When the pan is hot, add your steak. Let one side sear completely, then flip the steak over and cook it until the other side is seared. Don't move the cooking steak until it has formed a brown crust. It'll stick at first, and if you move it you'll tear off some meat.
Esperanza-The second child of Rosaura and Pedro, and the mother of the narrator of the novel. She is raised by Tita in the kitchen. Her marriage to Alex breaks the De La Garza family tradition that disallows the marriage of youngest daughters.Alex-The son of Dr. John Brown, and the father of the narrator.er first child, Roberto, dies as an infant; her second, Esperanza, prohibited like Tita from ever marrying, weds Alex after Rosaura dies. Gertrudis-The eldest daughter of Mama Elena, Gertrudis escapes the ranch after reacting mysteriously to one of Tita's recipes.
MiklÃ³s and Gwilym are curious characters who present with an association of fire and water signs, Leo and Cancer: they are different from most people and often original or eccentric.