Caveman Skirt Steak

JeffCowley

After watching a short video by Alton Brown, I decided to give it a try.  Also, it served as a good reason to give the Egg a good cleaning.

One skirt steak, cut in half.  Seasoned liberally with Kosher Salt.  I let it sit at room temp for about an hour while the Egg got hot.  With the coals white hot and the dome temp at roughly 700 degrees, I placed the steaks directly on the coals.  Closed the lid, counted to 40, then lifted the lid and quickly turned them over.  Repeated another 40 count, then pulled them off (being sure to shake off all the big pieces of lump) and immediately placed into foil.  I let sit in foil for 15 minutes before unwrapping and slicing.  I cut each steak in half, then sliced lengthwise on a bias.  The small bits of coal simply dissolved.

Man, they were good!  Very juicy and tender, great beef flavor.  At only 700 degrees, I think I could have let them cook for a full minute on each side.  I prefer rare steak, but everyone else in my house thought they were a little too rare.  A dusting of Swamp Venom would make for great steak for fajitas.

Anybody else cook caveman style?  What other cuts of meat or techniques have been used?

Happy Father's Day to all!  -Jeff

JeffCowley

Some pics from the cook.

hapster

Awesome!!! I am so wanting to throw a good marbled steak right on the coals...

nealcr1

I've only done peppers direct on the coals. This looks awesome.

TexanOfTheNorth

Looks great. I think I'll give that a try with some NY strips I've got.

Regarding your temp... I'd expect that the temp directly on the coals was much higher than 700*. Did you have any trouble getting the steaks flipped over because of the intense heat?

KenfromMI

If they think that's too rare send them my way.

Egghead_Daron

I really need to try this. I keep considering it but then I don't do it. They look great!

JeffCowley

TexanOfTheNorth said:

Looks great. I think I'll give that a try with some NY strips I've got.

Regarding your temp... I'd expect that the temp directly on the coals was much higher than 700*. Did you have any trouble getting the steaks flipped over because of the intense heat?

I suspect you're right -- the temp was likely much higher at the coals than it was at the top of the dome.  A few pieces of lump stuck when I flipped them but it easily pulled off with the tongs.  Any small particles simply dissolved while it was resting.

Little Steven

Gran arrachera buscando!

mcmac

The finished product looks great. 

I have never gone Caveman... but can certainly see how it would provide the ultimate sear!

BTW... they look to be cooked perfect for my taste.