Post Your Perfect Steak
I love me a good steak! I strongly believe that a good steak starts with a good cut of meat. I don’t like my sauces to overpower the taste of the steak. If you have a good steak, you don’t need any steak sauce, mushrooms, gorgonzola cheese or anything else on it. All you need is a knife and a fork.
Here’s my steak…. This will produce a perfect rare/medium-rare steak with a buttery/salty crust:

1. The first thing I do is get a nice piece of meat. I generally get a ribeye because the meat is fatty enough that I can accidently overcook it a bit, and I won’t notice. I generally get a 2 inch ribeye from Fresh Market on 16th & 43rd. It’ll cost around $15 or so.
2. To prep it, I just rub salt and pepper all over it. If it’s a skinnier steak, I’ll go lightly, if it’s a thicker 2” one, I’ll put more on it.
3. Pack it up in the cooler **on top** of the ice – I was told before that its easier to cook a steak starting with warmer meat, that win cooler meat.
4. Pack a mini-cast iron skillet along with some real butter.
5. Bring a Charcoal grill…. Gas doesn’t get hot enough.
6. Get to the tailgate and start drinking! Don’t load up on chips and stuff… you’ll want to be hungry when you down this steak.
7. Load up a shitload of charcoal and light it. If you’re drunk, be careful.
8. Open the grill’s air vents, and throw on the cast iron skillet
9. Wait for that sucker to get hot!
10. Throw on 2 inches of a stick of butter… it’ll sizzle as it melts.
11. After the butter melts (10-15 secs) throw on the steak for 3 minutes … this will sear the first side. Keep the cover on the grill while it’s cooking.
12. After 3 minutes, take the steak out with your flipper, throw on another 2 inches of butter, wait for it to melt and flip it…this will sear the second side
13. After 3 more minutes take the steak out with your flipper, throw on another 2 inches of a stick of butter, wait for it to melt and flip it again and leave it in there for six minutes.
14. Take the steak out and put it on the plate.. the next step is crucial:
15. LEAVE IT BE FOR 5 MINUTES! If you eat it right away, you’ll burn your friggin tongue off. Another reason for leaving it is so the meat will reabsorb the juices. Be sure to GUARD your steak against any other people or canines!
16. Eat it. Typically my fiancé and I will cut the steak in two, and then put a side of pasta salad that we get from Fresh Market with it (it’s the pasta salad that has the round chunks of mozzarella in it). Take your time while eating it. Don’t rush! Enjoy with the beer of your choice!

Does anyone else have any good steak recipes that they take out with them?

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