Grass-Fed Rib Eye Steaks and Another Giveaway!
Okay, we’ve talked about the perfect steak and we’ve talked about turning $7 per lb grass-fed burger patties into Patty Melts and WHY you should turn $7 per lb grass-fed burger patties into Patty Melts. Now, my friends, we must talk about my addiction to grilled meat, specifically beef.
I love it. I adore it. I would do un-natural things to it if I could eat it every day. I finally came to terms with this last night.
I was enjoying this…
…on my front porch. There was a cool breeze in the air, the blue jays were screaming, Greg was carrying on polite dinner conversation and all I could think about was stealing his rib-eye. His beautiful, grass-fed, robust, beefy, fork tender, grilled-to-perfection-with-a-perfect-amount-of-marbling rib-eye. I wanted it. I Had to have it.
There he was, yammering on about his day, completely unaware I was about to take his beef.
POW! BOOM! POW!
And this is what I get for trying to steal a man’s steak…
…a fork to the finger. See that little red dot? That would be a fork puncture wound.
This is when I realized I had a “problem”, because my friends, this was sooooooo not the first time. You see, Greg has been aware of my addiction for sometime and that is why he demonstrated cat like reflexes when guarding his rib-eye. His beautiful, grass-fed, robust, beefy, fork tender, grilled-to-perfection-with-a-perfect-amount-of-marbling rib-eye.
Much like roasted chicken, the rib-eye steak can be vile if done wrong or a supreme feast if done right. First and foremost, you should only, only, only, only, buy quality rib-eyes. None of that mass-produced crap will do. La Cense Beef is our choice. Simply put, it will rock your socks off.
We believe in it so whole-heartily that where going to hold ANOTHER GIVEAWAY!
A LA CENSE BEEF GIVEAWAY!
Just tell us what your favorite steak condiment (like blue cheese, onion marmalade, etc) is in the comments section below. Be sure to register with an email address you check often. The drawing will be held on October 31st at 5PM 7PM Eastern time (We got a last minute job, so the giveaway has been EXTENDED!!!!!!). Oooooooooooooo…a spooky drawing!!!!!!
(EMAIL ADDRESS ARE USED FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF CONTACTING YOU IF YOU WIN AND NOTHING ELSE. We gotta get a hold of you somehow. Winners must be located in the USA and be age 18 or over.)
So what does the winner get?????? 2 La Cense Beef grass-fed burger patties and 1 Petit Sirlon!!!!!!!!!! Shipped to you in the cutest little orange box, on dry ice. And yes, this is totally free for you. Even the shipping is paid for.
The Divine Rib Eye Steak
Serves 2
2 1-1/2″ thick Grass-Fed Rib Eye Steaks (preferably from La Cense Beef)
1 lemon
1 tbsp garlic super minced (just keep mincing even after you think it is minced enough)
course sea salt and cracked black pepper
For best results, use a charcoal grill and use hardwood charcoal.
Fire up the grill to super hot. For a charcoal grill, light the Hardwood and allow to burn for 20 minutes with the lid open. Oxygen fuels fire.
Allow steaks to reach room temperature. Season both sides with salt, pepper, 1/2 the juice of lemon, and minced garlic.
Put the steaks on the grill. It should immediately sear. That is how hot the grill should be.
Note: grass-fed beef cooks much faster than regular, chemically induced beef
Grill the steaks for about 2 to 2-1/2 minutes per side and NO MORE. Remove from grill, drizzle remaining lemon juice over steaks. Don’t drown them, just a sprinkle will do and let the steaks rest for 5 minutes.
Stumble it!
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:45 pm
There’s no way I’d miss out on the opportunity for this giveaway prize!
I love eating my steak with plenty of garlic-infused butter and a ginormous pile of carmelized onions. The richness of the stead + the bite of the garlic + the silkiness of the butter + the sweetness of the carmelized onions = heaven.
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:45 pm
I’m right there with you on the beef! My mouth is just watering looking at that steak! It looks fabulous!
My favorite topping would be caramelized onions and mushrooms. Yum!
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Can I still win if I say that I’m a heathen that actually likes to use A1? What if I promise not to sully such wonderful steaks with a grocery store steak sauce and make my own balsamic reduction with dijon mustard steak sauce instead? I also like a boursin cheese topping.
