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Behold Medicated Grass Fed Ribeye

Happy Thursday my fellow Steemians. @Bigpchef here, and I hope everyone is gearing up for the upcoming weekend of festivities. I know here in northern Cali we're gearing up for some beach weather; although the water is still way too cold to enjoy. That darn Pacific. With the warm weather right around the corner, I really had an itch to bust out the bbq grill. BUUUTTT, sadly I live in an apartment complex, and I do not have access to one. The next best thing: reverse sear a ribeye in la casa. And medicate it for added measure. Oh yeah!!

What is a reverse sear you may be thinking...
To simplify it: reverse sear is cooking your steak over low heat until cooked to desired temperature. You then allow the steak to rest for about 10-15 mins to redistribute the juices. Finally you finish of the steak in a screaming hot cast iron pan for about 1 min on each side. This method allows for an even level of cooking throughout the steak, as well as provides a nice, crispy crust. That being said, this recipe, and reverse searing in general is better suited for thicker steaks. Against my better judgement, I tried with the ribeye I had in the fridge. Sadly, it was just under an inch. As you can see in the picture below, the steak was slightly overcooked to med-well, as suppose to med, or med-rare. But hey, just because it wasn't perfect, doesn't mean it wasn't amazing in flavor. Live, learn, and try again.

What
Favorite Cut of Steak
Beautiful Asparagus
Fresh Herbs
Grill Seasoning
Medicated Butter
Instant Read Thermometer

How
Sprinkle steak with seasoning and allow to marinate for about an hour. Preheat oven to 275 deg F. Meanwhile toss the asparagus in some olive oil and salt n peppa. Place the steak on a rack of some kind so that it does not sit on bottom of oven pan. You want the steak lifted. Cook steak in oven about 15-40 mins depending on your desired level of doneness. About 140 for medium; (thickness will play a factor here as well). Remove steak from oven and allow to rest. While steak is resting, go ahead and cook the asparagus till al dente. About 5-7 mins. Place a cast iron skillet on high heat and add a little bit of olive oil & butter (DO NOT USE MEDICATED BUTTER AT THIS TEMP), until it starts to smoke. Quickly sear the steak about 1 min on each side. Warning: If you do this at home, in an apartment with a balcony door and a window, you will hot box your place. But, hey, who doesn't want a smokey meat hot box from time to time?! The steak does not need to rest here, but you can allow it to do so if you'd like.

This is how the steak looked 25 mins after being cooked over low heat in the oven. Turned out to be 5 mins too long.

Medicating your beef
I wanted to keep the medicated portion of this recipe easy. I always top my steak with melted butter to give it that steakhouse flavor, (trust me, they all do it) so I figured let's go that route. I simple browned some homemade cannabutter in a pan over low heat, and added some fresh herbs to it. Let that cook for about a min to draw all the flavor out from the herbs and then proceeded to pour that bad boy over the steak. It may seem like a lot, but hey that's why bread was invented, to mop all that goodness up.

And there it is...enjoy
I hope you enjoyed this edition of bigpmedibles. Thank you for your time, and thanks to the Tuck clan for their love and support. Please give me a follow https://steemit.com/@bigpchef and medicate on!!