First Experiment on Sous-Vide Cooking

 

 

 

 

   – Cooking Steak without SousVide equipment

 

 

  • Multi Function Electric Cooker   multi_function_cooker_transparent
  • Bi Metal Thermo Stem Thermometer    Bi_Metal_Thermo_Stem_Thermometer_transparent
  • Self-seal Plastic Bag (Zigloc Bag)    self_seal_bag

 

 

 Rump steak about 1″ thick

1) Steak preparation – Absorb surface moisture on the steak with paper towel – Coat both sides with sea-salt and black pepper

2) Vaccum creation – using water displacement method      readmore_02_tparent60_twinkles

3) Sous-Vide cooking – Switch on the cooker and maintain water temperature 135°F ~ 140 °F (medium-rare) – Put the sealed ziploc bag in the cooker and cook the steak for 45 min – Maintain water temperature by adding ice cubes and switching on/off the current alternatively

4) After Sous-Vide cooking pan-sear the steak to brown both sides.      readmore_02_tparent60_twinkles

 

 

 Temperature: For rare: 129 °F / 54 °C For medium-rare: 135 °F / 57 °C For medium: 140 °F / 60 °C For medium-well: 147 °F / 64 °C For well-done: 158 °F / 70 °C Leather: Just boil your steak. Time: For a 0.5 in / 1.25 cm steak about 15 minutes. For a 1 in / 2.5 cm steak about 40 minutes For a 1.5 in / 3.8 cm steak about 90 minutes. For a 2 in / 5 cm thick steak about 2 hours.

 

 

1) electric_coker_n_thermo_01 Electric cooker mounted with thermometer

2) steak_in_cooker_01 Zigloc bag in cooker

3) timer Timer

4) before_browning Before browning

5) after_pan_searing After pan-sealed

6) serving_02 Serving with pickled ginger slices, pickled carrot julienne and broccoli

 

 

  • Steak juice about 2 tsp
  • Goat cheese 2 tsp
  • Pesto 1 tbsp click_here_green_transparent10
  • Worcestershire Sauce 1 tsp
  • Aceto Balsamico 1 tsp
  • Sugar 1 tsp
  • (mixed all, excluding “Aceto Balsamico” in low heat)

 

 

worcestershire_sauce Worcestershire Sauce

 

colavita-balsamic-igp_transparent Colavita Aceto Balsamico di Modena

 

 

 

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