A snazzy t-shirt
A cool apron (make sure you don't cover up the snazzy logo on the t-shirt)
A "motivator" :-D
22oz of Porterhouse steak!! Along with other stuff . . .
Since I'm using a charcoal grill . . . I use a chimney to start and get my charcoal right before grilling.
Few brickets of MatchLight
Fire starter
SHAZAM!
A swig of "motivator" :-D
Hardwood Lump Charcoal
Montreal is an AWEsome seasoning . . . but for this exercise, we will only use sea salt and cracked black pepper.
Season both side of the steak with your sea salt and pepper
Place it on a separate plate
MAKE SURE YOU WASH YER DAMN HANDS AND CUTTING BOARD BEFORE THE NEXT STEP!!!
A little more "motivator" :-D
Hopefully you have some music going . . .
Get the grass ready on a freshly washed cutting board
Trim the end off the grass
Season with olive oil, sea salt, and black pepper
SWEEEEET peppers
Meet my knife . . .
More "motivator" :-D
Charcoal looking good . . .
The Green Onion
BLAMMO!!
Almost there . . .
Fresh cilantro
HeeeeeeeeYA!!
Gettin' low on "motivator" :-D
AHHHHHH YEA!!!
The temperature is ~hellº
Note the hot side and warm side
Maters . . .
Quarter maters
New "motivator" :-D
To the grill, Robin!!
Yea . . . I know, I need a new grill table . . .
Cast iron pan getting ready . . .
STEAK IS ON THE GRILL!! About damn time . . .
Note the placement directly over the hot side
2 minute sear and flip
Peppers chillin' out in olive oil
Steak pulled and probed
125º-127º was the range (rare to almost medium-rare)
Added quarter maters, The Green Onion, and cilantro
Moved the pan to hot side
"Motivator" :-D
Moved the pan back to the warm side
Added grass to the hot side
Added some sugar to cut the acidity of the quarter maters
Error! Grass not in focus . . .
Final sear to 130º
Pulled and plated for 7 minutes
DINNER IS SERVED!!
What the hell yer waiting for?? DIG IN!! (Make sure you said your Grace)
Now for the gratuitous cut shots :-)
Some key points:
- Aim to achieve the level of doneness you desire
- Go talk to a butcher
- Plan your meal by staging ingredients and level of preparation needed
- DO NOT TRY TO COOK IN THE KITCHEN AND AT THE GRILL (unless you have a grill in your kitchen)
- Have a "motivator" :-D, but not too much if it alcohol based
- Turn on the music
- Experiment once you can achieve #1 consistantly
- Most of all HAVE FUN!!
- And flaunt your perfectly grilled steak to the world
Enjoy!!
-=PJ
