Steak: To Sauce Or Not

[Sandy Loam 218]

Meglamaniac and I have differing opinions regarding sauce on steak.

Let's settle this man to man with this pole ... I mean poll.

[Bier Meister 1,728]

options are too extreme.

 

prefer it with bordelaise or bearnaise (sometimes some others).

at minimum, a beurre monte or compound butter

[Sandy Loam 218]

46 minutes ago, Bier Meister said:

options are too extreme.

 

prefer it with bordelaise or bearnaise (sometimes some others).

at minimum, a beurre monte or compound butter

To sauce or not to sauce. That is the question. 

You're obviously a saucer, so vote accordingly.

[MikeMatt 172]

Please pass the ketchup 

[BeenHereBefore 1,544]

I don't eat steak much but will try the first bite and determine if it needs sauce or not.

[easilyscan 944]

Good steak doesn't need it, & bad steak doesn't deserve it.

[weepaws 3,220]

3 hours ago, Sandy Loam said:

Meglamaniac and I have differing opinions regarding sauce on steak.

Let's settle this man to man with this pole ... I mean poll.

Stupid post. 

[BarneyFife 36]

Eating steak with a sauce is much like taking a piss sitting down.  Only for women and liberals. 

[Maximum Overkill 2,096]

It's a cardinal sin to put anything on a proper steak. 

[TimHauck 3,008]

Looks like @Meglamaniac is 0-2 on recent polls siding with him

[HellToupee 1,871]

I’m a sauce guy but not every steak & everytime . Dining at the Capital Grille , no sauce. Cooking at home it’s depending on the cut, ribeye-no the rest probably yes. I love a creamy horseradish to dip in or traditional like A1

[Alias Detective 1,418]

Go to Ruth Christ get a well done filet with A-1 @Sandy Loam.  See how they look at you.

[TimHauck 3,008]

21 minutes ago, Alias Detective said:

Go to Ruth Christ get a well done filet with A-1 @Sandy Loam.  See how they look at you.

@Sandy Loam agrees with you.  @Meglamaniac does not 

[Ron_Artest 1,675]

A good cut prime, aged, med rare, salt and pepper 

Cheap steak, sauce that sh1t

[MikeMatt 172]

I had a $59.99 bone in ribeye the other day at a restaurant and was served with a nice chimichurri dipping sauce on the side. Does not make me a “saucer”. 

[MLCKAA 581]

First of all, filet is the only steak I cook or order.  It can be nice with a little bernaise, but that’s it.  If it needs sauce, you probably shouldn’t eat it.

[Hawkeye21 2,410]

I never use sauce with my steak but I always have mushrooms or some side with it.  I do enjoy a good sauce with my steak occasionally though.  I see no problem with using sauce.

[Meglamaniac 598]

1 hour ago, TimHauck said:

Looks like @Meglamaniac is 0-2 on recent polls siding with him

Your ignorance is shinning through again

[Meglamaniac 598]

41 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

@Sandy Loam agrees with you.  @Meglamaniac does not 

More ignorance

[Meglamaniac 598]

10 hours ago, Sandy Loam said:

Meglamaniac and I have differing opinions regarding sauce on steak.

Let's settle this man to man with this pole ... I mean poll.

Nope, nope, nope

I merely pointed out that making the statement

 

Real men don't put brandy peppercorn sauce on a filet mignon.

Is ignorant and that one of the best steak houses in NY does it

 

I actually prefer my steak done in a screaming hot CIS, seasononed with fresh ground gray sea salt, peppercord and dried shallots cook in garlic butter with sprigs of rosemarry

So this poll is flawed for the get go

[The Elevator Killer 600]

10 hours ago, Bier Meister said:

options are too extreme.

 

prefer it with bordelaise or bearnaise (sometimes some others).

at minimum, a beurre monte or compound butter

I like Bearnaise sauce and also Marsala sauce. If those aren't options then no sauce. When I cook them at home I do it in butter and Worcestershire sauce. 

[Horseman 2,560]

When you see it on a menu it's always optional and as little/as much as you want. Good steak houses have a menu of optional sauces.  Rusty is too poor to know that.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,534]

I’ll get what I want. Imagine caring what Rusty thought?

[Horseman 2,560]

1 hour ago, Alias Detective said:

Go to Ruth Christ get a well done filet with A-1 @Sandy Loam.  See how they look at you.

 

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Yes, Ruth's Chris Steak House offers steak sauce options. They provide both Béarnaise and Hollandaise sauces, which are classic steak complements. Additionally, they serve their steaks with a finishing touch of butter and sometimes offer other enhancements like sautéed sweet onions or bleu cheese crust. 

 

[MikeMatt 172]

56 minutes ago, Meglamaniac said:

Nope, nope, nope

I merely pointed out that making the statement

 

Real men don't put brandy peppercorn sauce on a filet mignon.

