Sous Vide

Anyone out there love steak as much as I do? It's pretty good stuff. Now I don't eat steak very much because most of the time it's pretty pricey (especially if you are eating out) and it's not so good when you're trying to lose weight, but every now and then Aaron and I get to have it. Recently, Aaron discovered this special way to cook steaks. We can't have a grill at our apartment so he tried to find another way to make steak—introducing Sous vide! 

Sous vide means under vacuum in French. How this works is you season the steak with whatever seasoning you like (we use Tony's seasoning and Worcestershire sauce—mmm good!), fill a water cooler with extremely hot water (I think Aaron likes to make sure it's at 165 or 185 degrees. Please see the video link I have provided for the accurate temperature), put the seasoned steaks in ziplock baggies, sink them in the water slowly to allow the hot water to seal them as they are emerged in the water and seal the bags tightly so no water can get into the steaks, then leave the steaks in the water for at least an hour. 

By doing this, you are allowing the steaks to be cooked all of the way through. After at least an hour, Aaron takes out the steaks and throws them in the skillet on the stove to sear the outside of the steak. And there you have it—Sous vide! Here is a link to a how-to video on how to do this yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQD3os7OVIs This guy actually uses a rice cooker and a thermometer he made himself, but we have been fine using a cooler and thermometer. 

We had some friends over last night and we were able to enjoy this tasty dish! I'm so glad I have a great husband who enjoys researching and cooking. :) I made the mashed potatoes and the dessert! :D

During dinner, we also watched The Shawshank Redemption. Aaron and Emily were giving Stephen (her husband) a hard time because he had never seen this movie before. After listening to them give him such a hard time about it, I bravely piped up and admitted I hadn't ever seen it either. Well, now I have seen it and can tell you it is a great movie! I definitely recommend it!

A steak dinner, a spectacular movie, and great friends! What a night! Well, I hope you and your family will try this out too. It's a great way to cook a steak. Enjoy!