Broil A Perfect Steak

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 steaks
• kosher salt
• fresh coarse ground black pepper
• olive oil

Recipe

• 1 additional items - cast iron skillet, spatula or tongs.
• 2 bring your 1 to 2 inch steaks to room temperature and use a clean cloth to remove excess moisture.
• 3 move oven rack 6 inches from heating element.
• 4 pre-heat oven and skillet by setting the oven to broiler for 15 to 20 minutes.
• 5 rub steaks with olive oil, kosher salt and coarsely ground pepper. note: use any seasonings of your choice.
• 6 once the skillet is pre-heated, pull out the oven rack and carefully lay steaks on the skillet. note: pan is extermely hot and will spit and splatter.
• 7 close oven and sear the steaks for 3 minutes on one side, turn and sear the opposite side for 3 minutes. do not use a fork to turn steaks!
• 8 once seared, set the oven to 500f and cook using this time chart. turn steaks half way through the remaining cooking time.
• 9 rare (120-130f)1" 0-1 minute, 1 1/4" 2-3 minute, 1 3/4" 4-5 minute
• 10 medium (140-150f) 1" 2-3 minute, 1 1/4" 4-5 minute, 1 3/4" 6-7 minute
• 11 medium well(150-160f) 1" 4-5 minute, 1 1/4" 6-7 minute, 1 3/4" 8-9 minute
• 12 remove steaks from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes.
• 13 serving on warm plates is recommended to maintain meat temperature.
• 14 i can not stress this tip enough -- keep the fork in the drawer until ready to eat. never pierce the meat during cooking.