Cast Iron Skillet Porterhouse Steak Recipes

SEARED PORTERHOUSE STEAK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Heat a large cast-iron or other heavy ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Pat steak dry with paper towels. Season steak generously all over with salt and pepper. Add butter to skillet. When melted, place steak in skillet. Cook until well seared, about 4 minutes a side. Transfer skillet to oven. Continue to cook until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of steak reads 120 degrees for medium-rare, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer steak to rimmed baking sheet fitted with a wire rack. Let rest 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with Compound Butter.

PERFECT PORTERHOUSE STEAK

Steps:

• Take out your steak 30 minutes or so before cooking to let it come to room temperature.
• Season generously with salt & pepper. Do not be shy with the salt- this is a big steak and it can handle it! Heat up your skillet over medium high heat until extremely hot.
• Add no more than a tablespoon of vegetable oil and allow it to heat to almost smoking. Add your steak seasoned side down and repeat salt & pepper on top side. Cook until a deep brown crust forms (do not turn!) for 4-5 min.
• Remove steak from skillet and place on a cutting board, turning it brown side up. Cut meat from bone (as close as you can get). Now, cut 1" segments perpendicular - or horizontal to the bone. Replace sliced steak, brown side up, and bone to the skillet (like a meat puzzle) and top with butter. Cook another 4-7 minutes. This should be about medium rare. You can check in-between slices for doneness.
• Remove from pan and allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving.

CAST-IRON SKILLET STEAK

Steps:

• Remove steak from refrigerator and sprinkle with 2 teaspoons salt; let stand 45-60 minutes. , Preheat a cast-iron skillet over high heat until extremely hot, 4-5 minutes. Sprinkle remaining 1 teaspoon salt in bottom of skillet; pat beef dry with paper towels. Place steak in skillet and cook until easily moved, 1-2 minutes; flip, placing steak in a different section of the skillet. Cook 30 seconds and then begin moving steak, occasionally pressing slightly to ensure even contact with skillet., Continue turning and flipping until cooked to desired degree of doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium-well, 145°), 1-2 minutes.