Rib-eye steak

March 31, 2006 
Filed under How to cook

My husband bought rib-eye steaks for tonight’s dinner. It was supposed to be a celebration dinner on the occasion of our younger daughter’s graduation from grade school. But the weather did not cooperate and the graduation program was postponed. We cooked the steaks, anyway. We will probably have dinner out after the graduation program on Monday. That should satisfy the graduate who had been clamoring for a return to Vieux Chalet.

pan frying rib-eye steaks in butter

I would have grilled the steaks but my husband insisted that he do the cooking. He likes pan frying the steaks in butter to give it a slightly burned crust with the center still very rare. My participation was limited to cooking the rice (in an automatic rice cooker hehehe), opening a can of whole corn kernels and preparing the gravy.

To make the gravy, I melted about 3 tablespoonfuls of butter in a small sauce pan. I threw in an equal amount of flour and cooked the mixture for a few minutes until it turned a dark golden brown. I poured in the juice from the can of corn kernels and stirred until the mixture was thick. Then, I turned off the heat and seasoned it with a little salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce, and then I waited for my husband to finish cooking the steaks so I could get the drippings.

The moment the steaks were done (they had two be cooked in two batches), I poured the drippings into the gravy, stirred it, tasted it and adjusted the seasonings. I transferred the gravy to a bowl and dinner was ready.

rib-eye steak, gravy and sweet corn kernels

There’s the steak on my dinner plate. I’m not a steak fan but when the steak is cooked just right, I enjoy it. :)

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Comments

33 Comments on "Rib-eye steak"

  1. iska on Fri, 31st Mar 2006 10:33 pm 

    magawa nga yan para mas mura kesa lumabas pa kami. we here are meatlovers!

    hehe assistant ang pinoycook ngayon…

    again, congrats to your daughter!

  2. Connie on Fri, 31st Mar 2006 10:48 pm 

    salamat, iska! :) tomorrow the kids have to report to school for a last rehearsal for the graduation program. I’ll be alone the whole day. Mababayaran ko na utang kong post for Lasang Pinoy. :razz:

  3. Kats on Sat, 1st Apr 2006 1:51 am 

    hi madame sassy!

    happy graduation sa anak mo :smile:
    btw, the name of the eggs resto is Heaven and Eggs, expensive the food i dunno..ehhhehe

    wow, this one looks fab…
    try this next week for my balikbayan titas!

    thanks

  4. Mary A. on Sat, 1st Apr 2006 2:47 am 

    That is a perfectly cooked steak. Just like your husband, i liked my steak a little charred in the outside and still juicy and tender inside. Rib-eye is my favorite cut, just the right marbling for a juicy steak. Like Iska, you gave me an idea on what to prepare for dinner tonight.

    Congratulation on your daughter’s promotion. Must have inherited mom’s smart genes.

  5. Peter on Sat, 1st Apr 2006 2:49 am 

    Very nice site. Making me hungry after a long days work.

  6. Juned on Sat, 1st Apr 2006 6:59 am 

    I like to shift from between pan frying and grilling, the taste are somewhat different. Pag tinatamad ako I just get mushroom soup cook it thick and add a little bit more flour, voila! mushroom sauce. I season it with salt and pepper, my mom likes to use tenderizer. :)

  7. hershey on Sat, 1st Apr 2006 6:34 pm 

    nice blogsite hihihi! thx for sharing some of your recipes, congratualtions to your daughter :)

  8. dexie on Sun, 2nd Apr 2006 9:54 am 

    i pan fry our steaks with butter too once winter season starts. i would’nt be caught dead grilling outside in 20 degrees weather..hehe.

    happy grduation to your daughter. :)

  9. richard on Sun, 2nd Apr 2006 5:29 pm 

    naku….have you noticed all the steak houses mushrooming in the metro?

