iron skillet steak

Iron Skillet Steak

By J-B Rustic Farm, Feb 14, 2017

Steak cooked on iron skillet is easy and delicious. From the sound of it sizzling to how even it cooks. This will soon become your favorite way to cook.

Cook time: 1 hour
Yield: 2 servings

Ingredients

2 New York Strip Steaks or Filets at 1 ½ inch thick.
Olive oil or butter
Your favorite seasonings: We use Hi Mountain Venison Rub, garlic paepper and our dried rams or you can just use salt and pepper

Instructions

Season steaks by rubbing both sides of the steak with butter or olive oil then sprinkle on generous amounts of your favorite seasonings. I press the season into the meat with my hand and then let sit until the meat is at room temperature. (usually 1 hour)

Place the seasoned skillet on the burner on high for just a few minutes until the skillet just starts to smoke. (Not like Joe when he fills the house full of smoke).

Then drop the steaks into the skillet. Listen for the sound of that amazing mouth-watering sizzle. Do not touch them for about 1 minute then flip with tongs Let this side cook for 1 minute. They should be crusty and chard.

Cover with lid and leave on the heat for two minutes and remove the pan from the burner. Let sit for two minutes with the lid on and then uncover and let rest for a minute in the skillet and serve.

This will make the perfect medium rare iron skillet steak.

Variations: You can add blue cheese to the top just before placing the lid on the steak. Joe of course adds blacken seasoning to his. He also has a secret blend of spices we often use. There is no wrong way just try different spices and toppings or just keep it simple and plain.

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How to season your skillet...

I grew up with food cooked in cast iron. My mom had my grandmothers iron skillets that she used to cook everything. When I went to work at Pricketts Fort I did a great deal of hearth cooking and of course most of it was in cast iron. The trick to iron skillet steak is to make sure the pan is seasoned well. To season a pan just coat it in oil. You can use vegetable or olive oil. The settlers would have used lard. Then place it by the fire or in the oven to keep it warm for several hours and this allows the oil to form a coating that keeps food from sticking and the pan from rusting. You should never use soap on the iron pan. If something does stick, clean it by putting water in the pan and boiling on the stove for a few minutes. While the water is boiling use a spatula to scrap across the bottom and loosen the stuck on food. You can also use coarse salt or baking soda. You will need to heat and apply more oil after cleaning. A cast iron pan will last forever and it is the original non stick surface. It was a treasured possessions of the earlier settlers and was passed down from generation to generation. It is perfect to sear meat, sauté vegetables or bake cornbread or a cake. One of the many things Joe and I had in common was our love for cooking with iron cookware. We normally like to cook our steaks Joe's sons favorite way which is on an open flame but when a camp fire is not handy iron skillet steak is our second favorite.

Favorite side dish....

One of our favorite sides with this is fried peppers and onions. I use the same skillet I am going to fry the steak in and add a little butter and then place chopped cubanelle, bell pepper, and onion in the skillet and sprinkle with the Venison Rub or garlic salt. Cook until tender. Don’t clean the skillet after frying the vegetables. Now use this skillet to cook the steak in it just adds a little more flavor to the meat.

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