Cooking School Lesson

Prepping Premium Steaks for Cooking

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Lesson Snapshot:

  • 1 instructional video
  • 4 practice recipes
  • 17 tip and technique videos
  • interactive quiz

Lesson Description & Goals

Most people, in their eagerness to enjoy a good steak, unwrap their steaks straight from the refrigerator and immediately drop them onto the grill or into a pan but a GREAT steak needs a bit more care and attention BEFORE the cooking even begins.

In this lesson, you will learn how to prep, temper and season premium steaks prior to cooking. These simple steps that are taken to prep a premium steak prior to cooking are the tricks of the trade that very few people or cooks practice but these simple steps are guaranteed to positively change your steak experiences forever.

  • Understand how to properly prepare steak for cooking
  • Describe the importance of tempering steak before cooking
  • Identify the different ways you can temper steak
  • Describe when to season steak and why

Lesson Topic Videos

Lesson Practice Recipes

This lesson includes access to the following text & instructional video recipes

Rouxbe Recipes
Curated Recipes

Beef Tenderloin with Peppercorn Sauce

by Joe G in Rouxbe Recipes

This beef tenderloin is served with a rich and elegant peppercorn sauce.

Comments: 39 Views: 30009 Success: 94%

Beef Tenderloin with Red Wine Sauce

by Joe G in Rouxbe Recipes

An elegant, yet simple dish. Pan-fried beef tenderloin is served with a delicious sauce made with shallots, red wine and d...

Comments: 60 Views: 32902 Success: 93%

Caprese-Style Steak

by Tony M in Rouxbe Recipes

Pan-fried steaks are served over a light arugula salad and topped with a sauce made of cherry tomatoes, garlic, white wine...

Comments: 31 Views: 15207 Success: 89%
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Steak Diane with Sauteed Potatoes and Peas

by Kimberley S in Rouxbe Recipes

Inspired by Gordon Ramsay's Cookalong Live, this variation of Steak Diane is rich, creamy and delicious.

Comments: 15 Views: 11497 Success: 97%
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Steak with Mushroom Sauce | Steak Aux Champignons

Curated from norecipes.com

Filet mignon with a rich and creamy mushroom sauce and served with yukon gold mashed potatoes and smoky caramelized spring...

Comments: 0 Views: 710 Success: 100%

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I cooked pork tenderloin steaks last night flipping them often and they were terrific, tender and juicy, perfectly done. We had them with collard greens and roasted sweet and wh... More >>

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