Texas-Style Steak on Toast Recipe - Home Chef (2024)

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How does Texas Roadhouse prepare their steaks? ›

How does Texas Roadhouse tenderise their steaks? Season each side of the steak well with the seasoning and set aside to rest for about 40 minutes. This causes the salt to infiltrate the surface (through osmosis) and actually aids in the breakdown of muscle fibres, resulting in more tender meat.

Thin steaks (anything less than 1 1/2 inches thick) will cook very quickly; cook until meat is deeply browned, about 3 minutes per side for medium-rare.

When it comes to beef, the best candidates for pan-searing are boneless, quick-cooking cuts between one and one-and-a-half inches thick, such as NY Strip, rib eye or filet mignon.

Many of the star attractions at Texas Roadhouse are drenched in soybean oil. The steaks, which one would hope are free from such oils, are seared using it. The butter, which many slather generously onto their dishes, is whipped with soybean oil.

I discovered over the weekend that Texas Roadhouse cooks with soybean oil.

Per Toastera, toasters can only reach a maximum of 350 degrees, but steaks need 450 to 500 degrees of direct heat, Weber points out. So while your steak will in fact cook in the toaster, don't expect to get the same results you would from the grill, stovetop, or oven.

Butter contains proteins that can aid in browning, but if you add it too early on in the process, it can burn, turning bitter and acrid. Start your steak in oil and add the butter only for the last few minutes of cooking.

There are many spices available for seasoning a steak, with salt and pepper topping the list. However, other spices, like thyme, rosemary, garlic powder, and minced onion, are also good options to enhance your steak's flavor. Or, use a one-and-done approach with Chicago Steak Seasoning.

Let me sum up: Get oil smoking hot in a heavy pan. Add salted and peppered steak and cook, flipping every 15 to 30 seconds until the desired internal temperature is almost reached. Add butter to the pan and continue to cook until the steak is done. Remove from pan.

Is it better to cook steak in pan or oven? Most steaks can cook in a pan to medium rare. Cooking some steaks in the oven could lead to overcooking or drying out. However, thick steaks like filet mignon may need some time in the oven, too, to ensure that they cook enough on the inside.

What is the most flavorful steak? ›

The Ribeye is generally considered to be the most flavourful steak. These steaks are cut from the ribs and contain a lot of marbling throughout. The muscle from where the Ribeye is cut, isn't used often so the meat is very tender.

These cuts—ribeye, New York strip loin, and filet mignon—can certainly be dubbed the best, and few will disagree. “Filet is the most tender cut, but has the least amount of flavor. Ribeye is the most flavorful, but the least tender of the three, and New York is in the middle.” Flannery explains.

Take Texas Roadhouse for instance: Their steaks get generously rubbed with a sweet yet smoky seasoning before the meat is grilled. This creates juicy meat with a spiced crust that packs a flavor punch with each bite.

Our steaks are always fresh, never frozen.

Texas Roadhouse was founded upon providing fresh, quality food for a value, which is why we make our food from scratch, even the bacon bits, croutons and dressings.

While the item is not currently available, a peek at the ingredient listing does provide a bit more insight into the seasoning practices at Texas Roadhouse. According to the label, the bottled seasoning blend includes paprika, salt, sugar, turmeric, dehydrated garlic, and onion.