what is up you guys it is susie from heygrillhey.com and today i'm showing you
a beautiful recipe for a homemade steak seasoning i'm also going to walk you quickly through the
basics of dry brining at home and then we're going to grill these gorgeous rib eyes old school
hot and fast over charcoal for some really really really delicious bites of steak let's do it
so what we have here are three beautiful boneless prime rib eyes they're about an inch an inch to
an inch and a half thick i mean thicker than an inch but maybe not quite an inch and a half
regardless they're lovely we're going to take these guys and set them aside and we are going to
talk about steak seasonings now for a beautiful steak like this you really only need salt and
pepper right because you want to be able to taste the beef but i also love having options available
and almost always when we're cooking steak at home i'll create a few different flavors that people
can try shingle all of the steaks and then kind of let everybody piece around because we all like
different things and we all like different flavors and so the salt and pepper purists can have theirs
the other people can try beef rub and then we'll have a few that will try the homemade steak
seasoning and they are all delicious okay just i just needed to address that because if i didn't
somebody was gonna yell at me that i was even making a steak seasoning
because i still will receive a comment like the steak seasoning looks great but it should
only be salt and pepper which is fine i will make one for you too salt and pepper steve
because we're doing multiple flavors on our steaks we need to make one of the flavors we are going to
be making a homemade steak seasoning it is a salt and pepper base seasoning but just a few a few
little added touches to joj it up kind of make it feel maybe a little bit sophisticated if you will
and also make it super delicious in addition to being super super yummy this steak seasoning also
is beautiful as a homemade gift something you could give to your dad for father's day or to
your neighbor to your husband and then you get to eat the food they make it's a win-win really
so we start with two tablespoons of kosher salt two tablespoons of coarse ground black pepper
two tablespoons of garlic powder and really salt pepper garlic you could leave it at that
and it'd be great but we're gonna have a little bit more fun one tablespoon of smoked paprika
this is going to do wonders for the color on the outside of your steak also that extra kiss of
smoky flavor is very delicious one tablespoon of onion powder and then here's kind of a little the
little judge the little extra two teaspoons of dried thyme and two teaspoons of dried rosemary
and i actually use the rosemary in the time where i can see the leaves because i like the visual of
those fresh herbs on the outside of the steak i think it's beautiful if you like to not you know
bite into a piece of rosemary or thyme you can use the ground versions of those same seasonings
not too complicated not too crazy but absolutely delicious and the stuff in there will have people
taste it and going oh what is that it's unique it's different and it's delightful
so now we're going to season our steaks and we're going to season our steaks quite a while prior to
grilling them we're going to season and then give these about an hour for the giant brining
process to occur but we can talk about that in a second let's get the seasonings on there
okay now on our middle steak we're going to be doing just regular salt and pepper but if we're
only doing two seasonings they should be the best version of those seasonings so we have a really
nice flake kosher salt and a really great coarse ground black pepper if you want an extra coarse
you can even grind it yourself and get that super delicious fresh pepper flavor
and then last up i'm going to be using my beef seasoning this is the 20 20 nb nbbqa
beef seasoning of the year first place winner and i might be a little bit biased because i
made it but i truly think this is one of the best steak seasonings on the planet it gives you
that salt and pepper base it gives you that classic flavor that doesn't overpower the beef
and then all of the little extras that i've put in the bottle are there to complement and
enhance that rich robust beef flavor and not overwhelm or take away from it so that's what
we're putting on steak number three because it's just the best and it's my favorite okay
all right lovely now that our steaks are seasoned here's what's going to happen we're actually going
to be dry brining these steaks and a brining process is essentially adding salt solution so
that the meat itself retains moisture and you get that seasoning that savory flavor
all of the way through and because each of our seasonings have salt as the base they're going to
act as the savory salty briny solution the salt's actually going to draw moisture out of the meat
itself which sounds counterintuitive because i just said it was going to make it more juicy
but the salt pulls out the moisture the moisture actually
mixes with the salt and the seasonings on the outside of the meat dissolves the salt
