Steak help! Calling all Americans

[The Minsky Moment]

There is no pleasing you, Mrs. Robinson.

The French, Italian and Spaniards seem to have no trouble doing it.

[Hmm that didn't come out quite right . . .]

[Razgovory]

Pelmeni are small dumplings filled with meat.  You boil them in water for about 15 minutes, then when they're on your plate, you pour clear vinegar over them and shake some black pepper on top.  Having some vodka also helps the experience, but is not necessary.

Yeah that's it - boiled dumplings with minced meat inside.

I could see how gulping copious quantities of vodka might make it seem better; in fact, that phenomenon probably explains how Russian cuisine got they way it is.

That Phenomenon is probably the explanation for a lot of things in Russia.

[Caliga]

Not so.  Nothwithstanding the endorsement from the gas-em-up gourmand.

I am a more complex creature than you people typically give me credit for. 

[DGuller]

Tonight I cooked the steak again (there were two in a pack).  I may have scorched my frying pan by overdoing it with the heat, but somehow by accident I made a very good rare-ish steak.  Given that I used a relatively cheap cut of meat, it turned out not bad at all.  The meat inside was dark red, but somewhat warm and easily chewable.

[Razgovory]

How exactly did you manage to eat the same steak twice...

[DGuller]

Fuck those English articles.

[Jaron]

Raz = grumbler lite

[Razgovory]

I hope to become a full grown grumbler by the year 6853.

[Syt]

Tonight I cooked the steak again (there were two in a pack).  I may have scorched my frying pan by overdoing it with the heat, but somehow by accident I made a very good rare-ish steak.  Given that I used a relatively cheap cut of meat, it turned out not bad at all.  The meat inside was dark red, but somewhat warm and easily chewable.

This is the marinade I like to use:
http://livetolounge.blogspot.com/2009/06/docs-volatile-steak-marinade.html
(Though I only use a teaspoon of cinnamon, because otherwise it gets too dominant IMO)