Steak is probably the easiest and most "personalizable" dish you can make. Honestly, the hardest part was eating it, because it was huge.
Here are some good tips on how to make a perfect steak, by Jamie Oliver - whom I love more than he loves rosemary.
Personally, I like to buy steak from the butcher, as it is more fresh and you can ask for specific cuts and thickness. I find that pieces with lots of white marble parts on them cook the best because the melted fat makes them juicier- yum!
For seasoning I usually just use salt and pepper, but sometimes I like to use Montreal Steak spice and garlic.
I always grill some veggies if the BBQ is on for cooking the meat.
Slice some red peppers, onions and zuchini; drizzle them with olive oil and throw them on the grill. It's that simple.
You can also wrap the veggies in tinfoil and then cook them- for a less smoky taste.
After you take the meat off the grill-let it rest. Set it aside(covered or uncovered) so that the juices soak into the meat. If you start eating it right away, the steak might dry out really fast.
This time, I topped the steak off with some crumbled Roquefort cheese, which went really brought out the BBQ flavour; and paired with a Spanish Rioja wine...amazing!
What is YOUR favourite summer BBQ recipe?
