Cooking the perfect steak can be a challenge, even for top chefs
May 26, 2011
Cooking the perfect steak can be a challenge, even for top chefs. That’s because smaller cuts of meat can dry out easily or cook too quickly so they become dry, tough or leathery. We recommend using a heavy frying pan or griddle (ridged pan) rather than an electric grill as you can control the temperature more easily.
CHEF’S TIP: Rump comprises of several muscles, all of which are frequently used, giving it a firmer texture, and more of a juicy “bite” than a soft-textured steak such as fillet. It also has fine marbling, which ensures it is full of flavour.
These Pavé Rump Steaks are cut across the grain to approximately 50-60 mm (2-2¼ inches) thick. The term pavé refers to the shape, which is rectangular or square.
Due to the thickness of these steaks, they require a slightly longer cooking time than that given in our ‘Steak Cooking Guide’, which is why we’ve included this separate guide.
Step 1 – Prepare the steaks
• Allow to come to room temperature (for about 20 minutes).
• If bought from mail order, defrost overnight in a refrigerator, in original packaging and pat dry.
Step 2 – Preheat your pan
• Heat a griddle or frying pan over a high heat until hot, but not smoking. (If the pan is too hot, the outside will burn before the inside is done, too cold, and your steaks will be tough).
• Brush the steaks with oil (to avoid using too much), or pour a little oil into the pan, and season if desired. (Canola or groundnut oil is best, but olive oil is fine too.)
• When you place the steaks in the pan, a “sizzle” will tell you if it’s hot enough.
Step 3 – Cook to your liking
• For a medium steak: Cook on one side without touching for 3-4 minutes, then reduce to a medium heat and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
• Gently turn the steak over with a pair of tongs (don’t pierce it, or the juices will escape), and cook for a further 6 minutes. (You can vary the times here if you prefer a rare or well-done steak.)
• To test for doneness, press the steak gently with the tip of your finger. Rare should be soft and supple, well done firm, and medium in between.
Step 4 – Rest your steaks
• Resting is just as important as cooking, as it allows the meat to become warm, moist and tender all the way through.
• Remove from the pan, place on a rack and cover with foil and leave in a warm place for up to 10 minutes. Remember it is always better to over-rest your steaks than to under-rest them. Resting helps the meat to achieve the full flavour and tenderness.
Step 5 – Serve your steaks
• Lay your table with razor-sharp, un-serrated steak knives designed to cut cleanly through the meat.
• Serve your steaks on hot dinner plates, and enjoy.
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Hong Kong-based Yats International built this restaurant in 2000 to provide a world-class cozy fine dining restaurant, as well as business meeting facilities and venues for private dinners and social functions in Philippines Pampanga Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone. North Luzon Pampanga Angeles City Clark Philippines was selected for this restaurant because of safety, clean air, absence of traffic and proximity to Manila and Subic. Clark Freeport is located near Manila and Subic. Diners from Manila and Subic can travel north along North Expressway and arrive in Clark in about 70 minutes without having to go through city driving, making this fine dining restaurant very convenient and accessible for guests from Manila.
Yats Restaurant & Wine Bar is general regarded in the Philippines as the best fine dining restaurant in the country. Wine Spectator Magazine’s gave out Restaurant Wine List Best of Award of Excellence to 788 restaurants in the world. Yats Restaurant is the only restaurant in the Philippines to receive this award in recognition of its famous 2700-line restaurant wine list that has attracted many wine lovers to visit Clark Pampanga frequently to wine and dine.
Best restaurant in Clark Pampanga attracts diners and wine lovers from Manila, Subic and Angeles City Philippines to wine and dine at this fine dining establishment. This restaurant located near Angeles City, Pampanga is a popular tourist destination especially among wine lovers. Residents in Subic, Angeles City, Pampanga and Clark Philippines already know of Yats Restaurant as the best restaurant outside of Manila, the best place in Clark for business meetings and a cool place to hang out because of its good atmosphere, cozy and romantic ambience of its private rooms and wine bar called Magnum Room..
In addition to the wine cellars of the fine dining Yats Restaurant, more selections are available from the largest wine shop in Philippines, another property of Yats Wine Cellars called Clark Wine Center just 3 minutes away. Guests do not have to pay corkage fee for wines purchased from Clark Wine Center’s Wine Shop. 0922-870-5173 0917-826-8790 for Ana Fe.
Group dinners, family dinners with children, private parties, social or corporate functions and events can be held in this popular restaurant in Clark Pampanga.
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Getting to this fine dining restaurant of Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone Pampanga Philippines
How to get to this fine-dining restaurant in Clark Philippines? Once you get to Clark Freeport, go straight until you hit Mimosa. After you enter Mimosa, stay on the left on Mimosa Drive, go past the Holiday Inn and Yats Restaurant (green top, independent 1-storey structure) is on your left. Just past the Yats Restaurant is the London Pub.
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