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Offline Furball

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Sauces to go with steak
« on: June 25, 2004, 02:07:37 PM »
being british and all, i know i suck when it comes to food,  i also know that there are a lot of very good chefs on here...  anyone have any easy to prepare sauces that go well with steak?

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« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2004, 02:14:24 PM »
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sauces that go well with steak?
 


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« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2004, 02:16:00 PM »
horseradish, plain and hot.

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« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2004, 02:21:40 PM »
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horseradish, plain and hot.


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« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2004, 02:31:37 PM »
Ketchup?

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« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2004, 02:32:49 PM »
Good beef steak really needs no sauce.

Usually I just grill them, with a kiss of salt and pepper.
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« Reply #6 on: June 25, 2004, 02:33:41 PM »
Depends on the cut of steak. The only thing  I put on a ribeye is a sprinkle of salt. With a less savory cut like a sirloin or a t-bone I might use a bit of A1.
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« Reply #7 on: June 25, 2004, 02:53:17 PM »
Furball ... A1 sauce is similar to HP sauce. I like it.

Generous amount of salt and garlic pepper applied to a GOOD steak before grillin' is all that it should need.

I could take my mother to the fanciest joint around and she could order the finest steak on the menu and will ask ... "Can I have some ketchup please ?" ... shudder !!!
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« Reply #8 on: June 25, 2004, 03:08:49 PM »
I say little on this board considering the time I've been reading it, but I'm forced to sound off here.

In no way shape or form is A1 sauce comparable to the best sauce on the planet, HP, complete with her Majesty's seal of approval.

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« Reply #9 on: June 25, 2004, 03:11:35 PM »
Worchestershire (sp?) is my favorite by far. I like a good steak with a little montreal steak seasoning rubbed on about 30 mins before grilling, then worchestershire sauce just before easting it.


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« Reply #10 on: June 25, 2004, 03:11:35 PM »
The simplest and perhaps the better sauce I know :

50 cl cream (40% fator more)
150g Roquefort

Put the cream in a pan (middle fire  it should NOT boil) put the Roquefort cut in little ,bit turn during about 15 minutes.

Put on your steack (no need of salt or pepper).


now if you're courageous you can make an "aligot" to serve with and you will have the food of the gods :p
« Last Edit: June 25, 2004, 03:15:28 PM by straffo »

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« Reply #11 on: June 25, 2004, 03:18:18 PM »
Well, most steak can use some sort of sauce. The trick is to get a sauce that complements the flavor and not one that kills it. Sugar is often the ingredient in many commercial sauces; even in fancy restaurants you'll run into sauces with lots of sugar.  Sugar "Tastes good" and masks flavors.  So ketchup (basically tomatoes rendered to acid, vinegar, and sugar) is handy for obscuring flavor.
But ketchup isnt' all bad for all things.  Acids balanced against fats can be tasty (hence french fries w/ ketchup).

Alternatively, Straffo's sauce is great for a tenderloin or low-fat cut.

For something with full flavor (and marbling), you'd probably want to avoid the sauce. Depending on the amount of fat, you'll want to consider a marinade -- acids to break down proteins, and flavor to be deposited on the fat.
Marinades on quality steaks should only be attempted with lots of experience, and you should be conservative. If you marinade too long (and how long is too long depends on the piece of meat and the marbling), it becomes mushy and effectively ruined. (now in the US, much of the pork sold in supermarkets is "premarinaded" in a flavorless acid, giving it the mushiness without the flavor).

Whatever you do, don't get too complicated. Keep the ingredient count low.

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« Reply #12 on: June 25, 2004, 03:19:30 PM »
A good bit of salt and fresh ground pepper mixed into a virgin olive oil and rubbed into the steak is all I do. I do this about 4 hours before grilling the steaks.

I also like to drop the steak on the grill right out of the butchers packaging and just add a little fresh ground pepper as it cooks.

I do this regardless of the cut of the meat.
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« Reply #13 on: June 25, 2004, 03:21:17 PM »
Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper... the thicker the steak the more you use. The salt needs to be kosher to help create a crust.

Grill the puppy rare.

Now get some barbed wire and concertina to string around your plate in case some dam sauce gets close.

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« Reply #14 on: June 25, 2004, 03:23:02 PM »
Man, I'm gettin' hungry. :D
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