, or simply pre-grated with dry spices, then such a piece needs to be thoroughly dried so that the meat does not stew. If the meat is pre-marinated, then on the steaks you need to make a couple of cuts with a knife and only then lower it into the dressing. Keep the steaks in the marinade for at least half an hour and in a cold place.
The readiness of meat is very simple to determine, for this you just need to pierce the meat with a sharp thin knife, while clear meat juice should stand out. If the juice is red or pink, continue frying. If there is not much time for cooking, you can close the pan with a lid and reduce the heating of the stove. After the steak is completely ready, the lid needs to be opened again. The meat should be fried on both sides for several minutes until it is rosy.
Pork steak goes well with hot sauces and pickles. Potato dishes, steamed vegetables, grilled vegetables or a salad of fresh vegetables are suitable as a side dish.
Pork steak in a pan - a classic recipe
Ingredients:
• 450 g pork tenderloin;
• ground black pepper;
• red ground pepper;
• salt.
Cooking method:
1. Wash the meat, dry well with a paper towel. Cut the tenderloin into pieces 2-3 cm thick, be sure to cut across the meat fibers.
2. Heat a frying pan with oil and put meat on it, fry on both sides until fully cooked. Pork steak must be completely fried.
3. Then sprinkle the steak with black pepper, red and salt, wrap in foil and leave for a few minutes. So the meat softens and soaks with salt and pepper.
4. Pull the steak out of the foil and serve slightly cooled with herbs and vegetables.
Pork steak in a sauce in a pan
Ingredients:
• 450 g of fresh or chilled pork;
• two onions;
• hot red ground pepper;
• vegetable oil;
• salt;
• ground black pepper;
• 80 g mayonnaise sauce;
• a couple of cloves of garlic;
• 60 g of hard cheese.
Cooking method:
1. Rinse the meat thoroughly, dry it and cut into pieces for steaks.
2. Fry steaks in a pan heated with oil, constantly turning, until golden brown.
3. Peel, wash, chop large rings and pour over boiling water. So the onion will not be bitter.
4. Cheese can be taken in any, but always hard varieties. For example, Swiss or Russian cheese, chop it in any convenient way. You can grate or cut into small cubes with a knife.
5. Peel and chop the garlic.
6. Sprinkle steaks with ground red pepper and salt.
7. Place the onion rings on the steaks. Put the sauce on them.
8. For the sauce, mix cheese, garlic, mayonnaise and ground black pepper.
9. Put the steaks in another pan and bake until golden brown on low heat for at least 30 minutes.
10. Serve the dish in portions with slices of white bread and herbs.
Pork steak with dry herbs in a pan
Ingredients:
• three chilled pork steaks;
• 50-60 Art. l olive oil;
• 7 g of dry basil;
• 7 g of dry mint;
• 5 g of dried dill;
• a pinch of ground black pepper;
• salt;
• half a lemon.
Cooking method:
1. Remove the steaks from the refrigerator and put in any bowl. Allow to stand at room temperature for half an hour.
2. Cook the steak marinade. To do this, mix mint, dill and basil with warmed olive oil, add ground pepper, salt and juice of half a lemon.
3. Grate the pork with marinade and put it back in a bowl, close the lid on top, leave it in the refrigerator for several hours.
4. Remove the steaks from the marinade and fry them on both sides in a pan until cooked.
5. Serve hot with cheese sauce.
Pork steak with ginger and soy sauce in a pan
Ingredients:
• three pork steaks;
• 50 ml of soy sauce;
• 30 ml of fresh lemon juice;
• 1 tsp Sahara;
• ½ tsp dry ginger;
• one clove of garlic or a pinch of dry garlic;
• vegetable oil.
Cooking method:
1. Peel and chop the garlic in mashed potatoes.
2. Rinse the steaks, dry and make small cuts in each using a sharp knife. So the meat is better marinated and fried faster.
3. In any bowl of suitable volume, mix soy sauce, dry ginger, lemon juice, sugar. Add the garlic.
4. Place pork steaks in a bowl with marinade, mix, cover with a lid or a layer of ordinary foil. Put in the refrigerator for the night.