    T-bone swimming in gravy on sizzling plate with mash potatoes w/ mash potatoes or garlic rice

    default item in all menus & by looks of it bestseller

    notable restos are snackeroo, everything steak & country steak (or is it steak country), hot tracks

    are we becoming a more carnivorous lot?

    :lol:

  10. Beng on Sun, 2nd Apr 2006 6:23 pm 

    Hmm, Rib-eye steak. No kidding, it’s also my husband’s favorite. Medium rare with melted blue cheese and baked potato. :smile:

    OFF TOPIC

    Connie, how are you doing? Ang tagal ko ng di nakapag bloghop sa yo. Pasensiya ka na sa akin :mrgreen:. By the way, I sent you an email last March 25. Were you able to receive it?

    Have a nice Sunday.

  11. Trosp on Mon, 3rd Apr 2006 5:59 am 

    I agree with Iska. Mas mura kaysa lumabas. I can say steak is “eater friendly”. Maski mga bata, gustong-gusto. Basta alam mo lang ang proper grilling or frying techniques. You don’t have to even be conscious kung ano ang pang marinate. Dashes of freshly ground pepper and salt will do prior to grilling or frying.

    Kapag medyo gabi na ang uwi ko, my wife would thaw slab of Monterey T Bone (bihira ang Rib Eye ng Monterey at medyo mahal, just like the tenderloin) because I don’t normally enjoy reheated foods specially veggies. In four to five munutes, I can have a steak.

  12. Meeta on Mon, 3rd Apr 2006 4:58 pm 

    Another great one! I think I would have grilled the steaks too as we love barbecuing! We just opened the 2006 Barbecue season here ourselves on Friday - What’s For Lunch Honey= and made some great Italian Oven Vegetables that i think would go so well with that steak. My mouth is watering all over again.

    Meeta

  13. relly on Mon, 3rd Apr 2006 8:46 pm 

    drop by to say hello sassy, summer here is past approaching! frenchies waiting for that terribly… and easter holiday next week end! i am already busy, still have little time to hop in your blog.. see you

  14. pinayhekmi on Tue, 4th Apr 2006 12:57 am 

    Ribeye is my favorite steak!

  15. ann on Tue, 4th Apr 2006 1:07 pm 

    I will also try that one.

    I mentioned your blog in my new post. Hope it’s ok.

    Have a nice day!

  16. Connie on Tue, 4th Apr 2006 2:06 pm 

    Hi Kats, thanks. Yesterday was really something. :)

    Thanks, too, Mary A. Me, very happy mommy. :grin: And you hit it straight on about the marbling of fat in rib eye. That’s what makes them tender.

    Juned, personally I prefer grilling too. My husband kasi grew up with prito-prito eh.

    thanks, hershey and dexie. :)

    richard, i think maybe we’re getting lazy. steaks are easy to cook.

    beeeennnnngggg!!! missed you. ako din, hindi pa masyado naka blog hop. actually… iba klase bloghopping ko these days, kasi… ay mahaba kwento. will check my other email and tell you. :razz:

    hi meeta.

    relly, kamusta na? naku, i miss reading food blogs. i will very soon. just need to ajdust to new skeds and routines. so many things happening.

    hi pinayhekmi! summer na rin dyan, right? Perfect for outdoor barbeques?

    Hi Ann, thanks for the mention. Have a great day too!

  17. Bagel on Wed, 5th Apr 2006 4:15 am 

    Hi. Long time reader, first time poster. I’ve been keeping an eye on your blog in hopes of replicating your recipes here in California where I am right now. Ribeyes are my favorite cut too.

    A question about your steaks: have you ever tried pan searing (no butter– just a very, very, very hot iron skillet) an olive oil and salt and pepper rubbed steak (no other marinade), and finishing it in a 250C preheated oven? I find that searing the steak for about 20 seconds on each side and putting it in the hot oven for about 3 minutes each side makes the perfect steak… medium with a great seared surface.

  18. florence on Thu, 13th Apr 2006 11:36 am 

    :grin: enlightening. masaya ko at nakita ko ang website mo!

    i’ve been looking around for a place like this ever since i started culinary school; it’s like Anthony Bourdain… only tamer!

