(Sep. 23, 2009 5:32 PM)fragbait Wrote: Ah, flames...
Speaking of flames, I'm gonna grill some steak soon, but want to season it a little differently. Any suggestions?
Ever tried a beer-broiled steak? A number of years ago, my old roommate, Morgan, and I used to have steak nights once a week, and we'd try different cooking techniques all the time on them. One of the favourites was a beer broil with rub.
In a casserole dish, pour in 2-3 cans of beer. It doesn't have to be good beer, I've often found cheap, lousy beer is actually pretty good for this. You want to use a pilsner or lager type depending on whether you want a spicier or more savory baste, respectively. You want enough to just cover the steaks. At this point, it's really up to you how you want to season the baste. Morgan and I would use onions, hot peppers, barbecue sauce, worcestershire sauce, and garlic stirred up in the beer. We would then put a real simple rub on the steaks to make them more tender so they'd take up the baste more readily, usually just salt and pepper. Place the steaks in the casserole dish and broil at about 350°, periodically ladling the baste over top, until they're cooked to your liking.
It's kind of low brow, but it comes out delicious and it's a really cheap way to liven up some steaks.
Flash Leopold, UK Superhero, you know where I'm going with this by now...