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Go Steak-savvy/嚐鮮牛排有一套

In Kaohsiung, steak houses with businesspeople being their major clients mass in the west. Topping the list are Illuna Galleries' Porterhouse, the long-lived New President Steak House and Hong Pine Steak House, Wang Steak, and Grand Hi-lai Hotel's Antoine Room, etc. And there's newly opened Ruth's Chris Steak House, the best chain steak house in the U.S. It only uses prime beef airlifted all the way from the States. Never frozen, the beef is put into cold storage to stay fresh and broiled in a trademark 1,800 degree Celsius oven that locks in the juices and flavor. Furthermore, it is served on a plate heated to 450 degrees so that it is hot throughout the meal. The steak cooked to order is tender and juicy. You can easily cut it open with a butter knife. Rare to medium is recommended for the best taste. The rare particularly boasts melt-in-your-mouth tenderness. No wonder William L. Hyde, Jr. - President and CEO, said with assurance that the dining experience in the steak house is an unforgettable one for all patrons. At least 80 percent come back regularly.

 Most people in Taiwan eat beef with an assortment of sauces, thus clouding its original flavor. As a matter of fact, prime beef only solicits a slight touch of butter, salt and spices. The highest-grade beef does not compromise with price. Wang Steak, Porterhouse, and Hong Pine set the range from NT$800 to NT$1,000, while New President and Ruth's Chris, aiming for clients of higher spending, charge around NT$2,000 for a nice steak meal. For those who have a stomach for premium beef, they are surely the best gourmet choice.


  洲人把牛排帶到美國、全世界,如今牛肉已經在世界美食文化中,大放異彩。

  好的牛排,肉汁鮮美,不須太多複雜的烹調技術,只著重於如何保留牛肉原味。

  「牛排」源於歐洲,是由丹麥撒克遜人佔領英國時,將插在棍子上的肉稱為STEIK帶到英國,當時人們很喜歡圍著營火烤牛肉,久而久之,STEIK就成了英文中的STEAK了。

  飲食文化發展至今,牛肉依舊是歐美人的主食,美國、加拿大及澳洲是牛肉生產的大國,美國是以玉米飼養牛隻,而澳洲則是以青草飼養,兩者脂肪紋顏色不同,美國牛肉脂肪紋為白色,澳洲為黃色。

  高雄市目前以服務商務客為主的牛排館,大都集中在西區,夢萊茵的紅坊牛排、有多年歷史的新統一牛排及鴻賓牛排館、台塑牛排、漢來飯店安東廳...等;還有最近才開幕的茹絲葵牛排館,這是名列全美最好的餐廳,因為它只用Prime級牛肉,肉品完全從美國空運來台,為了保持鮮度,只冷藏不冷凍。不過最特別的是其烹飪方法獨樹一格,以回風式烘烤爐,把烘烤溫度調到攝氏1800度的高溫,瞬間把牛肉表層烤成硬皮的保護層,讓牛肉肉汁保留在肉質裏不致流失,另外,為了保持牛排的鮮美,在牛肉出爐時,必須放在攝氏450度的高溫磁盤,因此連容器都是特別訂做的,完整保留了牛排的原味,不但肉汁極為鮮美,牛排更是柔軟到只須使用奶油刀就能輕鬆切開,在享用熟度上,建議在三分熟至五分熟之間,尤其三分熟的茹絲葵牛排簡直是入口即化,也難怪其董事長葛威廉信心滿滿的表示,只要到這裡吃過的人,絕對滿齒留香,難以忘懷,至少有八成的客人會成為他們的常客。不過也有人喜歡吃滷味牛排,像台塑的牛小排就非常的知名,口感獨特鮮嫩,咬勁十足。

  一般台灣人吃牛肉時,通常都喜歡加上各種不同的醬料,對於食物的原始口味,反而淡忘,但真正好的牛排,只須以奶油、鹽與香料烹調,但是價格並不便宜,台塑、紅坊、鴻賓為800至1000元之間,但新統一、茹絲葵鎖定高消費階層,牛排套餐價格約在2000元左右。愛吃牛肉的民眾可以多所選擇,見識各種極品牛排的風味!

<小常識>
  在牛肉的分類上,根據美國肉類出口協會的分類,共分八級,美國極品級(U.S.Prime) 、美國特選級(U.S. Choice)、美國可選級(U.S.Select)、美國合格級(U.S. Standard)、美國商用級(U.S. Commercial)、美國可用級(U.S. Utility)、美國切塊級(U.S. Cutter)、美國製罐級(U.S.Canner ),優劣由一至八順序而下,一般來說前三級牛肉是做牛排的素材。

  一般而言,以美國出產的牛肉品質最好,因為美國牛肉肉汁香甜且肉質較為細緻,而在美國許多高級餐廳都是選用美國prime級的牛肉,這一級牛肉占所有牛肉產量的1.5%,在一般的超級市場是買不到的。