Tuscan T- Bone Steak Or Bistecca Alla Fiorentina

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 (1 1/2 lb) beef t-bone steaks, cut to an even thickness of 1 to 1 1/4 inches
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 3 sprigs fresh rosemary, leaves removed and roughly chopped
• extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
• sea salt
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 trim any excess fat from steak and pat dry with paper towels.
• 2 pour olive oil into a shallow dish and add garlic and rosemary. turn the steak in the oil, ensuring there is some garlic and rosemary on each side.
• 3 cover dish with a double layer of plastic wrap and let marinate in the refrigerator for 24 hours, turning the meat a couple of times.
• 4 bring the meat to room temperature before cooking.
• 5 preheat charcoal barbecue, when coals are covered with ash you are ready to cook! (i have made this on a gas barbeque, it is delicious).
• 6 take the meat out of the marinade and remove any pieces of garlic or rosemary from the steak. pat dry with paper towels.
• 7 place the steak on a rack about 3 inches above the coals and cook for about 4 minutes.
• 8 turn steak over and cook for another 3 minutes, steak will be rare.
• 9 cook for a couple of minutes longer on each side for medium-rare, but this is traditionally served rare.
• 10 transfer to a warm plate, season both sides with salt and pepper, then let the meat rest for 5 minutes.
• 11 to serve - stand the steak upright with the bone at the bottom and, using a sharp knife, remove the meat on either side of the bone in one piece.
• 12 cut each piece into thick slices. divide the slices between 2 serving plates.
• 13 pour the meat juices that have accumulated over the sliced steak.
• 14 drizzle with a little of the best extra virgin olive oil you can lay your hands on!
• 15 serve with sauteed potatoes, an arugula salad and lemon wedges if desired, accompanied by a glass of chianti classico or your favourite red wine.
• 16 enjoy!
• 17 marinating time not included in prep time.