Mains

Smoked Strip Steak

Start with the best NY strip steak you can find. Season it aggressively. Then smoke. Low and Slow. Evac when just under medium rare. It will be a beautiful reddish hue. Pause to admire it and then sear it to create a good crust. Slice. Find Nirvana.


Mise en Place
STAPLES MEAT
kosher salt n ny strip steaks, trimed
pepper
canola oil

Equipment
1 smoker, 220
1 cast iron skillet
1 temp probe

Directions
Step Action
1 let your steaks sit on the counter 30 minutes
2 generously apply salt and pepper on all sides
3 go and get your smoker smoking
4 with the biggest steak, insert probe into the middle of the meat, going through the long way (more probe in meat, easier to center, better temp reading)
5 stick meat on smoker
6 smoke
7 when meat reaches 120, start getting cast iron skillet hot with a thin layer of oil
8 when meat hits 125, evac meat
9 remove probe
10 sear meat in skillet, 1 minute per side
11 evac and let rest 5 minutes
12 serve whole, or slice against the grain and serve on a platter

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