Rib Steak Tagliata Recipes

RIB STEAK TAGLIATA

Steps:

• Combine the oil, garlic, parsley, thyme and rosemary leaves in a food processor. Pulse to finely chop. Pour half the oil-herb marinade over the steaks in a large dish and marinate the steaks 2 hours and up to 24 hours, refrigerated.
• Preheat a cast-iron pan or outdoor grill for a medium-high heat. Remove the steaks from the marinade, wipe off excess and sprinkle with coarse salt and black pepper. Place the steaks in the pan or over the hottest area of the grill (moving the steaks around to a cooler section of the grill to prevent too much flaring and reduce excessive charring).
• Cook the steaks to desired doneness by turning only once, cook one side and then the other, moving the steaks only to permit even cooking. Allow 4 to 5 minutes per side for medium-rare. After turning the steaks to the second side, brush on some of the remaining oil-herb marinade for added flavor. After cooking to desired doneness, remove the steaks from the grill and allow them to rest for 5 minutes.
• Drizzle the arugula with oil and balsamic vinegar in a large bowl. Shave Parmesan over top (about 1/2 cup), toss and place equal portions on each of 4 plates.
• Carve the resting steaks into long ribbons of beef, placing several slices on each of the four salads. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Squeeze a little lemon juice over the steaks, drizzle with some olive oil and serve.

SEAR-ROASTED RIB STEAK WITH GARLIC BUTTER

Steps:

• Chop the garlic finely. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon salt over the garlic and continue to chop it, occasionally smashing and smearing the garlic with the flat side of the knife, until the garlic becomes paste-like. (Alternatively, mash the garlic and salt together in a mortar and pestle.) Put the garlic paste, butter, thyme, and pepper in a small bowl. Fold the softened butter over and onto the garlic and thyme, mashing it down with the back of a spoon or spatula. Use a sheet of plastic wrap to help shape the butter into a log, wrap the log well with the plastic wrap, and refrigerate until ready to use. (The garlic butter can be made up to 3 days ahead; it can also be frozen, well wrapped, for a couple of months.)
• Melt half of the garlic-butter mixture in a small pan over medium heat. (Rewrap and save the other half for future use; it's great stuff under the skin of a chicken before roasting or tossing into the broth of steamed mussels.)
• Heat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a large ovenproof saute pan, heat the vegetable oil over high heat until very hot. Season the steaks with a little salt and pepper. Add the steaks to the pan and brown them well on 1 side, about 5 minutes. Turn the steaks and brush them liberally with the garlic butter. Finish cooking the steaks in the oven, brushing them occasionally with more garlic butter, until done, about another 5 minutes. (The time will vary depending on how you like your steaks cooked and how thick they are.) Remove the steaks from the oven and allow them to rest for 5 minutes before serving. Serve smaller steaks whole or sliced thinly across the grain. Cut larger steaks into 2 servings or into thin slices. Spoon any remaining juices from the pan onto the meat as well.

OVEN-BAKED BEEF TAGLIATA

Steps:

• Place a cast-iron skillet in the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine garlic, rosemary, oregano, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl. Rub spice mixture all over the steaks.
• Remove the skillet from the oven and add 1 tablespoon oil. Add steak and return to the preheated oven. Cook until steaks is browned on both sides, turning after 10 minutes, about 20 minutes total.
• Transfer steak to a cutting board and let rest for 10 minutes; then slice.
• Spread arugula on a platter and top with steak slices. Drizzle with 2 teaspoons olive oil and lemon juice and top with Parmesan cheese.

NIGELLA LAWSON'S TAGLIATA FOR TWO

Steps:

• Heat a grill pan, or cast-iron or heavy non-stick frying pan.
• In a small dish that can take the steak snugly later, combine the extra-virgin olive oil, red pepper flakes, dried oregano, salt, and red wine vinegar. Oil the steak lightly and put it in the hot pan and cook for 2 minutes on each side, then remove it to the dish of spicy marinade and sit the cooked steak for 2 minutes a side in the dish. Your steak will be rare, but that's the way it's meant to be.
• Remove the steeped steak to a board, ready for slicing, and while it sits there, arrange the cherry tomatoes, cut-side down, in the marinade dish. Cut the steak into thin slices on the diagonal and arrange on a serving dish or 2 dinner plates.
• Smoosh the tomatoes around in the marinade, then pour them, and the marinade, over the ribbons of meat. Add a few leaves of fresh oregano, if you can get them, and serve immediately.