How To Cook The Perfect (Best) Porterhouse Steak Recipe In The Oven (Broiler)

Here's our step-by-step guide to cooking steaks in your broiler.

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How to Cook the Perfect Porterhouse Steak in the Oven (Broiler)

Ingredients

• 1 porterhouse steak
• Coarse salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Season the steak (liberally) with salt and pepper.
2. Move the rack in your oven to the top shelf (or the highest that will allow your skillet to fit under it).
3. Turn the oven to broil (as high as it will go, top burner).  Wait until it reaches full temperature (often about 20 minutes).
4. Place a cast iron skillet that's big enough for your steak on your largest burner.  If it's well-seasoned you won't need oil (which may just burn because of the heat).
5. Turn your burner on to max.  You want the skillet to become screaming hot; 4 or 5 minutes.  Use extreme caution.  This is a good stage to ensure that all distractions (in our case a dog with a curious nose) are not in the kitchen.
6. Drop the steak in the pan (it should sizzle loudly).
7. As soon as the steak hits the pan, transfer it to the oven under the broiler.
8. Set a timer for 4 minutes.
9. Remove the steak from the oven, close the door.
10. Carefully flip the steak - note that there's now fat in the pan so watch out for splashes.
11. Put it back in the oven and set the timer for 4 more minutes.
12. Remove and rest per above.

This is a very easy meal to make – which is why it can be so difficult to summon the confidence that you’ve got it just right!

Adapted from: http://www.wellpreserved.ca/

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