and then pulls that salty liquid back in deep into the meat itself so by letting these sit
for about the next hour to an hour and a half we'll be able to watch that process happen
the moisture come out and then actually go back into the steak and when our steaks are nice and
dry there's no moisture left on the outside that means they're ready to hit the grill
our beautiful steaks have been resting for the last just over an hour and you can see
what has happened during the dry brining process the salt pulled the moisture out just like it was
supposed to dissolve the salt on the outside and then absorbed it all back in so they're actually
pretty dry on the surface you will still see some flakes of salt anywhere that it's sitting
on a little river of fat because there's not moisture in there for the salt to pull out
totally fine don't worry about it but the rest of it you shouldn't really be seeing
any large remaining flakes of salt that means all of that you know salty savory goodness is deep
into the meat and these guys are ready to grill now we are cooking these over charcoal we've got
our grates preheated to about 650 degrees very high temperatures this is going to be a quick
moving grilling process but because our steaks have been sitting out they've slowly risen in
temperature inside so we should have a really nice balance of a crispy crust on the exterior
a nice medium rare in the middle we're looking to cook these to an internal temperature of about 130
degrees we'll probably turn them four times on the grill two turns on each side two to three minutes
between each turn and pull them off let them rest and then we get to eat them side by side yummy
i've got a fun little ir thermometer that will actually tell me the temperature of my
grill grates not just the overall temperature of the grill so we can see oh that part's real hot
where the hot spots are as we move past it right in the middle seems to be a really really hot spot
and then around the edges or closer to that 500 degrees so let's get these steaks on there i am
using grill grates today they're actually like an aftermarket grill great feature that you can add
to whatever type of grill you have and they make the most beautiful sear marks on
steak i'm also covering the grill in between flipping the steaks that
way it gives them a little bit more of an even cook all the way around
i i mean every day of my job is pretty awesome but this is like
the most awesome of days all right i'm going to dive into the steak seasoning first i'm
taking a piece off of the spinalis which is that nice fatty muscle on the end of each rib bite
my mouth is watering
so good so you get beef first and foremost and it is delightfully
savory but it's certainly not over salted and then right at the end i got this little flare
of the rosemary and the thyme it made it feel very fresh a little bit sophisticated
and it tastes amazing i think this classic steak seasoning should be a staple in your pantry
definitely something that is very giftable and anytime you make something at home it really gives
you the option to customize like you could add some cayenne in there if you wanted a little bit
of heat you could add a little bit of brown sugar if you like to slightly slightly sweeter crust on
your steak like homemade stuff is fun because it gives you that ability okay salt and pepper time
the crust on that is unreal that nice charred charcoaly caramelized flavor
and i think that stands out a little bit more on the salt and pepper steak because
the seasoning is so simple you get beef you get char you get salt you get pepper
and it's very very tasty then the beef rub i just have such a soft spot in my heart for beef rub
i think that's my favorite it makes the beef taste beefier almost
like it's a really bright seasoning it lifts because beef can be really heavy and there are
a few ingredients in here that i think really lift up the richness of the steak i mean listen to me
you cannot go wrong if you are a salt and pepper person i love you if you love customizing homemade
seasonings at home start with a steak seasoning build on it and add what you love if you love the
convenience of something store-bought that has amazing flavor to it the beef rub is the way to
go either way you're going to end up with a really really delicious steak very very simple to prepare
and dang if all these don't taste fancy and delicious and amazing and you guys should
make them and post on social media and use the hashtag heygirlhey so i can see it and cheer you
on on your journey to becoming a backyard barbecue hero we'll see you guys next time
salt and pepper todd over here
i knew that's what you would go for first that's my favorite i know
will you do me a simple classic try the beef rub do me a solid
beef rub
wow that's such a crazy contrast it's zippier it's like you said oh my gosh that's so perfect
all right i mean salt and pepper is a classic but beef rub is popping all right
whoa completely different herby i can taste those herbs not as punchy as the other one oh i'd go i'd
do cayenne in there yeah all good all incredible three for three three thumbs up three thumbs up
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