  19. Connie on Fri, 14th Apr 2006 2:19 am 

    Thank you, florence. That feels so good. But, tamer? LOL

  20. Ribeye on Wed, 4th Apr 2007 1:18 am 

    The steaks look delicious.

    By the way, the “right click disabled” on your site is somewhat annoying- it also pops up every time I middle-mouse click to open a new tab in firefox.

    Not to mention, it’s really an exercise in futility- if someone wants to copy your images, or do pretty much anything with a right click, they can still do it through other means.

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  22. naoj on Thu, 17th May 2007 5:15 pm 

    hi! i hope you can give me some advice regarding cooking pan-fried steaks. i normally use terderloin and have it cut as thick as porkchops. but we i cooked it i always end up with this dry steak and im just looking for that juicy and slightly burnt steak. hope you can help me. thanks!

  23. Jade on Wed, 24th Oct 2007 9:21 pm 

    Yumm-o, ribeye is my favorite cut of steak! Makes me long for Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse…

  24. Nae on Thu, 25th Oct 2007 11:03 pm 

    Just wanted to say thanks for a quick and easy way to cook steak in the winter months. I will use your version tonight to try and surprise my husband. He loves Ribeye and its too cold to grill!

  25. maoi on Mon, 5th Nov 2007 7:58 pm 

    hi ms connie, while we’re on the steak issue, i just wanna ask if you know where to find blue cheese/stilton cheese? I tried SM supermarket but found none..coz i’d like to try the recipe for stilton steak i’ve seen at Katoque last Saturday..tnx for the time..

  26. Connie on Tue, 6th Nov 2007 1:55 pm 

    maoi, try Rustan’s or Shopwise.

  27. Cherrezze Baldonadi on Wed, 25th Jun 2008 5:17 pm 

    Hello , my mom always watch your lutong barkada..she wants to know how to cook Carbonara..she loves to cook, shes a pampangeño

  28. Connie on Wed, 25th Jun 2008 5:36 pm 

    “my mom always watch your lutong barkada”

    HUH?

  29. janet on Fri, 4th Jul 2008 1:17 pm 

    hi po! pede din po ba ang t-bone steak dito? dko po kc alam pano lulutin ung t-bone steak sa bahay. tnx po.

  30. janet on Mon, 7th Jul 2008 10:58 am 

    hi ms. connie!

    i’ve tried already this recipe using t bone kaya lng po matigas ung meat. bakit po kaya ganun? tsaka ung sauce na nagawa ko naging paste. so sad :(

    pero sbi ng husband ko masarap daw sana kaso matigas ung meat. ganu po katagal pina-pan fry ang t bone?

    thank you so much po talaga. dahil po sa blog nyo dami ko natutunang lutuin.Ü

  31. Connie on Mon, 7th Jul 2008 11:10 am 

    T-bones are best grilled, Janet. And grilled rare. Actually, all steaks are best cooked rare. And the grill (or the pan) should be very, very hot so that the surface is charred and sealed fast.

    If the sauce is too thick just add small amounts of liquid while stirring until you get the consistency you want.

  32. dee on Thu, 2nd Oct 2008 3:03 pm 

    Hi Ate Connie,
    I really want to learn how to cook steak. Mahirap ba? haha I really want to learn.

    I’m excited sa tastebook mo itong october. I’ll definitely buy it. Thanks for all the recipes that you share. Feeling pro ako magluto pag nasa bahay. Sabi ng mom ko ang sarap ng mga luto ko. Dito ko lang lahat nakuha sa blog mo. Thanks again. Btw, I’ll be cooking your chicken pie recipe on sunday. For my sister’s birthday. Its going to be my first time. Wish me luck. :D

  33. Mishka on Sat, 15th Nov 2008 7:57 am 

    rib-eye steak is great with hot english mustard if you don’t have the gravy :)




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