Information For The Wagyu Steak Connoisseur
What is Wagyu beef? How do you cook Wagyu steak? What are the health benefits of Wagyu? These questions and more are answered here.
The Finest Steak In The World: Wagyu Steak
Notice the color. It is more white than the steaks US consumers are accustomed to. This is due to the high concentration of intra muscular fat present in Wagyu cattle beef.
Directory:
With All This Extra Fat Is Wagyu Steak Healthy?
There is more fat in an average Wagyu steak than a US domestic steak of the same size. But Wagyu steaks have higher Omega 3 fatty acids and a higher ratio of Unsaturated fat to Saturated fat than do US domestic breeds.
Essentially, the fats in a Wagyu steak are more akin to the fats in nuts and olive oil than the bad fats we hear so much about.
Wagyu steak have on average 30% more CLA than regular steak. CLA is thought to be a potent cancer fighting fattty acid. Additionally, the amount of Oleic fatty acid is higher in Wagyu steak and oleic acid has been shown to lower LDL cholesterol.
Cooking Wagyu Steak
Because of the unique marbling in a Wagyu Steak, it is important that when cooking wagyu steak certain rules are followed.
Fat melts at high heat. If you are cooking Wagyu steak like you would an Angus steak you will wind up with an unremarkable and expensive piece of meat. The fat will literally melt away and the fat is the reason you bought Wagyu in the first place.
Start with a room temperature Wagyu Steak. The cooking times are very short and cold meat will take longer and cook unevenly.
You want to sear the meat on the outside and leave the inside almost raw. This locks in juices and keeps the interior marbling intact.
If you have thin pieces, a quick sear over a cast iron grill works great. If you have a thicker piece, direct flam to sear the outside but not cook the inside works well.
If you have ever cooked sushi grade tuna, or eaten it in a restaurant, then you can imagine what properly cooked Wagyu steak should look like. Seared on the outside and raw on the inside.
of Wagyu cattle beef is the intense marbling of the beef itself.
Take a look at this picture:
Wagyu steak is considered to be the richest, juiciest and most tasty steak available. Most of this has to do with genetics and not as much the way Wagyu cattle are raised. The reason for the unique flavor
Here is a unique way and very tasty Wagyu steak recipe.
Using a cast iron pan or griddle, sear each side of the steak for 30 seconds.
Cut the steak into strips and then into bite sized pieces.
Sear any raw sides again until each bite sized piece is fully seared on the outside but still raw on the inside.
Serve the finished bite sized pieces only to you best friends for a melt in your mouth morsel absolute treat.