What to do with sirloin steak?

[Yiskah64]

Anyone have some good recipes for this? Should it be marinated first?

Is grilling the best way to cook a steak- or can I bake it?

We never buy steak (too expensive at Whole Foods) so I've never cooked it before. I'm a little nervous about ruining it :-)

[Alyantavid]

We usually marinate all steak in either bbq sauce and some spices or italian dressing and some spices. We always grill steak, but I think dh's broiled it? I'm not sure, I've just always grilled it.

You can do other stuff with it too. I've made these and they turned out really good. And finger steaks are always popular at my house.

[SophieAnn]

We eat steak a lot. Sometimes once a week, at least twice a month.

We pretty much always grill (barbecue) steak to rare or mid-rare.

If it's fresh:
- take out of fridge about half hour or more before cooking to rest on countertop and come up to room temp
- no marinade, only salt and fresh ground pepper on outside just before cooking
- bbq to rare

If it's previously frozen:
- might marinade, might not, depending on quality of cut. better quality cuts don't need marinade
- let it warm up to room temp on counter before cooking
- bbq to med-rare

After cooking, let it rest for 5-10 minutes before eating (tent with foil to keep warm). If you cut into it right away, all the juice will run straight out.

Serve steak with:
- button mushrooms sauteed in butter
- carmelized onions
- crumbled sharp cheese (i.e. blue cheese)
- PioneerWoman's onion blue cheese sauce:
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2...-cheese-sauce/

If you only have a small amount of steak, make fajitas!

P.S. I have found (one day when cooking alone, because hubby does all the bbq'ing) that a steak done in a HOT cast iron pan is fabulous! Add a little veg oil to the cast iron pan and heat until it starts to smoke. Put the steak in the pan and sear 3 minutes per side. Remove to a plate to rest. Add a pat of butter to the hot pan and swirl around - it will melt & start to foam & brown very quickly. Pour butter over steak. YUM.

(do not do this with teflon - teflon should not be heated above med heat)

Gordon Ramsey how to cook a sirloin steak (cast iron pan):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtIiR7DBAqY

[Drummer's Wife]

Usually we marinate it (I use dijon mustard, olive oil, rice vinegar or another type, sea salt, pepper and any other spices I feel like adding) and then either grill it outside (my fav way, cause DH does it everytime) or I broil it, or pan fry it on the stove.

We usually top steak with carmalized onions, sauteed mushrooms, and roasted green chiles

[KayleeZoo]

We usually top steak with carmalized onions, sauteed mushrooms, and roasted green chiles

Isn't this the BEST??!!

Had Dions pizza this week with green chile. Yum.

[Drummer's Wife]

Originally Posted by KayleeZoo

Isn't this the BEST??!!

Had Dions pizza this week with green chile. Yum.

Yes! We love steak with the good stuff on top.

oh, and they are building a Dion's up by me right now

[zacharysmom]

we marinate them in teriacki ( how ever you spell it ) and grille it to med wonderdfulness

[KatWrangler]

I would just grill it. Then make a side of sauted mushrooms in butter.

[LianneM]

We've been into pan-searing lately and it is SO good. We made a rub with salt, pepper, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder.... and rub it on, then sear to desired doneness in a cast iron skillet.

[noobmom]

Most of the time I use a sirloin steak like a loin (T-bone, porterhouse, etc.) type steak. In other words, either grill or cook it on my cast iron pan.

Sometimes I slice it to make stir-fry. It's the second best cut for stir-fry after flank steak. Just make sure to slice it across the grain.

[Hatteras Gal]

With sirloin, I tenderize it just a little and then cut it into slightly bigger than bite size pieces. I put them in a ziploc and add extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder or fresh garlic, oregano, and some chopped up onions. I let it all sit together for at least 4 hours in the fridge and then I cook it up in a cast iron skillet. It's one of my favorite suppers.

[staceychev]

We usually grill but sometimes broil them. I've also cooked filet mignon in a pan with butter--delish--and I assume that you could cook a sirloin that way.

One thing we do is slice it thinly across the grain like you'd do for a flat iron or london broil. It's a more expensive cut than those other two, but works well that way, and we find it makes a little go a long way. We can be happy with one 3/4 lb sirloin among me, DH and crazy-carnivore DD.