They said not to cook over an open flame...I didn’t listen (Japanese A5)

gonepostal

Have been saving this for awhile and decided to cook it tonight. I purchased a ribeye, strip, and a fillet a few months back. I practiced with the ribeye soon thereafter  alternating between a cast iron pan and going directly on the egg. The recommendations were to cook it in a hot pan seasoned with salt and pepper but I felt things would be just fine directly on the egg. 
So tonight I decided to season and go direct without a pan. I allowed  the extremely thin strip to get away from me a little bit ( I’ll blame the beer) but I rushed out and snatched the fillet off in plenty of time. 
 I was inspired by a side from @bgebrent a couple of weeks ago and have cooked it 3 times already! The wife says that I can cook it every single night and she would be fine with it. It’s a new staple in this house. 
Plated pics. Thanks for looking!

milesvdustin

You left the side of the egg with a piece of meat like that on it? Props to You!!! 

I would have been hovering like a mother hen 

bgebrent

Gorgeous. Nothing else. Great cook brother. 

g8golfer

Just curious how good is that steak compared to a prime steak? Is it worth the extra money? Looks great by the way. 

bgebrent

g8golfer said:

Just curious how good is that steak compared to a prime steak? Is it worth the extra money? Looks great by the way. 

Prime is worth it for me. Personal for sure. 

JohnInCarolina

Look at that marbling lol!  That is ridiculous!

Ozzie_Isaac

Good God man.  That is like cooking a piece of gold! I am way jelly.  Nicely done.

caliking

That does look amazing.

I fired up the Japanese translator and found this:
"A5= fat. Well-marbled with meat."

mEGG_My_Day

Nice - I'm jealous- I had pizza tonight

gonepostal

g8golfer said:

Just curious how good is that steak compared to a prime steak? Is it worth the extra money? Looks great by the way. 

@g8golfer the richness of the strip and previously the ribeye was incredible. It's hard to describe how good it is. A little goes a long way. Sorta like you wouldn't sit down and eat 3 pieces of your favorite cheesecake or pie in 1 sitting. As far as the filet...it was very good but didn't wow me as much as the other 2 steaks. In the end it was just a very good steak that i could get very close to locally with far less funds. Bucket list item has been checked. Will i do it again? Maybe somewhere down the road. I can buy a lot of prime for what i gave for those 3 steaks. So for now...i'm content!

Hans61

lousubcap

Now that is living large right there.  Congrats on checking the bucket list and nailing the cook.  Most eggcellent.  

logchief

I dream of cooking a ribeye like that.  Beautiful

HoosierBBQ

Steak looks amazing. What is included in the side of veggies?

NPHuskerFL

gonepostal

HoosierBBQ said:

Steak looks amazing. What is included in the side of veggies?

@HoosierBBQ I've been looking to upgrade my sides for awhile and was lucky enough to stumble on those veggies on a @bgebrent post recently. My variation is:  Squash, Zucchini, Sliced Mushrooms, Onions, S&P, Garlic Pepper - cooked fast in a Cast Iron Skillet with Olive Oil...

SmokingPiney

Just....wow! 

Great cook! 

theyolksonyou

SandyHookEgger

This is why I hesitate to post cooks. Really a first class job.

FWRealtor

Where do you even buy steaks like that? 

JohnnyTarheel

Mighty fine brother!!!

gonepostal

FWRealtor said:

Where do you even buy steaks like that? 

@FWRealtor sorry just seeing this. I got these from Crowd Cow. I stumbled on an upcoming Japanese A5 sale in my Facebook newsfeed of all places. They only have those a few times per year if i understand it right. Costco sells it online but i think you have to buy larger cuts.  

FWRealtor

Thanks! I saw 20 lbs of A5 strip steaks on Amazon for $2,998.95.  I guess I will just keep buying crappy old Prime steaks for a while. lol