Dry-brined American wagyu rib steak, low and slow in cast iron, with cheater sauce bordelaise
J. Kenji López-Alt · ♥ 8K likes · 330.8K views · 19 min video
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- 1 whole wagyu steak
- diamond crystal kosher salt
Season the steak well on all sides with coarse kosher salt.
Set it on a rack on a tray and refrigerate uncovered for two to three days, until the surface is dry.
Preheat a large cast iron pan in the pizza oven over the highest heat.
Cast iron in the pizza oven, and why not the grill
Turn the heat down to quite low. Add the steak with no added fat and no more salt; cook low and slow, flipping now and then.
Starting the steak low and slow
Insert a probe thermometer and cook until the center reaches about 115F.
Flip once the first side has a good crust and move the pan as far from the fire as possible; continue low and slow, flipping a couple of times, until the center reads about 117F.
Checking the crust and flipping
- thyme
- garlic
Turn the heat up, remove the thermometer, add thyme and garlic to the rendered fat and baste the steak with it.
Pull the steak at 125F internal and rest it on a cutting board; it should reach about 130F after resting.
- broccoli
- olive oil
- salt
- pepper
Roast cut broccoli tossed with olive oil, salt and pepper in the hot oven; spoon a little beef fat from the pan over it.
- homemade chicken stock
- red wine
- thyme sprigs
For the sauce: reduce homemade chicken stock (several batches of jus) low and slow, add red wine and thyme sprigs, reduce, and strain.
- beef fat
Slice the steak, separating the spinalis along the seam from the longissimus.
- carrots
- panko
Cook carrots in the sauce bordelaise.
- olive oil
- fresh garlic
- anchovies
- parsley
Plate the beef with the broccoli, carrots and breadcrumbs, spoon over the sauce and finish with a little salt.