Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Mustard Flat-Steak

Men like steak.

We barbecue big slabs of it and then eat it in giant bites, like a lion eating a carcass before the hyenas close in.

As withmost food, its the volume that counts.  Quality is nice but hey, if it was cooked on a grill, how bad can it be.

Today, we'll cook with spices.  Just a few so don't get overly concerned.

What you will need:

A hammer
A garlic press (more on this in a minute)
A frying pan

One steak
A tablespoon of mustard (any kind)
Two cloves of garlic (more on this in a minute)
Salt and pepper
Optional: Costco Monterey Steak seasoning (replaces salt and pepper)
A bit of flour
A tablespoon of butter

Step 1
Clean off your hammer.

Step 2
Use your hammer to pound the steak flat.  When you are done it should be about half as thick as it was when you started.  It will also be much wider.  There is a utensil for doing this but I don't see any reason for getting one since you will only make this occasionally.

Step 3
Spread the mustard generously (thickly) on both sides of the steak.

Step 4
Add either the salt and pepper or the Costco seasoning to both sides.

Step 5
Peel the outer skin off of three cloves of garlic.  A clove of garlic is similar to a slice of an orange.  The easiest way to get the skin off is to press down sharply on the clove with the base of your hand.  This will squish the clove and loosen the outer skin.  Place the cloves into a garlic press.  A garlic press looks sort of like a nutcraker.  It smooshes the garlic for you.  Spread the smooshed garlic on both sides of the steak.

Step 6
Sprinkle flour on each side of the steak

Step 7
Melt the butter in the frying pan with the heat set on high.

Step 8
Cook the steak in the frying pan.  I'd go with about 4-5 minutes a side.  This depends on how rare you want your steak and how thick it is.

Eat using big bites and enjoy.  I'd suggest small bites but you wouldn't listen anyway.  I know I wouldn't.

Jim

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