the recent throwdown theme is recreating a childhood memory. when I think back on my youth and live fire cooking the first thing that comes to mine is steak on a charcoal grill.
my old man taught me a lot and on of those things was how to cook a steak. dad was a man's man. steaks meant either ribeye or porterhouse. I'll always remember his coffee can with both ends removed and holes poked in the bottom, the first semblance of a chimney starter I've seen.
these were simple times and pop was a simple man. Friday night after work he would stop at the meat counter of the local spartan grocery store and buy us some steaks. sides always came from the deli. he always picked up some city chicken as an app. (city chicken weirdly enough is pork)
sticking with the dad theme I decided to season my del l monico with some cavanders and lemon pepper. didn't have no fancy mail order rubs.
so with all this build up I bet your wondering what is dad's 7 minute steak method anyway? well it's to simple. you dump that coffee can of lit charcoal out and cook three and a half minutes on one side, flip and cook another 3.5 minutes to finish it off. I have modified it and added a quarter spin at 1:45 and 4:15
dad's technique for testing doneness was with a press of the finger. no rebound is not yet. slight spring back is money, total rebound means you should try a six minute steak
as a bachelor dad cut some corners. one was letting the dog clean the plates. while I never let bruno eat table scraps I couldn't resist given the situation
my old man taught me a lot and on of those things was how to cook a steak. dad was a man's man. steaks meant either ribeye or porterhouse. I'll always remember his coffee can with both ends removed and holes poked in the bottom, the first semblance of a chimney starter I've seen.
these were simple times and pop was a simple man. Friday night after work he would stop at the meat counter of the local spartan grocery store and buy us some steaks. sides always came from the deli. he always picked up some city chicken as an app. (city chicken weirdly enough is pork)
sticking with the dad theme I decided to season my del l monico with some cavanders and lemon pepper. didn't have no fancy mail order rubs.
so with all this build up I bet your wondering what is dad's 7 minute steak method anyway? well it's to simple. you dump that coffee can of lit charcoal out and cook three and a half minutes on one side, flip and cook another 3.5 minutes to finish it off. I have modified it and added a quarter spin at 1:45 and 4:15
dad's technique for testing doneness was with a press of the finger. no rebound is not yet. slight spring back is money, total rebound means you should try a six minute steak
as a bachelor dad cut some corners. one was letting the dog clean the plates. while I never let bruno eat table scraps I couldn't resist given the situation
