Florentine-Style Porterhouse Steaks
- 2 (2-inch-thick) porterhouse steaks (each about 2 1/2 lb)
- 2 teaspoons salt (preferably sea salt), plus additional for sprinkling
- 2 tablespoons olive oil for drizzling
- Special equipment: a large chimney starter (if using charcoal); an instant-read thermometer
- Accompaniment: lemon wedges
- Pat steaks dry and rub each all over with 1 teaspoon salt.
- Open vents on bottom of grill and on lid.
- Light a heaping chimneyful of charcoal and pour lit charcoal on 2 opposite sides of bottom of grill, leaving middle clear.
- Charcoal fire is medium-hot when you can hold your hand 5 inches above rack over coals for 3 to 4 seconds.
- Sear steaks on lightly oiled grill rack over coals, uncovered, until grill marks appear (rotating 90 degrees once on each side for crosshatch marks), about 5 minutes per side.
- Move steaks to area with no coals underneath and grill, covered, turning over occasionally, until thermometer inserted horizontally 2 inches into meat (do not touch bone) registers about 110F in larger section of meat and about 125F in smaller (fillet) section for medium-rare, 12 to 15 minutes.
- Preheat all burners on high, covered, 10 minutes.
- Sear steaks on lightly oiled grill rack, covered, until grill marks appear (rotating 90 degrees once on each side for crosshatch marks), about 5 minutes per side.
- Turn off 1 burner (middle burner if there are 3) and put steaks above shut-off burner.
- Reduce heat on remaining burner(s) to moderate and grill steaks, covered, turning occasionally, until thermometer inserted horizontally 2 inches into meat (do not touch bone) registers about 110F in larger section of meat and about 125F in smaller (fillet) section for medium-rare, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Transfer steaks to a cutting board and let stand, uncovered, 10 minutes.
- (Internal temperature will rise to at least 135F while steaks stand.)
- Cut each section of meat off bone, then slice each piece crosswise against the grain and arrange slices on a platter.
- Sprinkle lightly with salt and drizzle with oil.
salt, olive oil, chimney starter, accompaniment
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/florentine-style-porterhouse-steaks-109535 (may not work)