We discovered this scrumptious dish during a luncheon prepared for us in Venice by Marcella Hazan. Hot-searing coaxes flavor from beef, a method Marcella also advised us to use for fresh tuna.
Ingredients
- 1⁄3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 12 cloves garlic, peeled
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 2 boneless rib-eye or strip steaks, cut 2" thick
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
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Instructions
Step 1
Heat oil and garlic in a medium saute pan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until garlic is pale gold, about 7 minutes. Remove from heat and add rosemary sprigs, turning them over several times, then set pan (with garlic and rosemary) aside.
Step 2
Heat a large, seasoned cast-iron skillet or stove-top grill over high heat. When the pan is very hot, add the steaks, which should sizzle instantly and quickly begin to smoke. Cook until very brown on one side, 2-3 minutes; then turn steaks over, sprinkle with salt, and cook for another 3 minutes (the steaks should be very rare).
Step 3
Remove skillet from heat and transfer steaks to a cutting board. Slice them on an angle, across the grain, into 1⁄2"-thick slices.
Step 4
Return pan with garlic and rosemary to stove and heat over medium-high heat. When oil begins to heat up, add the steak slices together with any juices on the cutting board. Cook about 1 minute, turning frequently and seasoning generously with black pepper.
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