5. Fry steaks in a pan with vegetable oil until cooked.
6. Serve with soy sauce and croutons.
Pork steak in kefir marinade in a pan
Ingredients:
• 500 pork tenderloins;
• 400 ml of kefir;
• 1 tbsp. l table mustard;
• ground black pepper;
• salt;
• 50 ml of lemon juice;
• one onion;
• vegetable oil.
Cooking method:
1. Peel onion from dry scales, wash and cut into thin rings.
2. Add kefir to mustard, ground black pepper, salt, lemon juice and onion.
3. Wash the tenderloin with cold water, air dry and cut into slices approximately 2-3 cm thick.
4. Put pieces of meat in kefir marinade, close the lid and leave for a day or night in a cool place.
5. Fry this meat in the usual way in a pan with vegetable oil. To do this, put the meat from the marinade in a heated pan. Fry until crispy on the surface. During the whole frying, the steak can be turned over several times for better frying. If the steaks start to burn, it is necessary to reduce the heating of the stove, and you can pour a little liquid marinade into the pan.
6. Serve the steak with mustard and black bread.
Grilled pork steak with honey in a pan
Ingredients:
• three pieces of pork loin for steaks;
• 10 g mustard seeds;
• 2 tbsp. tablespoons of honey;
• ½ tsp black pepper peas;
• vegetable oil;
• salt.
Cooking method:
1. Rinse the steaks, dry and beat off a little. To do this, put the meat in a plastic bag and beat it with a hammer on both sides until a piece of meat is uniform in thickness.
2. Place the seeds of mustard, peas of black pepper in a mortar and grind to a powder with homogeneous particles.
3. Grate steaks with a spicy mixture of mortar and honey.
4. Fry meat in a hot pan with vegetable oil until cooked on both sides
5. When the steaks are completely cooked, put the meat on a piece of foil and sprinkle with salt. Close the foil and leave the meat for a few minutes.
6. Serve such a steak to the table with any garnish to taste and green onions.
Pork steak in a sweet and sour sauce in a pan
Ingredients:
• 3 fresh pork steaks;
• a spoon of fresh ginger root;
• half a lemon;
• a pair of garlic cloves;
• 1 small chili pepper;
• 45 ml of soy sauce;
• ground coriander;
• a spoon of light liquid honey;
• paprika;
• 90 ml of cognac;
• salt;
• a pair of pinch of dried rosemary;
• half lime;
• two tablespoons of olive oil.
Cooking method:
1. Rinse steaks under cold running water and wipe dry with paper towels.
2. Grate each piece of salt on all sides and remove the meat for 6 minutes.
3. While the meat is "resting" you need to cook the marinade. Pour cognac, honey and soy sauce into the bowl. There, with the help of hands or a juicer, give out lime and lemon juice.
4. Next add rosemary, coriander and paprika.
5. Peel the garlic, ginger and pass them through a fine grater into the same bowl.
6. Rinse the brow and finely chop on a cutting board. Transfer to the same bowl.
7. Mix everything with a special silicone spatula.
8. Put the steaks in a bag and pour them with marinade. Package close and shake. Leave the meat to marinate for 12 hours. Shake the bag periodically during this time.
9. Pour the vegetable oil into the grill pan and heat it. Put the steaks and fry them on both sides for 4 minutes. Then fill with the remaining marinade and close the lid. Cook another 40-45 minutes over low heat.
10. 5 minutes before being ready, remove the lid and fry the meat again on both sides.
11. Serve the steaks by placing them on portioned plates along with vegetables cooked in a grill pan.
Pork steak in a pan - tricks and tips
• If a piece of meat has fatty layer, then it will turn out much juicier and softer.
• To make the meat soaked with spices and make it soft, after cooking, wrap it in foil for several minutes.
• Use any spices to marinate the meat seasoning.
• Add a little cognac to the meat marinade to speed fermentation.
• Try not to overcook the meat, otherwise it may turn out to be tough.
• Give the finished steaks a little "rest."
