Best Texas T Bones Recipes

TEXAS T-BONES

Steps:

• Trim fat on beef steaks to 1/4-inch thickness. Rub beef with garlic. Press pepper into beef. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour. Mix butter, mustard, Worcesershire sauce and lime juice; reserve.
• Heat coals or gas grill for direct heat. Cover and grill beef 4 to 5 inches from medium heat 16 to 18 minutes for medium doneness, turning halfway through grilling. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Place beef on warm platter; remove bone. Cut beef at slanted angle into thin slices. Serve with butter mixture.

TEXAS T-BONE STEAK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275°F.
• In a bowl, combine jalapeño powder, garlic powder and cumin. Stir to combine.
• Season the T-Bones generously on both sides with salt. Season again on both sides with jalapeño powder, garlic and cumin blend.
• Place steaks on broiler pan and put into preheated oven.
• Cook until internal temperature reaches 125°F. (About 45-60 minutes)
• Let steaks rest for 10 minutes under foil.
• Preheat skillet until piping hot.
• Sear steaks 1 minute per side. Serve immediately.
• In a bowl, combine jalapeño powder, garlic powder and cumin. Stir to combine.
• Place a cast iron or heavy based skillet over MEDIUM-HIGH heat. Place butter in the skillet to melt.
• While the butter is melting, season the T-Bones generously on both sides with salt. Season again on both sides with jalapeño powder, garlic and cumin blend.
• Once the pan is hot and the butter is bubbling, place the steaks in to cook. Turn every 30-60 seconds. Use a spoon to collect the hot, melted butter and scoop it repeatedly over the tops of the steaks to baste.
• Continue until the steaks have reached your desired level of doneness.
• Remove from pan and rest under foil at for at least 10 minutes before slicing and enjoying.

PAN SEARED T-BONE STEAK

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. A half-hour before cooking, remove steak from refrigerator.
• Heat a large skillet over high heat. Pat steak dry and season generously with salt and pepper. Add oil to hot skillet and when it begins to smoke add steak. Reduce heat slightly and cook steak until browned, about 4 minutes on each side. Transfer skillet to the oven. Roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted sideways into the steak registers 120 degrees F for medium-rare, about 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer steak to a cutting board and let it rest for 10 minutes. Cut steak from the bone and carve meat across the grain.

FIERY HOT TEXAS T-BONES WITH CHIPOTLE SMASHED POTATOES AND HOT AND SWEET PEPPER SAUTE

Steps:

• Seed and slice the hot and sweet fresh peppers and reserve.
• Cover potatoes with water and bring to a boil. Add salt to boiling water. Cook potatoes until tender, 10-12 minutes. Chop and brown bacon in a small skillet and add a tablespoon of chipotle powder and onions. Cook 5 minutes over medium heat until onions are tender. When potatoes are tender, drain and return to hot pot. Add bacon mixture and sour cream to the potatoes. Smash potatoes and season with salt, to taste.
• While potatoes are working, combine dry spice rub: chili powder, remaining chipotle powder, cumin and grill seasoning. Rub steaks liberally on both sides with the mixture. Heat a 12 to14-inch skillet screaming hot. Add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, 2 turns of the pan. It will smoke. Add steaks and do not turn for 6 minutes. Flip and cook another 6 minutes for medium rare, up to 10 minutes for well done. Remove skillet from flame and add bourbon. Return steaks to stove and flame the pan. When the fire goes out, transfer the meat to a large serving platter and pour pan juices over the top. Let meat rest for juices to redistribute. Return pan to heat and add remaining tablespoon vegetable oil to the skillet. Add hot and sweet peppers to the pan and saute them for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pile peppers alongside steaks.
• Remove meat from the T bones and cut into 4 portions. Top with some peppers and pile some chipotle smashers along side. Spoon drippings and juices over meat and serve.