Also, I have a really stupid cooking question. I have a steak, and some mushrooms, and a dry rub seasoning. Can I just put the seasoning on the steak ahead of time (how much), cook it in the cast iron skillet, and then saute the mushrooms in the same pan with butter? Or will that make weird flavors in the mushrooms? I could just broil the steak, too.
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Jesse - Oct 28, 2007 8:09:36 am PDT #8925 of 10001
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Jessica - Oct 28, 2007 8:25:50 am PDT #8927 of 10001
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I'd season the steak for about 30 minutes, and cook the mushrooms in the same pan. If you're worried about the spices burning while the mushrooms are in there, just add some wine or stock & make a pan sauce at the same time.
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Burrell - Oct 28, 2007 8:25:54 am PDT #8928 of 10001
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Can I just put the seasoning on the steak ahead of time (how much), cook it in the cast iron skillet, and then saute the mushrooms in the same pan with butter?
yes, and it will be delicious. As for the seasoning, I usually just use kosher salt, but the rub sounds yummy.
-t - Oct 28, 2007 8:29:57 am PDT #8929 of 10001
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You can totally do that, Jesse. You could also saute the mushrooms first and then cook trhe steak in the same pan. That's how I do it with chicken. I don't know that the order is important if you aren't glazing the pan or making gravy from the drippings.
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Jessica - Oct 28, 2007 8:33:04 am PDT #8930 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I don't know that the order is important if you aren't glazing the pan or making gravy from the drippings.
Mushrooms release a lot of water, so if you cook them first you won't get as good a sear on the steak. Plus, cooking the steak first means you'll have tasty fond in the pan which the mushrooms will absorb flavor from.
Damn, now I want a steak.
Jesse - Oct 28, 2007 8:34:55 am PDT #8931 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Thanks, guys! I feel like I know how to cook, but every so often I'm doing something for the first time and don't have any sense of what makes the most sense.
aurelia - Oct 28, 2007 8:36:17 am PDT #8932 of 10001
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-t - Oct 28, 2007 8:49:55 am PDT #8933 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I've always done (1) saute the mushrooms (2) cook the meat (3) glaze the pan. Should I change that up?
Vortex - Oct 28, 2007 11:57:55 am PDT #8934 of 10001
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don't forget to tent the steak while you're cooking the mushrooms, so it stays warm.