Reverse Sear on the grill

chowhound

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I reverse seared one of those monster ribeyes on the grill again last night. Here's a breakdown.

I took the ribeye out of the freezer around 1:30 and set it on one of those aluminum thawing plates on the counter, flipping it every so often. It was thawed in about 3 hours. Then I cracked some pepper on it, put a lot of kosher salt on it, wrapped it back up and stuck it in the fridge for a couple hours.

I was also going to do a variation of JoeC's favorite mushroom sauce. I had picked up some shallots and some port wine earlier. First time shallot user. They smelled very strong when I was cutting them, but gave the kitchen an incredible aroma when they were sauteing in the butter and olive oil. So at first I was disappointed that I might as well have used a sweet onion, but there is definitely a difference. I added the sliced shrooms, wine and balsamic vinegar, but instead of the thyme and tarragon I added a little fresh rosemary. I also let it reduce down on low heat with the mushrooms in the sauce.

So, the spud got nuked for a minute and went on the grill direct over a medium flame. I had the grill running about 325F.
The steak went on indirect as I was preparing the other stuff. I had a remote probe in it to monitor.
I gave those grilled carrots a try, too. Not bad, but the sauce needs thickened so it sticks to them better.
At 105F I pulled the probe and turned the burners on under the steak. At this point I realized that I really need to clean my grill again (lol). The flames were a flying. The EVOO on the bread and sauce on the carrots wasn't helping things much either, but if you grill a lot, you deal with these things by working a bit faster and keeping the food moving.

The steak was tender, well seasoned from the dry salt brining, and pink all the way through, just like I like 'em. The mushroom sauce was awesome.
 

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QSis

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LOL! Man, you can cook! And EAT!!! LOL!

That looks absolutely incredible, Fred! Nice going!

Lee
 

buzzard767

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Another reverse sear convert. :clap: Looks great so I think I'll sear my next ribeye on the outdoor grill instead of a grill pan. As to JoeC's mushroom sauce - I LOVE IT! :biggrin: :applause:
 

chowhound

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Thanks, Lee :smile:

Buzz, after doing the reverse sear a few times, I think it's the only way to go with a "roast size" steak. I could just never get the hang of cooking steaks indoors though. I've got an internal clock or feel when grilling meat, I don't when using a combination of the oven and a hot pan.
And yeah, the mushroom sauce is going to get made a lot. Very tasty.
 

Calicolady

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More pics! I think I'm jealous! (but a little thinner for it!)
Thanks, Chow. I think I could eat just the shrooms and carrot and would be happy.
 

QSis

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Another bump for Dogboa.

Craig, both chowhound and High Cheese said (and this may be obvious) that this method was better for large, thick cuts.

Lee
 

Sass Muffin

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Ahhh, Fred's glorious food!
Wonder where he got off to?
I know he parted ways with the other place a while ago.
 

medtran49

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We know. He's done that several times now. It ruins you for steaks cooked the regular way.
 

Dogboa

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Another bump for Dogboa.

Craig, both chowhound and High Cheese said (and this may be obvious) that this method was better for large, thick cuts.

Lee

That is why I have the butcher cut a 3" thick rib-eye.:clap:
 

Johnny West

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There are so many methods. Of late I've been doing what Mallmann instructed - over the coals, 6 minutes on one side and three on the other.
 
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