How to cook a porterhouse steak on a gas grill
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- Elias Iglesias , Executive Chef, Morton's The Steakhouse
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Elias Iglesias
Executive Chef, Morton's The Steakhouse
If you love steak, a porterhouse is a special treat, especially if it’s grilled to perfection. Here's Elias Iglesias, executive chef of Morton's, The Steakhouse, to show how to cook a porterhouse steak on a gas grill.
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Instructions
How to cook a porterhouse steak on a gas grill
- Before you grill the porterhouse steaks, leave them at room temperature for 2 hours. This will keep them from over-charring on the grill.
- Season the steak with seasoning salt or salt and pepper.
- Make sure the grill is hot prior to cooking the steaks, at least 500–600 degrees.
- Resist the urge to flip them once the steaks are on the grill. You want a crust to form that will lock in the juices and flavor.
- Keep the lid closed while you grill the porterhouse steaks. This will allow the steaks to grill quickly and be heated and seared on all sides.
- Turn steaks over on opposite side in 5 minutes. Put lid back down. Let it cook for another 3-4 minutes to reach medium rare, or 5-6 minutes to reach medium.
- To tell the temperature, you can use a simple hand test to determine the doneness of your grilled porterhouse steaks.
- For medium rare, the steak should feel like the sponge area of your thumb.
- For medium, the steak should feel like the middle of your palm, a bit firmer.
- For medium well, the steak should feel like the base of your pinkie finger.
- A medium rare steak will have a warm, red center.
- A medium steak will have a hot, pink center.
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