Mallard Reaction.....

Will have to try this the next time I encounter a duck while cooking steak. My dog would gladly sample the goods but the Canine reaction is pretty hard to read, raw or over-cooked the dog happily eats it.

Ducks taste better if you feed them grain.

Ok, I actually laughed out loud.

Why would I want luke warm steak?

My duck is a vegetarian.

I don't get it and cooking steak in a pan? Really.

I've never owned a duck...much less fed one

but I get the joke. Kinda.

"Maillard Reaction"
The Maillard reaction is a chemical reaction between amino acids and reducing sugars that gives browned food its distinctive flavour. Seared steaks, pan-fried dumplings, cookies and other kinds of biscuits, breads, toasted marshmallows, and many other foods undergo this reaction.

Pan fried steak can be very tasty. Get a stainless steel or cast iron pan ripping hot, toss in a little high smoke point oil and a nice thick chop like NY strip or top sirloin. Add in some onions, mushrooms, garlic. Preheat oven to 400 F. After 5-6 minutes flip the steak, toss some butter on the veggies and stir. Now stick in the oven for another 5-6 minutes.

Let it rest a while then enjoy.

Nobody ever made a whiskey pepper corn stake?
Should try it sometime. Better than grilled.

It's actually spelled "The Maillard reaction",,,,,,,