Blue Steak

[luckyeight]

What is blue steak? I was in a French restaurant recently and asked for rare steak. The maitre d' asked if I wanted 'blue' steak (I declined) - so I gather this is more extremely rare? It can't be raw like steak tartare? Is this a French term or a general culinary term?

[Metz]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak

[speedyvic]

Blue - very lightly cooked, very bloody on the inside.

Rare - lightly cooked, with only the outer layer turning brown. Mostly red inside.

Medium rare - lightly cooked, with a slightly deeper cooked outer layer. Red inside.

Medium - cooked through, with deep cooked layer. Slightly red inside.

Well done - cooked through thoroughly, no red inside.

[luckyeight]

Thanks guys - nice one :)

[sweetdor]

its the only way to eat steak..really not cooked at all

[Fitzer]

Clip its horns, wipe its backend and walk it through the kitchen (not too slowly) ;-)

[filthiestfis]

I thought it might have a blue cheese sauce on top :o)

[luckyeight]

Strangely, the rare steak that I had at this restaurant DID have a blue cheese sauce on top! lol. It was delicious. Can't wait to return and request blue steak... At the time I had only just started eating rare steak so was a bit scared. But it so is the only way to eat steak... Mmmmm. Hungry now!