Stainless steel
- Dry brine the steak over night or 1 hour before cooking. Don't salt right before cooking.
- Heat up stainless steel pan then add neutral oil when hot and lay steak.
- After a minute, move it to different side of the pan.
- Afeter another minute, flip it.
- 2 minutes later, check temp ~54c, take it out to rest.
- Add shallot cut in half and crushed garlic to the pan, let brown.
- Turn to low, add slab of butter and thyme.
- Bask the steak in the butter for a minute.
- Rest for 5 minutes, finishing salt and serve.
Cold sear in non stick pan
- No oil, no butter, cold skilled, add the steak to pan, and set on high.
- After 2 minutes, flip it.
- After 2 minutes, flip it again. Reduce the heat to medium, gentle sizzling sound. No splatter, no smoke.
- Flip every 2 minutes until center reaches 54c.
- Rest 5 min.