How To Cook The Perfect T Bone Steak On The Grill
Clean and oil the grate.
How to cook the perfect t bone steak on the grill. Rest your steaks for 5 minutes before serving covering lightly with foil. Prepare the grill with a 2 zones. Cook for an additional 1 1 2 minutes.
For the perfect medium rare t bone steak grill for 10 13 minutes for a 1 inch steak and 14 17 minutes for a 1 inch steak turning about 1 minute before the halfway point. The leaner tenderloin and the fattier strip. The challenge with a t bone steak is that it has two distinct pieces of meat on it which cook at different rates.
Preheat barbecue grill plate to medium. Leave the steak on the grill. Place the t bone steaks diagonally at a 90 degree angle over the heated burners.
For charcoal that is 2 to 3 coals thick for the high zone and 1 layer of coals for medium. The fillets cook quicker so you want them pointed toward the side of the grill that is not as hot. A meat thermometer should read 130 f.
Cook on grill turning regularly for 4 minutes each side then stand upright on flat part of bone and cook for a further 4 minutes. High and medium low heat. Sprinkle a good amount of salt and a decent amount of ground pepper on the steak.
Add more coals to the heated side of the grill or adjust the gas burners to 450 f 232 c. Make sure the heated portion is blazing hot before you finish the steak over it. Let them cook for 2 minutes use tongs rotate the steak 90 degrees diagonally the other direction.