Cooking a steak dinner requires concentration – whether it's a grilled vanilla flat iron steak or a coffee rub steak, the meal may require you to be quite attentive and attentive. With that in mind, the last thing you want to do is mess up your steak because it's not served properly. A common mistake? Place the hot steak on a cold cut.
If you put juicy, freshly cooked meat on a cold dish, the dish may absorb the heat of the steak, causing the meat to not be as hot as you would like it to be, so it's no longer as appetizing. Satisfying as it should be. To heat up dishes for serving, you can use an oven, place a bunch of plates in the oven at a temperature of about 150 degrees Fahrenheit, and bake for about 15 minutes. Another way to heat dishes is to run them in very hot water for about 10 seconds. Of course, you need to dry them in this way. Once the plate is heated, you can rest easy knowing that all the hard work you put into making your steak won't be in vain.
* Other tips to keep in mind when steaking.
Now that you know how to steak on a warm plate, there are a few other tips to keep in mind when it comes to steak dinner. First of all, even though you may be tempted to eat steak, it's important to let it rest before serving. Steaks and other meats should be left to rest after cooking so that the juices have time to spread throughout the cut, otherwise, the end result may be too dry. The rest period also allows the steak to cook completely to temperature, as it's best to remove it from the heat when the temperature is about 10 degrees below your target temperature. This is known as residual cooking, which is when the temperature continues to rise after the steak is removed from the pan or grill.
Also, if you plan to cut the steak into slices, then be sure to cut it in reverse texture, i.e., in the opposite direction to the muscle fibers. Muscle fibers can be tough, so you'll need to cut them to make sure the meat is tender – cutting along the muscle fibers will only make the meat harder to chew, which we certainly don't want.
Finally, to end the steak dinner on a high note and enjoy a delicious dessert afterward, check out the tasting table for the 12 best post-dinner desserts for steaks. These include a variety of pre-prepared delicacies, including chocolate cake and blueberry pie.