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Cook a steak to your doneness
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Dry it and salt it early.
Pat bone dry, salt generously, leave it out for forty minutes. Wet meat steams instead of searing.
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Get the pan properly hot.
Heavy pan, high heat, until the oil shimmers. A timid pan gives you grey meat.
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Sear without moving it.
Two to three minutes a side for a crust. Move it once, not constantly.
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Finish with butter and check the temperature.
Butter, garlic, thyme, spoon it over. Probe reads 52°C rare, 57°C medium rare, 63°C medium.
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Rest it half the cooking time.
Five minutes minimum. Cut too early and the juice ends up on the board.
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