Porterhouse Steak With Orange & Cumin Rub Recipe
TT Tip: For an equally delicious and less expensive steak dinner, try the rub on a tri-tip steak, a flank steak or a rib-eye steak.
Recipe from the Tasting Table Test Kitchen
Orange-and-Cumin-Rubbed Grilled Porterhouse Steaks
Orange-and-Cumin-Rubbed Grilled Porterhouse Steaks Recipe from the Tasting Table Test Kitchen
servings
2
Ingredients
- One 2-pound 1½- to 2-inch-thick porterhouse steak
- Finely grated zest of ½ orange
- 1½ teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon canola or grapeseed oil
Directions
- Place the steak on a cutting board and pat both sides dry with a paper towel. Add the orange zest, salt, pepper and cumin to a small bowl and use your fingers to rub the ingredients together. Pat the mixture on both sides of the steak and set aside for 45 minutes.
- Preheat a gas or charcoal grill to medium.
- In a small bowl, add the oil. Use tongs to dip a folded paper towel into the oil, then rub the oil-saturated towel along the grill grates. Place the steak on the grill and cook until nicely charred, 6 to 8 minutes. Turn the steak over and cook until the second side is charred but the center of the steak still gives under light pressure, 6 to 7 minutes longer (for a rare to medium-rare steak). Transfer to a platter and rest for 10 minutes.
- Using a knife, slice the strip (the long piece) and fillet (the small round piece) from the bone and carve the two cuts crosswise, against the grain. Divide between the plates and serve.