Guide to buying and cooking steak
Find the perfect cuts, including fillet and ribeye steak, with tips on how to make your steak sizzle
Quality beef from the UK
The UK has some of the greatest welfare standards in the world for producing beef. Our climate is also ideal – around 65% of UK farmland is best suited to growing grass for livestock. Altogether, this means we can bring you plenty of high-quality cuts of British and Irish beef.
What's the best cut of steak for me?
Sirloin
Sitting somewhere between rump and fillet in terms of taste and texture, sirloin steak has the perfect balance of fat and tenderness. Cook in a similar way to ribeye, allowing the fat to melt into the meat.
Ribeye
Ribeye is an incredibly rich and tender cut. It's known for its marbling of fat, which adds plenty of flavour. When cooking ribeye, it’s usually recommended to cook until at least 'medium', to give the fat time to melt down and baste the meat.
Rump
This classic steak cut may not be as tender as others but it packs a ton of flavour. Rump is great for skewers, as it takes on marinades very well. It can also be sliced very thinly and used in dishes like stir-fries, which are cooked fast and hot.
Fillet
'The king of steaks' – fillet steak is incredibly tender and contains very little fat. This means it should be cooked quickly over a high heat, to prevent the meat from drying out. But you can use larger cuts in dishes such as beef Wellington, which are cooked in the oven for longer.
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How to cook steak in 4 easy steps
Take a look at our cooking tips and sizzle on each side for: 3–3.5 mins for rare, 3.5–4 mins for medium rare, 4–5 minutes for medium, or 6 minutes for well done
Step 1: don't cook cold steak
Get the steak out of the fridge about one hour before cooking and let it come up to room temperature
Step 2: seasoning 1
Rub the steak with a little oil and season with salt only at this point – pepper will burn
Step 3: start sizzling
Use a heavy-based frying pan or griddle. Cook at a high temperature for the first minute, then reduce the heat to medium. Turn occasionally.
Step 4: seasoning 2
Add a knob of butter, a garlic clove and some herbs. Spoon the butter over the steak. After cooking, leave it to rest and sprinkle with black pepper.
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