I have mentioned on a number of occasions that my Father in Law was one of the main reasons I got into cooking. We have even featured one of his recipes when we talked about how to make Beer Can Chicken. The difference with today’s recipe was that he actually did the cooking and all of the tips and tricks are coming right from the source. So what are we going to talk about today? Grilling some beautiful Rib Eye and T-Bone steaks.
This is not a complicated recipe. There are no fancy marinades or sauces. Why? Because a good steak doesn’t need much added to it to make it great. What you do need however is good technique so that you can make the most of the delicious cut of meat.
So let’s get to it. Here is what you need to know to make a great steak.
The first step is to trim the meat so that the hard outer fat layers that you often find in cuts like these. Some of you may have heard the phrase “Fat is flavor” and my father in law agrees for the most part. However he told me “These hard outer layers doesn’t melt into the the meat so it’s not really adding anything to keep it on”. If you think about it, whenever you get a cut of meat like this at a restaurant and it has that hard thick layer of fat, all you ever do is cut it out.
Once the meat is trimmed it’s time to do the seasoning. He kept the seasoning pretty light. Just a little bit of salt, a little bit of pepper and a healthy dash of paprika.
Once the meat is seasoned, let the meat sit because it’s time to get the grill fired up. He opted to use his Weber Charcoal grill over his gas grill. It was more of a hassle, but when you are cooking a great piece of steak he insists on cooking over the coals. The key is getting the coals nice and hot before putting the meat on them.
The reason for this is you want to get a a good sear on the steak early so that you can “lock in the flavor”.
Timing is key here. You want to make sure that you get a good sear on both sides but once you do, you should move the meat away from the hot coals and letting the indirect heat of the grill finish off the cooking. My father in law refers to this phase as “putting the steak in the oven”. At this point, the only thing left to do is wait until the steak is done. Now if you were to ask either of us, done means medium rare, medium at the most.
But that’s the beauty of cooking you can make your own meals to your own taste.
So fire up the grill try it out and let us know what you think.
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