Is ignorant and that one of the best steak houses in NY does it

 

I actually prefer my steak done in a screaming hot CIS, seasononed with fresh ground gray sea salt, peppercord and dried shallots cook in garlic butter with sprigs of rosemarry

So this poll is flawed for the get go

Said no real man ever. 

[Horseman 2,560]

Anyone else find it foking hilarious that this retard says the only way to eat steak is with salt and PEPPER and the goes on to lose his chit over a PEPPERCORN sauce?  

Who is going to tell him?

[MDC 7,549]

Totally depends on the cut and home vs. restaurant. A-1 or Worcestershire with London broil is fine. NY strips don’t need anything but salt and pepper. Neither does filet mignon, but I’ve had a really good peppercorn Alice at some restaurants.  

[HellToupee 1,871]

So I never realized steak tips weren’t a thing nationwide. Can’t get them here in Florida. You can get  them just marinated or marinated then sauced . Great on a salad or regular entree . One of my favorite things to throw on a gas or charcoal grill. 

[TimHauck 3,008]

37 minutes ago, Horseman said:

 

 

I was going to say that Ruth’s Chris probably isn’t the best example here since they drown theirs in butter.

But good steaks do not need sauce.  In terms of chains, the best I’ve found is Steak48.  A little overpriced though.

[Horseman 2,560]

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Yes, Steak 48 offers several sauce options to complement their steaks. These include classic choices like drawn butter and atomic horseradish, as well as house-made cocktail sauce and creamy mustard, according to the restaurant's website. 

This is getting more and more retarded fast. 

How about this.  Name me one high end steakhouse that doesn’t have sauce options.  

And it isn't a matter of "need".  That's just dumb. It screams - I've eaten a lot of grocery store meat in my lifetime!

[Sandy Loam 218]

I only get filets with the occasional sirloin. I don't get ribeyes due to how fatty they are. I guess some people like the fat.

 

[TimHauck 3,008]

9 minutes ago, Horseman said:

This is getting more and more retarded fast. 

How about this.  Name me one high end steakhouse that doesn’t have sauce options.  

And it isn't a matter of "need".  That's just dumb. It screams - I've eaten a lot of grocery store meat in my lifetime!

Just because they offer sauces doesn’t mean that’s the best way to eat it.  

[HellToupee 1,871]

6 minutes ago, Sandy Loam said:

I only get filets with the occasional sirloin. I don't get ribeyes due to how fatty they are. I guess some people like the fat.

 

The ribeye is the most flavorful mainstream steak. After that I’ll take a nice strip , had a filet at a restaurant last weekend , came topped with a high end blue cheese and balsamic drizzle. Delicious, forgot how a filet melts in your mouth but not something I choose often

[nobody 2,714]

I almost never have sauce with steak, but it's not like the taste of a well season, well cooked steak is so great that a nice sauce wouldn't be good. 

Now if it's some marbled wagyu, and I mean real wagyu... like the $100 an ounce or whatever it is that melts in your mouth when you eat it and not the fake waygu branded trash.  And I mean literally melts in your mouth.  Like the marbled fat of the steak hits your mouth and dissolves complimenting the steak.  I would say sauce would ruin that experience.  But even at a good steak place, the taste isn't so great that I would shake my head if someone dabbed it in some sauce.

But this debate is pretty old and it really boils down to "you're not manly if you don't do blah blah blah." Who gives a shìt how people eat their steak? 

 

[nobody 2,714]

Also sous vide to rare+ temp for me and then sear in a cast iron skillet.

[Horseman 2,560]

16 minutes ago, Sandy Loam said:

I only get filets with the occasional sirloin. I don't get ribeyes due to how fatty they are. I guess some people like the fat.

 

You're a foking caveman.

When cooked properly most of the fat renders.  Prime meat gets its higher grade primarily because of its higher marbeling (fat content). 

My favorite cut is a plate of short ribs that I cut down myself. Huge fat content, but, after smoked correctly for 4 or 5 hours every bit of the fat renders and it melts in your mouth.  And gasp, crushed black pepper and red Hawaiian sea salt crust is the only thing it gets. 

[Ron_Artest 1,675]

24 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

I was going to say that Ruth’s Chris probably isn’t the best example here since they drown theirs in butter.

But good steaks do not need sauce.  In terms of chains, the best I’ve found is Steak48.  A little overpriced though.

Ruth Chris is the Walmart of steakhouses.

[Ron_Artest 1,675]

16 minutes ago, Sandy Loam said:

I only get filets with the occasional sirloin. I don't get ribeyes due to how fatty they are. I guess some people like the fat.

 

Fat=flavor.

I never order filet as it's pretty bland.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,534]

1 minute ago, Ron_Artest said:

Ruth Chris is the Walmart of steakhouses.

I was just about to say. Having eaten at some of the best steakhouses in the world, anyone that pays 60- 70 dollars for a steak is an idiot 

[Hawkeye21 2,410]

I've always been a big fan of a good t-bone steak.