Recipes We Have Tried This Week

We currently do not own a grill. Ours rusted and fell apart. Instead of buying one, my husband started using our meat smoker like a grill to cook any burgers we may make. Sunday we wanted to make steaks... but no grill... Which is just as well since we had the storm blowing through. So, my husband looked up a recipe for broiled steak. He found a Michael Symon recipe that touted the success of broiling steaks. My husband followed the recipe below except for the lemon. It was delicious! Here is the link.

Broiled Porterhouse with Roasted Garlic and Lemon

Recipe courtesy Michael Symon

Total Time:

9 hr 15 min

Prep:

10 min

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Inactive Prep:

8 hr 50 min

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Cook:

15 min

Level:

Easy

Yield:

4 to 6 servings

INGREDIENTS

• Two 24-ounce dry-aged prime porterhouse steaks
• Kosher salt

• 4 strips bacon or 2 tablespoons bacon fat
• Roasted Garlic Schmear, recipe follows

• Roasted Garlic Schmear
• 1 head roasted garlic, peeled
• Juice and zest of 1 lemon
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon chopped oregano
• 1 tablespoon sea salt

DIRECTIONS

The night before you serve the steaks, season them liberally with salt on both sides and store in the refrigerator overnight. Remove them from the fridge 45 minutes before cooking, to take the chill off. 

Turn the oven to broil. 

Prepare your pan(s). Note: depending on the size of the steaks and the size of your pan, you may need two pans. If using the bacon, place in a large cast-iron pan(s) and cook over medium heat until crispy. Remove from the pan, leaving the melted bacon fat, and set aside for another use. If using the cold bacon fat, add it to a cast-iron pan(s) over medium-high heat and melt. 

Open a window or two because it may get a little smoky. Place the steaks in the pan(s) and place under the broiler for 4 minutes. Flip the steaks carefully and return to the broiler for another 4 minutes. 

At this point your steaks will be about medium rare. Leave them under the broiler a little longer if you prefer them more cooked. 

Spread the Roasted Garlic Schmear over the tops of the steaks. Let rest for 5 minutes, and then slice and serve.

Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl or a mortar and pestle. Mix to combine. Yield: about 1/2 cup