Steak

This is less a recipe and more some notes on cooking technique, since the recipe is pretty much “acquire steak, apply heat.”

Cooking Time

These numbers are taken from the BBC Good Food website.

Fillet Steak (3.5cm)

• Blue: 1.5 mins/side
• Rare: 2.25 mins/side
• Medium-rare: 3.25 mins/side
• Medium: 4.5 mins/side

Sirloin Steak (2cm)

• Blue: 1 min/side
• Rare: 1.5 mins/side
• Medium rare: 2 mins/side
• Medium: About 2.25 mins/side

Internal Temperature

You can measure the inside with a meat thermometer to check done-ness.

• Blue: 54˚C
• Rare: 57˚C
• Medium rare: 63˚C
• Medium: 71˚C
• Well done: 75˚C