Robb Walshs Barbecued Cowboy Steaks Recipes

GRILLED COWBOY STEAK

Steps:

• Let steak rest at room temperature about 1 hour. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Heat a grill pan to medium-high. (For cooking steak entirely on a gas grill, see step 3.)
• Pat steak dry with paper towels. Season steak generously with salt and pepper. Cover exposed bone with foil to prevent browning. Drizzle safflower oil over steak, rub to coat, and place on grill pan. Grill for about 5 minutes, rotating steak 45 degrees halfway through for crosshatch marks; flip and repeat. Transfer steak to a baking sheet fitted with a wire rack and finish cooking in oven until steak reaches 125 degrees for medium-rare, 12 to 14 minutes. Remove steak from oven and let rest 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
• Alternately, if using a gas grill: Let steak rest at room temperature about 1 hour. Pat steak dry with paper towels. Heat grill to medium-high. When grill is hot, scrub with grill brush and sweep lightly with oil. Season both sides of steak generously with salt and pepper, cover exposed bone with foil to prevent browning, and place on grill. Cover, and grill over direct heat about 5 minutes, rotating steak 45 degrees halfway through for crosshatch marks; flip and repeat. Move to indirect heat and continue cooking 6 to 7 minutes more per side, flipping once, for medium-rare (125 degrees on an instant-read thermometer). Remove from grill and let rest 10 minutes before slicing and serving.

COWBOY STEAK

Steps:

• Bring steaks to room temperature before grillng.
• Soak onions in milk for one hour; drain.
• In a large bowl or pie pan mix together flour, chili powder, cornstarch, salt, cumin, sugar and paprika.
• Dredge onions in flour mixture, shaking off any excess.
• Heat oil in a large heavy frying pan (cast iron works well) and heat to 360 degress Fahrenheit.
• Add onions in batches, cooking until golden brown. BE CAREFUL. They cook fast (30 to 45 seconds).
• Transfer onion rings to paper towels to drain off excess grease.
• Meanwhile, season steaks with salt and pepper and place in a cast iron skillet over medium high heat.
• Cook about 7 to 10 minutes per side, pouring off excess fat before turning.
• Finish cooking steaks on the grill (or skip the frying step and just grill steaks to desired doneness (10 minutes per side).
• Serve steaks with onion rings, baked potatoes and salsa, or as desired.

ROBB WALSH'S BARBECUED COWBOY STEAKS

Steps:

• In small bowl, make spice rub by combining first 6 ingredients.
• Sprinkle spice rub over both sides of steaks, pressing to adhere.
• Allow steaks to stand at room temperature 1 hour.
• Spread entire contents of mesquite chunks bag over 2/3 of bottom rack and prepare barbecue at medium-high heat.
• Grill steaks over mesquite until brown on both sides, about 2 minutes per side.
• Remove steaks from grill.
• Allow mesquite chunks to burn until only gray ash remains.
• Drain wood chips; scatter over mesquite.
• Return steaks to cooler part of grill, i.e., not over mesquite.
• Cover barbecue with lid; grill steaks to desired doneness, about 10 minutes for medium-rare. Let steaks reast 5 minutes before serving.