One of life's little pleasures for me is grilling a nice steak, grabbing a satisfying Argentine Malbec or California Cabernet, and parking myself in front of my hi-fi for some musical enjoyment. It really doesn't get much better than this (unless it's raining or snowing outside -- that's icing on the cake).
So, what are your favorite home-cooked steaks and how do you prefer to prepare them? For me, I find that a ribeye or porterhouse from my local Wegman's is fantastic. I season it with Montreal steak seasoning and grill it for about 8 minutes per side (4 minutes in the 10 o'clock position and 4 minutes in the 2 o'clock position). I've played with grilling for less time and finishing in the oven, but don't feel it adds much.
I dont like to eat while I listen but love to digest a great Porter or Tbone afterwards with a nice Milk Stout. If I am feeling froggy a nice one hitter works for desert now and zen. I only get my meat from my organic neighbor, I get a quarter beef and pork at a time for $300 packaged. I cant really eat meat from a store anymore, well I can but it sucks.
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