Bingeing with Babish is always fun and in this episode we get to see how to make the amazing-looking steak that you see in [easyazon_link identifier=”B001CEE1YE” locale=”US” tag=”tvovermind00a-20″]The Matrix[/easyazon_link]. Taking a roast and dividing it into three sections seems easy enough but getting the right sear on the outside and then cooking it until the insides are well and cooked but still rare enough to be enticing, and to match the meat found in the movie, is something a person might need to practice on before they can get it right. Bundling them up with string is a good idea however as it allows the roast to cook evenly, though the reverse sear technique seems to do the best job of all. There’s nothing wrong with having a bit of well done in with the rare, but it’s all a matter of how a person wants their meat done really.
The sauces and mixtures to go with it might be a little more tasking for some since not a lot of people want to go to the extra trouble of adding in anything or continuing to stir a sauce to the right consistency. But in all honesty those sauces can make a huge different in the taste and create a flavor sensation that’s so much more potent than it might have been originally. With each sauce it takes a little bit more time and effort to really get it right but the results are usually worth the wait and the overall taste profile it gives to the roast can be absolutely divine. Each component will give a different bit of flavor to the roast, but usually it all comes out just right and manages to be absolutely heavenly when it hits the tongue. A good roast can make someone moan with appreciation and leave them wanting more, even if it is just a programmed response in The Matrix.
That’s kind of interesting when you think about it, that the human body is made up of automatic responses that are elicited by various stimuli that people experience with each and every thing we do in any given day. The human mind is a complex road map of emotions, sensations, feelings, and other processes that are all controlled by what we see, hear, smell, touch, and taste. The smell of roasting meat makes some people salivate as they begin to wonder just how good it will be and what it will taste like when a piece of it is on their tongue. The sizzle of meat gives the expectation of something warm and cooked that will hopefully be palatable. The sight of a big hunk of meat is to some people as enticing as anything else, and the touch that affirms it’s real only makes the other sensations stronger as the anticipation of what it will taste like begins to build. Once the person tastes it however and decides that it is is in fact worth the wait, that’s when the other senses take a back seat and the taste becomes everything.
So yes, even if we were just computer programs simulated to think that a good roast is worth the effort, it’s still totally worth it.
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