How do you prepare a steak to be rare and very rare (blue)?
I really enjoy steak, and the lowest I've gone is medium rare in terms of how it's prepared.
My questions are:
How do you prepare a steak to be rare?
How do you prepare a steak to be very rare (blue)?
Can these be prepared with any kind of steak from a supermarket? Or is there someplace special these kinds of steaks should be purchased from?
I'm interested in trying rare and maybe even very rare, but it's 1-2 steps away from raw, which I find a little uneasy.
Best Answer
The only real bacterial problem you have to worry about with steak is e. coli, which lives on the outside. Since even in a blue application the outside is cooked sufficiently to kill any bacteria, you should be fine. (Presuming you are using fresh steak, naturally).
For blue: get a pan screaming--and I mean screaming--hot. Toss the steak in to sear, flip to sear the other side. Do edges if needed. Serve immediately.
For rare, just do the steak in a normal pan or grill, flip once, about two minutes per side (less if the steak is very thin).
For both blue and rare applications you will want steaks that are on the thick side, and with not much marbling (intramuscular fat), as the short cooking time won't melt the fats. I suggest tenderloin/filet.
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How do you make rare blue steak?
Achieving blue steak is simply a case of cooking cold meat under a high temperature for a very short period of time \u2013 just long enough to lightly sear the outside. If you're used to steak doneness further up the scale, blue steak may be difficult to achieve if you're giving it a go for the first time.How is rare steak prepared?
A rare steak's core temperature is 125 degrees Fahrenheit and features a seared, dark outer layer and a soft, bright red inner layer. They are often hot on the outside and warm to cool on the inside. It will often still carry some blood. The steak is not raw meat but cooked gently on the outside.How do you make bleu steak?
Whereas a rare steak is seared outside and 75% red throughout the center, a blue steak is seared on the outside and completely red throughout. A blue steak does not spend too much time on the grill. The steak's interior temperature does not exceed 115\u2109.More answers regarding how do you prepare a steak to be rare and very rare (blue)?
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The colour inside should be blue, and the temperature is about 37.5 degrees Celsius. Seal on either side for about 1min place in an oven at 90 degrees Celsius, for about 6 min. The time in the warm oven will coagulte the blood so when you cut into the meat it shall have a blue tinge and won't bleed like a rare or medium steak
Answer 3
Thermometers are your friend. Blue is about 45 C, Rare is about 50 C. That way you know that it's not raw. That temperature kills a lot of bacteria, but not all parasites, so be careful. Searing it might not get the parasites either.
But people have been eating the stuff rare for a long time and few get sick.
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