Christmas Steaks


 

J_E_F_F

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Merry Christmas

I wanted to see which I liked better, a porterhouse or ribeye, so we got one of each for xmas dinner from the local butcher.
They were taken out of the fridge 90 minutes before grilling, and coated with kosher salt and pepper. Right before they hit the 550 degree Q-1200 they were patted dry and dredged in a mixture of clarified butter and coconut oil.

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Here they are off the Q-1200, 2 minutes rotate, 2 minutes flip, 2 minutes rotate, 2 minutes, and then check with thermometer. I like mine cooked a bit more than my wife does. Here they are resting with a garlic,thyme,rosemary,salt & cayenne compound butter melting on top.

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Carved up

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and plated with grilled asparagus and twice baked potatoes

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My wife made Italian cream cake for dessert, not sure what day next year we'll have room to try it.

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Not thrilled with the cost of the 2 steaks, so I grabbed a 20 pound Angus primal for much less (per pound), more fun and higher quality :)
Today is it's 21st wet aged day. It was slaughtered 4 Dec.

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Wow J_E_F_F that is an experiment I could really sink my teeth into! Great looking sides too - love grilled 'gus. You did not say which you preferred Ribeye or Porterhouse?

Regards,

John
 
I liked the flavor of the ribeye best, but the texture of the porterhouse a little better, my wife liked the ribeye better overall. Will stick with ribeyes in the future which is good since I have that primal on hand now lol
 
Both steaks look good to me!! Too bad I don't have to make that choice. That had to have been a super dinner.
 
I butchered up that primal yesterday. I cut steaks about 1.25" thick, they are about a pound, and I got 16 steaks out of it. The one we ate so far was great.

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