How to cook a ribeye steak on the grill

Grilled Steak with Bourbon Garlic Butter– How to grill the perfect steak: Melted Bourbon Garlic butter blankets seared on the outside, juicy, tender on the inside steaks for an easy BBQ meal for entertaining.

Grilled Steak with Garlic Bourbon butter is a BBQ lover’s dream recipe!  The steak is made using some very simple tricks that are no-fail ways to make an easy and impressive meal for entertaining!  Nothing fancy mind you, just easy to use techniques to grill the perfect steak.

Cooking a steak on the grill is one of our favorite ways to entertain. It’s great on any grill, a smoker, a charcoal or a gas grill. There is something about the way the flames sear the surface that gives an out of this world tasting experience.

Deciding what to grill

Choosing the cut/classification of meat is the most important thing when deciding to grill. Ive chosen the ribeye for this recipe but I was careful to pick choice or prime classified beef.

While Prime is the highest classification, a choice cut works very well and it saves a lot of money at the store. (Who doesn’t want to save some $$)

The difference in the classification is the amount of marbilization of fat in the meat. A more marbleized cut of meat yields a more tender and juicy steak.

Other cuts of beef that would work are a T-bone, Porterhouse, Strip Steak (NY, KC or Strip Loin) or a tenderloin.

You’ll want to select a cut of beef that is a thicker cut. At minimum you’ll want a cut that is one inch thick, ideally… select 1 1/4″ thickness. You get a much better texture and juicy steak if you have a thicker steak.

Thinner cuts dry out because they cook fast which in turn leads to a tougher steak. Nobody wants a tough steak when you’ve spent good money for a good steak!

Bone-in or Boneless Ribeye

The ribeye is a popular choice for grilling because of its size and the amount of fat to beef ratio. It’s very marbled and thus is very juicy and flavorful.

Either bone in or boneless is a great choice. There is a general concensus that meat served on the bone is more flavorful— but either way its very flavorful.

I tend to buy what is on sale or available. But A bone in ribeye can make a great presentation for entertaining.

A tomahawk ribeye is especially impressive. It’d different than a regular bone-in ribeye in that the bone is at minimum 5 inches longer than the steak— it’s drenched (meaning all of the meat is cut away and cleaned from the bone.

If you are having a dinner party celebration a tomahawk steak would be a great presentation. They tend to be a little thicker so you could also serve it for the whole table by slicing it and having everyone take pieces from the platter.

4 Essential things to do to achieve a perfectly cooked steak:

1. 30 minutes before grilling, remove the steaks from the fridge to allow them to come to room temperature.  This will allow for even faster cooking.  If the steak is ice cold, it will take longer to cook and thus the outsides will overcook giving a dry overcooked edge.
2. Season the steak with salt.  Salt is essential to help give a great crust and it will bring out the flavor of the meat. Season right before placing it on the grill (up to 15 minutes before) so that it seasons the meat, but doesn’t draw out all of the juices.
3. Either include a little bit of olive oil in your marinade or be sure and brush some olive oil on the edges of the steak before grilling.  This will help promote a beautiful color and the sear will be more defined.
4. Don’t overcook the meat.  Professional Chefs can look at a steak and know when it’s done by touching it and feeling the consistency.  I’ve cooked a lot of steaks so I’ve gotten pretty good at it as well but there are 2 fail-safe ways to guide your grilling.
   1.  Omaha Steaks uses the thickness of your steak to give you the amount of time you will grill it. You can find the guidelines here. (This is the method I prefer)
   2. You can also use an instant-read thermometer and cook to the desired temperatures.  This chart from the Food Network puts the guides to follow if you want to use a thermometer here.

What temperature to grill steak to

Steak Doneness	Remove from Grill	Final Cooked Temperature
Rare	125 to 130°F	125 to 135°F
Medium Rare	140°F	145°F
Medium	155°F	160°F
Well Done	165°F	170°F

Bourbon Butter: Steakhouse Butter

Bourbon Butter is a compound butter. What is a compound butter you ask? Its a butter that is whipped with herbs, seasonings and in this case a liquid of Bourbon that is then formed into a log and cut into patties to place onto your steak.

It is like adding a light flavorful sauce right at the last minute….. the cold butter patty as it melts oozes all over the steak and combines with the juices to boost the flavor of the steak.

This bourbon butter is made of garlic, shallots, lemon zest salt and parsley…. and of course a good helping of bourbon for a smoky flavor.

This butter would also be great a top mushrooms, onions or as a dipping sauce for steamed or grilled artichokes.

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I added a Bourbon Garlic Compound Butter to put over the top for this recipe, but if you follow the guidelines above you don’t need the compound butter to have a juicy, melt in your mouth steak to serve.  That being said, the Bourbon butter is a fantastic flavor amplifier to take an ordinary steak to out of this world delicious!

Looking for other great BBQ Summer recipes?  Try these recipes:

• Grilled Mojo Pork
• BBQ Beef Ribs
• Grilled BBQ Pork Ribs
• Mustard Glazed Pork Chops
• Stuffed Bratwurst
• Bloody Mary Flank Steak
• Hawaiian Chicken Kebobs

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More Sides to Pair with Grilled Meats (Cookout Sides)

• Cucumber Dill Salad ~ just like mom used to make!
• American Sweet Corn Salad with Chili Lime Dressing
• Asian Peanut Coleslaw Salad – inspired by my local Thai Restaurant salad!
• Grilled Hasselback Potatoes (the bourbon butter works amazing on these too!!)
• Red White and Blue Salad (Watermelon Anyone?)
• Tomato Burrata Salad ~ gourmet salad that is SO EASY!

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