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:50 pm
yum! well, if we are going French that night, then bleu cheese & a pat of butter on top with a side of pomme frites! if, we are going traditional, then a nice rub down of olive oil, salt, pepper and crushed fresh garlic and grilled to perfection, along some marinated cherry tomatoes (olive oil, sea salt & rosemary) and a big fat glass of hearty red! Bring it on!
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Yes, I’m biased. But I happen to love making a reduction of our Barhyte Cracked Pepper Garlic Marinade (mixed with a little bit of pinot, of course) and serving that up with my steaks!
And suggestion: next time, parry with a spoon when you get attacked by a fork like that!
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Dianne: It truly is an addiction. I need help! You know though, my cholesterol is SUPER low!
Cathy: What’s really funny, is that I ALMOST wrote:” Anyone who lists A1 steak Sauce is automatically disqualified” But you are SO safe if you make your own!
Chez US: I adore blue cheese on beef, any beef. It really is the Bogie and Bacall of the food world.
Kelly: HA! i’ll remember that for next time, because there most certainly will be a next time. *sigh*
October 22nd, 2008 at 4:27 pm
I love some thick garlic butter on the top of a hot steak!! MMM…my mouth is watering just thinking about it!
October 22nd, 2008 at 4:51 pm
I like a little olive oil, tamari, a teeny timy amount of ginger and lemon and mucho garlic mmmmmm! that is my fav!!
October 22nd, 2008 at 5:06 pm
Oh, I love a nice creamy garlic butter, or a little olive oil with fresh ground pepper and some salt. Nothing too fancy, the BEEF should really shine through ya know!
October 22nd, 2008 at 5:14 pm
I love grilled steak with Gorgonzola Mushroom Butter on top. YUMMY!
October 22nd, 2008 at 5:31 pm
Those pictures are making me hungry!!! YUM! I love my steak with blue cheese, onions and mushrooms!
October 22nd, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Mmmm, steak! I like it simple with some salt and maybe a little garlic, but I want to be able to taste the meat!
October 22nd, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Oooooh! GReat giveaway!!!
I love my steak topped with gorgonzola and crispy fried onion straws. YUM.
October 22nd, 2008 at 5:50 pm
salt, pepper, good olive oil. then carmelized onions and sauteed crimini mushrooms. simple, perfect!
October 22nd, 2008 at 5:59 pm
It’s a toss up. Sometimes I just want salt and pepper, other times I want chimichurri. Great give away, thanks for offering it!
October 22nd, 2008 at 6:41 pm
i don’t wanta petite sirloin and burgers
I WANNA RIBEYE TOOOOOOOOOOO……..
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:41 pm
Ohhhh, I hope I win! I love my own home made dulce de tomate — tomato jam. Ok, home made chunky ketchup. Ok?!
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:44 pm
My favorite accompaniment would be nothing, I believe! Just a little bit of fleur de sel and a dead-on medium-rare degree of cooking! Such a BRILLIANT giveaway. And a fab ribeye…. I’m so jealous!
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:51 pm
My favourite would be caramelised onions and mushrooms. And if I do decide I want cheese, it’s muenster.
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:59 pm
A good steak needs nothing more than a touch of sea salt and fresh cracked black pepper
OK, maybe some fresh saute mixed mushrooms on the side haha
Pamela
October 22nd, 2008 at 8:09 pm
I like a little blue cheese or gorgonzola, which offends my husband. He wants nothing more than salt & pepper. To each his own!
October 22nd, 2008 at 8:32 pm
I like mine with some garlic butter, or just plain butter works too…
October 22nd, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Just plain - I like the flavor of the meat to shine.
October 22nd, 2008 at 8:42 pm
I like mine with a few squirts of fresh lemon.
October 22nd, 2008 at 8:59 pm
A bit of garlic butter and I’m in heaven.
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:02 pm
Fresh sea salt and tri-colored pepper. On a crusty grilled steak, that is all I need.
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:23 pm
oh man, i spent part of my childhood in argentina - of course i love beef! if a steak is cooked right then i really don’t like much of anything else on it.
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Roasted garlic salt…………mmmmmmmmmmm. Steak sounds really good right now!
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:37 pm
Sauteed mushrooms.
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Oh, Claudia. People in Hell want ice water, but you don’t hear them asking for ice when they are presented with a Green Jello giveaway.
Wow, that was so Dr. Phil.
October 22nd, 2008 at 10:02 pm
a bit of seasoning salt and sauteed mushrooms. Yum. I wish we had some ribeye for dinner tonight!
