T Bone Steaks With North African Spices Food

GRILLED PEPPER CRUSTED T-BONE STEAKS WITH WORCESTERSHIRE-CHIVE BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat grill or side burner. Heat oil in a medium skillet add shallots and garlic and cook until soft, let cool slightly. Place butter in a small bowl and add shallot mixture, Worcestershire, mustard and chives and mix until combined. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Scrape mixture into the center of a piece of waxed paper and roll into a log. Refrigerate until firm.
• Preheat grill. Mix the peppercorns and ancho chile powder in a medium baking dish. Brush steaks with olive oil and season with salt. Dredge one side of the steaks in the pepper mixture and grill, pepper side down, until golden brown, about 5 to 6 minutes, turn over and continue grilling 6 to 7 minutes for medium-rare doneness. Remove from the grill and top with a slice of the butter.

T-BONE STEAKS WITH NORTH AFRICAN SPICES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Fit a wire rack over a baking pan and set aside. Rub steaks with olive oil, season with salt, and set aside.
• Coarsely grind the coriander, cumin, caraway, and rosemary using a mortar and pestle or an electric grinder. Transfer ground spices to a bowl and mix in the black pepper, cinnamon, and turmeric.
• Rub each steak with 1 tablespoon of spice mixture, making sure to cover both sides. Let the steaks sit at room temperature for 20 minutes.
• Heat a large skillet over high heat until very hot -- about 3 minutes. Add the canola oil and sear the steaks until a brown crust forms. Turn and repeat on the other side.
• Transfer the steaks to a wire rack set over the prepared baking pan, place in oven, and cook to desired degree of doneness -- about 9 minutes for rare, 11 for medium rare, 15 for medium, and 18 for well done.

T-BONE STEAKS WITH THREE PEPPER RUB AND BOURBON STEAK SAUCE

Steps:

• "Rub".
• Mix together the black and white pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and salt in a small bow.
• Sprinkle the rub generously on both sides of the steaks and press it into the meat.
• Cover and let sit, turning occasionally for up to 2 hours at room temperature or overnight in the refrigerator.
• If refrigerated, remove the steaks from the refrigerator 30 minutes before grilling.
• "Steak Sauce".
• Put the stock in a small saucepan over high heat and boil until reduced by half.
• In a small bowl, stir the cornstarch into the bourbon.
• Remove the stock from the heat and whisk in the mustard, tomato paste, cornstarch mixture, and Tabasco.
• Taste and season with salt.
• Set aside.
• "Wood Chips".
• Soak wood chips in water for 30 minutes and drain well, (you can add spices or herbs, mesquite, hickory, alder, apple, and pecan. Woody herbs such as rosemary, oregano, thyme, and dried basil stems can be used on their own or blended. Sometimes herbs can be purchased in a bag the size of a tea bag, for a mess free addition to a fire).
• If using on a charcoal grill, add them directly to the coals while the food cooks, timing the addition so the flavor of the smoke enhances but does not dominate the steak.
• If using a gas grill use a small, vented metal smoker box into which the soaked chip may be put for placing directly over burners.
• You can also make a small packet of chips using heavy-duty aluminum foil. Perforate the top of the packet with a fork an place the packet directly on the burners.

ROCK'S T-BONE STEAKS

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil the grate. Stir the salt, paprika, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, coriander, and turmeric together in a small bowl; set aside.
• Rub the steaks on all sides with the seasoning mixture. Cook on the preheated grill to your desired degree of doneness, 3 to 3 1/2 minutes per side for medium-rare. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 130 degrees F (54 degrees C).

BRAAI-SPICED T-BONE STEAKS

Steps:

• Make the braai spice: In a grinder or mortar and pestle, grind all the seasonings and herbs until fine.
• Rub steaks with the braai spice and set aside in refrigerator for 1 to 4 hours. Bring to room temperature before grilling.
• Heat a grill until screaming hot. Place steaks on the grill and cook, turning every 2 minutes or so, until crusty outside and medium-rare inside, 120 to 125 degrees. Let rest 10 minutes and slice across the grain for serving.