Perfectly Grilled Steak

This weekend was absolutely beautiful! We had temperatures in the 80's, the sun was shining, and I seriously spent 90% of my days outside, on the porch, soaking it all in! I LOVE IT!

With the weather being so amazing, my husband and I felt that it was time to fire up the grill and celebrate the season with some beautiful Porterhouse Steaks!

Usually we would not be able to afford such a select cut of steak, but, to our delight, we got 4 of these beauties in the quarter beef we purchased back in January! In case you are not familiar with what a Porterhouse steak is, it is a strip steak and filet all in one! Tender, succulent, juicy, rich, divine! A steak lover's dream for sure! Now with such and extravagant cut of beef, or any steak cut for that matter, you don't want to take the chance of over cooking or burning it! So today, I am going to teach you how to grill the PERFECT steak every time AND get those great grill marks we all love!

Let's get started!

Perfectly Grilled Steak:

*Prep Time: 30 min. *Cook Time: 6-12 minutes. *Difficulty: Easy *Servings: 1 steak

Ingredients:

Homemade steak seasoning
4 tbsp. butter, melted

Tools:

Grill (Gas, charcoal, or grill pan)
Tongs
Basting brush

I recently posted a blog about making a perfect pan seared steak, and in that blog I share a steak seasoning that will knock your socks off! For the sake of saving time, I will just say that the recipe for that seasoning is (HERE). :)

I cannot stress this next fact enough.

About 30 minutes before you are going to cook your meat,

get it out of the refrigerator,

Season it heavily, cover with cling wrap,

and allow it to come to room temperature.

It is going to help your meat cook evenly.

While you are waiting for your steaks to come to room temp,

go ahead and heat up your grill.

Once it is hot, brush the grates to remove any left over bits, and...

wipe them down with some oil.

This will help keep your beautiful steaks from sticking.

Once your grill is hot and prepped, drop the heat of the burners to around medium,

and place the steaks on the grill at a slight angle.

Now here is where the peddle hits the medal. Everyone likes their steaks cooked certain ways.

Here is MY cook times:

Rare: 1-2 minutes on each side.

Medium Rare: 2-3 minutes on each side.

Medium: 4 minutes on each side.

Medium Well: 4-6 minutes on each side.

Well Done: 6-8 minutes on each side.

I enjoy a nice medium steak so I grill mine for 2 minutes at one angle,

Then 2 minutes at the opposite angle.

I'll explain why I do the angles in a minute.

Once my steaks have cooked for 4 minutes, it is time to flip!

HELLO BEAUTFUL!

As you can see, by transitioning the angles of the steak, you will get those lovely crisscross marks

you know and love! Just repeat the same process on the other side.

I would also like to say that if you see a lot of flare-ups happening under your steaks, don't be afraid to move it from that spot. A good steak is like a temperamental woman. You have to keep your eye on things because in an instant it can all go wrong! ;)

Once you flip your steak, baste that little beauty with some melted butter.

I don't have any scientific reason why this makes a difference. All I can say is...

When hasn't butter NOT made things better?

Place your steaks on a plate, cover with foil, and let rest for 10 minutes.

But on a side note:

*tearing up*...I mean come on!!! LOOK AT THAT!

Pure perfection!!!

Don't believe me? Look at that!

Perfectly pink in the middle!

Still not proof enough?

Look at that face!

As a wife, I LIVE for faces like this as my husband bites into a dish I have made for him.

You don't get faces like that from lack of perfection.

(Let's just give him a moment shall we.)

Pair this with a nice salad and a baked potato and you have a meal that can

easily cost you $30+ a plate in a nice steak house!

Instead, my husband and I were outside, together, cooking, talking,

laughing, loving, and enjoying a FANTASTIC Spring day!

Yes, grilling can be a little intimidating, but if you follow these easy tips, and practice a little,

I PROMISE you that you will become a master of the pit! :)

Now get outside and grill something!

And as always...

Happy Reading, Happy Eating, and Happy Living,

~The Kitchen Wife~

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