Simple Cast Iron Steaks Recipes

CAST IRON STEAK

Make and share this Cast Iron Steak recipe from Food.com.

Provided by dividend

Categories Steak

Time 15m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Cast Iron Steak image

Steps:

STEAK:.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Bring the steak to room temperature.
Rub the steak on both sides with the olive oil, salt, and pepper. Let it sit while you preheat a cast iron skillet over high heat, about 4 minutes.
Place the steak in the skillet, and don't move it for 3 minutes.
Flip the steak, and leave it alone for another 3 minutes.
Put the skillet into the preheated oven for 5 minutes. (This will be medium rare.).
Remove the steak from the skillet to a platter, cover loosely with foil, and allow to rest for 5 minutes.
OPTIONAL SAUCE:
While the steak is resting, deglaze the pan with the red wine, and put back over high heat. Scrape up any bits of steak stuck to the pan.
Add the shallots to soften in the wine as it reduces.
Finish the sauce by swirling in the butter to incorporate.
Pour sauce over steak.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 551.8, Fat 43.3, SaturatedFat 19, Cholesterol 130.9, Sodium 138, Carbohydrate 1.4, Sugar 0.2, Protein 29.9

Ingredients

12 ounces rib eye, between 1/2 and 1 inch thick
olive oil
kosher salt
fresh ground black pepper
1/3 cup dry red wine
1 -2 tablespoon freeze dried shallots
1 tablespoon butter

CAST IRON PAN-SEARED STEAK (OVEN-FINISHED)

Quick, 45-minute marinade steak, pan-seared with cast iron, finished in oven directly on cast iron skillet.

Provided by Grif

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Beef Steaks Sirloin Steak Recipes

Time 1h22m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 8

Cast Iron Pan-Seared Steak (Oven-Finished) image

Steps:

Place steaks side by side in large casserole dish. Add orange juice, cider vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce. Refrigerate, uncovered, for 45 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
Remove casserole dish from refrigerator. Cover steaks with plastic wrap and let reach room temperature, at least 15 minutes.
Heat olive oil in a cast-iron skillet over high heat.
Place steaks on a clean work surface and generously rub with steak seasoning and black pepper.
Cook steaks in the hot skillet until lightly browned on the bottom, 2 1/2 minutes. Flip and cook until browned on the other side and red in the center, about 2 minutes more. Place skillet, with steaks, into the oven.
Bake in the preheated oven until steaks are firm and reddish-pink to lightly pink in the center, 8 to 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read from 130 degrees F (54 degrees C) to 140 degrees F (60 degrees C).
Remove steaks from oven; season with salt. Let sit for 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 456.7 calories, Carbohydrate 42.8 g, Cholesterol 73.4 mg, Fat 15.2 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 31.5 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, Sodium 2961.1 mg, Sugar 28.1 g

Ingredients

2 (6 ounce) beef top sirloin steaks
2 cups orange juice
1 cup apple cider vinegar
½ cup Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 ½ tablespoons steak seasoning (such as Fiesta Brand® Uncle Chris'), or to taste
freshly ground black pepper to taste
sea salt to taste

CAST-IRON STEAK

This isn't steakhouse steak; it's your-house steak, ideal for home cooks who want fast weeknight meals. The rules are simple: buy boneless cuts (they cook evenly), thinner steaks (they cook through on top of the stove), dry them well (to maximize crust), then salt and sear them in an insanely hot, preferably cast-iron pan. The recipe here is a radical departure from the conventional wisdom on steak, which commands you to salt the meat beforehand, put it on the heat and then leave it alone. Instead, you should salt the pan (not the meat) and flip the steak early and often. This combination of meat, salt, heat and cast-iron produces super-crusty and juicy steak - no grilling, rubbing, or aging required.

Provided by Julia Moskin

Categories dinner, easy, quick, weekday, steaks and chops

Time 1h

Yield 4 to 6 servings, with leftovers

Number Of Ingredients 3

Cast-Iron Steak image

Steps:

Remove packaging and pat meat dry with paper towels. Line a plate with paper towels, place meat on top and set aside to dry further and come to cool room temperature (30 to 60 minutes, depending on the weather). Turn occasionally; replace paper towels as needed.
Place a heavy skillet, preferably cast-iron, on the stove and sprinkle lightly but evenly with about 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt. Turn heat to high under pan. Pat both sides of steak dry again.
When pan is smoking hot, 5 to 8 minutes, pat steak dry again and place in pan. (If using two steaks, cook in two batches.)
Let steak sizzle for 1 minute, then use tongs to flip it over, moving raw side of steak around in pan so both sides are salted. Press down gently to ensure even contact between steak and pan. Keep cooking over very high heat, flipping steak every 30 seconds. After it's been turned a few times, sprinkle in two pinches salt. If using pepper, add it now.
When steak has contracted in size and developed a dark-brown crust, about 4 minutes total, check for doneness. To the touch, meat should feel softly springy but not squishy. If using an instant-read thermometer, insert into side of steak. For medium-rare meat, 120 to 125 degrees is ideal: Steak will continue cooking after being removed from heat.
Remove steak to a cutting board and tent lightly with foil. Let rest 5 minutes.
Serve in pieces or thickly slice on the diagonal, cutting away from your body and with the top edge of the knife leaning toward your body. If cooking skirt or hanger steak, make sure to slice across the grain of the meat.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 88, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Fat 5 grams, Protein 12 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 134 milligrams, TransFat 0 grams

Ingredients

Coarse salt, such as kosher salt or Maldon sea salt
1 or 2 boneless beef steaks, 1 inch thick (about 2 pounds total), such as strip, rib-eye, flat iron, chuck-eye, hanger or skirt (preferably "outside" skirt)
Black pepper (optional)