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I do not know how to cook beef.
Jinnigan
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Seriously. I bought a sirloin steak and chopped it up and tried to make a cheesesteak and while it was edible it was not very good.
How do I cook beef? Are there preparatory steps I need to take? Am I supposed to do more than just throw it in the pan? How can I make tasty delicious philly cheesesteaks?
How do I cook beef? Are there preparatory steps I need to take? Am I supposed to do more than just throw it in the pan? How can I make tasty delicious philly cheesesteaks?
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Get some decent Amoroso rolls and your choice of cheese. My current favorite is a combination of Whiz and American. Stunning.
Sirloin isn't the most tender meat, so marinating it does help. Cut it into relatively thin strips. It's not ground beef so don't cook the hell out if it. It shouldn't take very long to cook to a nice pink medium. With a lean meat like sirloin, the last thing you want to do is dry it out. Feel free to toss in some pepper, garlic powder, and other odd spices into the mix to kick up the flavor a bit. Cook your veg with the meat.
Beef is usually fairly easy to cook, so once you get the hang of it only minor tweaks are required.
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If you don't have time for this, you can skip it. (Not the cutting part)
For cooking with a frying pan:
Use only a dollop (very small amount) of butter or cooking spray.
The steak, if fatty, will grease your pan for you, just remember to start the steak off on low and work up to medium, once the pan has a good grease coating. Next you will want to add your onions and or peppers and then add worcestshire sauce to your liking. The veggies will cook pretty fast as long as they're not frozen, worcestshire will help tenderize and brown your ingredients as well as give it flavor.
Once everything is sauteed sufficciently, transfer to a plate with paper towels to let excess grease drain. Once this is finished, transfer to a roll and place the cheese of your choice on top (I reccomend swiss or provologne), then place on a baking sheet and put in the oven until bread is toasted and cheeses is melted.
For cooking on a flat top grill:
place steak on grill, adding worcestshire and pepper, once meat is almost ready, add onions and/or peppers to the steak, chop these up as it cooks and add more worcestshire to your taste. Once meat is almost ready, add cheese of your choice (I reccomend swiss or provologne) to the top and let grill until cheese is melted.
Have a roll toasting in oven ready for transfer.
I would reccomend looking into some specialty rolls, sub rolls are best, but you can find seasoned rolls out there.
A lot of people use mayo for their philly's, and if you're one of them you might trying looking into flavored mayonaisses such as garlic, herb/garlic, or sweet pepper.
Hope this works for you.
1.) Put a rump roast or pot roast cut in the crock pot.
2.) Cover the roast with water.
3.) Throw a packet of Mrs. Grass's onion soup mix on top.
4.) (optional) Add in chopped carrots and taters.
Cook on high for an hour before you leave home in the morning, then on low until you want dinner. It will be so tender.
I've cut and cooked my own and used the frozen stuff and couldn't tell the diffrence.
I think the frozen "food" Kong is referring to might be Steak Ums.
(not sure of spelling or punctuation)
Anyway, they are thin slices of beef, practically begging to be made into sandwiches. They cook in 30 seconds, taste like beef, and are really cheap.
Totally not like a real cheese steak, but close, especially for the money.
Mayo? On a cheesesteak? Where?
Everwhere except the metro-Philly area.
Shit, you can' get a Philly around here without mayo on it, this is in Texas of course. We like to rape other cultures food stuffs here.
I like mayo and all...but on a warm to hot sandwhich that is saturated with glorious melted cheese or a cheese like product? Gross.
Depends on the mayo. Hellmans gets really good and very tasty when warmed, but things like Miracle Whip get ass nasty when warmed. Of course, different people will taste things differently, so YMMV.