Yes...lol...I said boiling a steak
Well its simple. I love to cook and I am the chef in the family of Marcie and I. But, of all the things I CAN do, I can't cook a steak. Well I suppose there are many ways to cook a steak: in the pan, George Foreman grill, oven, outdoor grill...etc. I haven't experimented enough to figure out the 'best way' to cook a steak.
When I was a teen, I loved experimenting. My mom bought all the food so I didn't lose out if something bombed. One day I wanted to cook a steak for dinner. But I didn't really know how to cook it in the pan so that the middle would be cooked, but the outside stayed unburnt. So...I grabbed a pot and heated up some boiling water and ended up cooking the steak that way.
It sounds crazy...but I'll you how I do it. It works out pretty well for me. I haven't tried any other way since. Id like to be able to make a very tender (aka...a fork cuts it) steak. But alas, I am not there yet.
I heat up a pan of water and make it boil. While that is heating up...I take a t-bone steak and score it so that the hot water can go through the steak and cook it...and also keep it moist.
I add some A1, 57, and worchestereerewerwrewqewrq[puqqqqqq sauce along with a few other things and let the steak boil for about ten minutes. My theory (as unscientific as it is) is that the seasonings and spices will marinate the steak as it cooks...completely going through the steak.
When that is done, I take the steak out and shake off the water and add a marinade that I mix up consisting of 11 different spices and sauces. I let that soak and then cook it in the pan for a few minutes on each side so that the thicker marinade penetrates the meat and soaks through. Then I add the marinade again and let it sizzle for a few seconds on each side and then serve it on a plate.
It still needs a knife to cut through...but it smells and tastes very good. Tonight I made a steak like that and its the first time in the time that I have known Marcie, that Ive made it. She looked at me and was surprised I was boiling it.
Like I said...I love to cook, but I dont know how to make many things because I don't experiment that much. Well...I guess I know how to make stuff...but not how to actually 'cook' something. We mostly cook beef or chicken based dishes. Marcie doesnt like pork too much, but I cook it from time to time...but I only know how to make a pork chop (aka...frying it, lol). And, while I like fish....I dont know if I could make it as that can be fairly tricky.
Im trying to expand Marcies horizons when it comes to things we can eat. I like most stuff while she is more limited. So....focusing on the things she likes...I try to make new and interesting dishes..but many times what stops me is the simple fact that I dont know how to cook a dish.
I just grew up watching what my parents did when they cooked and applied that to what I do in the kitchen. I think Im better than the average cook, but at the same time, I frequently create a dish using recipies I find in a magazine. When Marcie cooks something like spaghetti, she uses salt, and pepper and some garlic powder. I often use the same ragu, but add fresh ground pepper, diced bottled garlic, a bay leaf, garlic pepper, basil...etc.
Who cooks more in your family? How do you do it?