Perfect Steak - Beef
Cook the perfect steak every time
Equipment
- 1 Grill Gas or Charcoal
Ingredients
- 1 each Steak 2 1/2 inches at least for best results
- olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- garlic powder
- onion powder
Instructions
- best results is a nice thick steak - ribeye or your favorite cut
- rub steak down with olive oil
- salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder to taste
- let sit in room temperature for at least 45 minutes
- heat up grill - if using charcoal grill get the coals to a nice red ember and make sure there is a spot to move steaks off to the side for cooking. Gas grill - max the heat.Charcoal - let heat until the embers are nice and red
- place steak on grill. Gas: do not lower cover, keep gas on high but watch for prolonged flareups. You don't want the meat to get too charred, a little charring is very good though.Charcoal: You can put the meat right over the embers if they are far enough down, but be careful. Charcoal gets much hotter than a gas grill, so you may need to move the meat just off the embers to avoid too much charring.
- Based on thickness, follow these cooking times:
- around 2 1/2 inches thick - 5-7 minutes side A, turn, do not flip, to get the grill marks, another 5-7 minutes (do not touch the meat during the cooking). Flip to side B, 5-7 minutes, turn do not flip to get grill marks, another 5-7 minutes. This is a perfect medium-rare to medium steak.
- thinner steaks will require less minutes
- for a more well done steak, add 1 minute to each cooking time (IF YOU DARE!)
- ALWAYS let the steak rest for at least 5 minutes after cooking