Dinner instructions and review: medium rare sirloin steak

I've been feeling really carnivorous lately. Been working out heavily and suspect I'm short of iron or some other nutrient so have been craving loads of red meat.

So I went to the butchers this morning and got some nice sirloin steak cut extra thick. It's not the most fashionable cut anymore, but it's always pretty tender and tasty and good value so I usually get that.

Instructions

I left the steaks wrapped on the side so they'd get to room temperature and seasoned them with copious amounts of salt and pepper.

The best way to cook steak is in a very hot cast iron pan, with a mix of butter and vegetable oil. Get it up to temp, add the butter and oil, then slap the steaks in.

Don't put loads of oil and butter in. You just want to coat the pan, not have the steaks sitting in a pool of oil.

Cook them according to how you like them, but medium rare is the only right answer. 2 minutes to 2.5 minutes either side depending on thickness and how hot you can get your pan

Don't poke them while they're cooking. Just leave them alone and time them. Don't overcrowd the pan with other steaks or any mushrooms or tomatoes you might be cooking to accompany them.

Once done. I wrapped them in foil for five minutes while I finished cooking the tomatoes and mushrooms in the steak juice then put on the plate.

Review

Really nice. Nice brown crispy caramelised crust. Pink and soft in the middle.

I had mine with beef tomatoes and mushrooms cooked in the steak oil and juices and potato wedges. Nice.

No pictures because I was hungry.