Cook steak without oil by rendering its fat on the edge first
Stand the steak on its edge to render fat, then cook in the rendered beef fat instead of oil.
Place the steak on its edge so the fat cap renders. Use the rendered fat to cook the steak and build crust on the edges.
The short version
- Render fat cap first
- Use rendered fat as cooking fat
How to do it
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Cook the steak using the rendered beef fat (no oil needed).
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What goes wrong
Adding oil before rendering the steak’s fat
Render the fat edge first, then cook in that fat
Why it works
Rendered fat becomes the cooking medium, improving browning and flavor without added oil.
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