There's nothing quite as good as a porterhouse steak when it's cooked to perfection.
Follow this recipe and you'll have exactly that. There's no need to go to some over-priced steak house though I do like to do that from time to time.
You can achieve the same, no nonsense, mouthwateringly good flavour with this porterhouse steak recipe at home.
As recipes go, my porterhouse steak recipe is easy. The simple cooking method brings out the naturally good flavours of the meat.
There are no fancy rubs or marinades. Just purchase the best dry aged porterhouse steaks you can find and let the meat do the talking.
I cooked these in my outdoor wood burning oven but you could also use any barbecue. You'll need to find a small grill, however to place right down on the hot coals. That or cooke them dirty.
What is dirty cooking?
Although I cooked these on a grill for this porterhouse steak recipe, my new preferred method is to cook directly on the coals.
Don't do that, however if using a marinade as the ashes will stick to and ruin the steak.
Follow this recipe and you can simply get your coals white hot and cook the steaks directly on them without the need to use a grill.
What to look for in meat...
I can't stress enough that the quality of the meat you use is the most important part of getting this recipe right.
Find yourself a good butcher who hangs his beef for at least three weeks. You will notice the difference in the flavour.
These steaks I cooked had been aged for 40 days. They were awesome!
If you like this recipe, you might like to try some of these too...
Twice baked potatoes
German sausages (bratwurst) cooked on the barbecue
Char grilled double Whopper with cheese
Camping burritos
Recipe
The Best Porterhouse Steak Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 x 4 inch porterhouse steaks
- Salt and cracked black pepper to taste. I use a lot of pepper.
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 large rosemary branch
- Parsley/coriander sauce (optional) - recipe below.
Instructions
- Build a large wood fire in a kettle barbecue or wood burning oven. If using a wood burning oven, heat up to pizza temperature (550f) and then allow to burn until you have a nice large pile of coals and a few pieces of burning wood. If using a kettle barbecue, do the same, gradually separating the fiery hot coals to one side and the burning wood to the other.
- Place a small grill right down on the coals.
- When ready to cook rub the olive oil over the steaks. The steaks shouldn't be oily, the oil is only their to help the salt and pepper stick.
- Season generously with salt and pepper.
- Throw the rosemary sprigs onto the coals and then place the meat onto the grill.
- If your fire is hot enough, the fat in the meat will catch fire. In fact, your steaks will catch fire. No worries, let them burn for about six minutes and then flip over.
- Continue to grill until the centre of the meat is 50c for rare or 56c for medium rare. I like mine rare.
- Let stand on a warm plate for about 20 minutes and then cut into slices.
- Serve on it's own or with your favourite sauce.
I hope you enjoy this porterhouse steak recipe. If you do try it, please leave a comment. I'd love to hear from you.