October 22nd, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Sauteed Mushrooms!!!!!
October 22nd, 2008 at 10:48 pm
a little salt and fresh cracked black pepper. that’s it!
October 23rd, 2008 at 12:08 am
Carmelized onions. Actually they would be my favorite topping for anything that isn’t dessert.
October 23rd, 2008 at 1:29 am
sorry call me a heathen, but I like ketchup.
October 23rd, 2008 at 9:06 am
Greg: Heathen
October 23rd, 2008 at 9:36 am
I’ll eat steak covered in anything (onions, blue cheese, garlic, soy sauce, A1 … whatever).
But the truth is that in my heart of hearts I am a purist. Give me a steak flavored with nothing more than salt and pepper and I’m the happiest girl in the world.
October 23rd, 2008 at 11:40 am
Love a bit of sea salt on top!
October 23rd, 2008 at 12:48 pm
I am a purist, and love my high quality beef to be covered in salt and fresh black pepper, and then grilled to perfection. And then I love to eat it with a loaf of crusty bread, some marinated olives, and mozzarella balls. Throw in a bottle of wine and I’m in heaven!
October 23rd, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Okay-Love carmelized onions and grilled mushrooms but I can eat by the spoonful creamed horseradish.MMM I try to find any excuse to eat it.
October 23rd, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Mmm, a good NY Strip with some garlic butter, some red wine pan-sauce for dipping, and a good loaf of La Brea Bakery bread.
October 23rd, 2008 at 1:37 pm
gotta say, as a Meatatarian my favorite thing to go with beef is simply salt….it doesn’t need any fancy help at all.
October 23rd, 2008 at 2:14 pm
I’m sorry about your finger prick. I just wish that was MY most serious problem.
I live with my BF “Big Bear” (who is really the famous David Wyers). Unfortunately he is 56 years old, weighs 437 pounds, and has diabetes.
Do you think that grass-fed ribeye would be okay for him? Because he is in Atlanta this week trying to get a job, but when he comes back home to the trailer park here in Clearwater, Florida, I would realy like to make him a special meal.
Louise,
“therealchiffonade”
Senior Adviser on SeriousEats website
October 23rd, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Hrmm.. what to top a ribeye with? Either a nice herby compound butter or a warm water lobster tail AND drawn butter.
October 23rd, 2008 at 7:49 pm
The only thing to top a perfectly cooked ribeye with is a nice chunk of fresh oven roasted garlic in evoo. A little grind of sea salt and freshly ground pepper. Nothing more.
October 23rd, 2008 at 9:24 pm
that was VERY funny
by the way - IF you were giving away a ribeye i would do it as i do all my good steaks, kosher salt and on the 900f grill. then some pepper. done. and that works perfectly IF the meat is to die from, i mean for…
October 23rd, 2008 at 10:48 pm
I love mushrooms actually to go with my steak…mmmm..
October 23rd, 2008 at 11:24 pm
My favorite condiment is horseradish with aujus. You can’t beat a prime rib with this, it’s the best in the world.
October 24th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Mmmmm… steak is goooooood! I love it with just a quick rub down of olive oil, kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper. Simple and delicious!
October 24th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
I love it when I grill with a light seasoning of garlic salt…yum!
October 24th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
I like to serve grilled steak topped with sauteed mushrooms and grilled sweet onions…my mouth is watering just thinking about it.
October 24th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Just salt and pepper for me. I like sauteed mushrooms as well, but only if my husband cooks them. He is mad mushroom genius.
October 25th, 2008 at 2:05 am
I give my steaks a little lovin from salt and pepper and then dress it with some rosemary-balsamic reduction sauce. If I’m brave enough, I’ll top it with some bleu cheese. Let me win! I’m hungry!
October 25th, 2008 at 5:18 am
I would say grilled onions and mushrooms, but I usually just eat it by itself.
October 25th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Yum, yum, drool, drool. O.k., I like mine with a little blue cheese or goat cheese, sea salt and cracked pepper. Sauted mushrooms on the side or garlicy mashed potatoes to dip it in.
October 25th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Ahh it is a toss up between roasted garlic butter and chimichurri.
October 26th, 2008 at 9:58 am
roasted garlic butter..yummmm
October 26th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
luv steak with blue cheese!!
October 26th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Gotta admit it — we don’t eat steak often around here, but when we do, it’s definitely a rib-eye. And I’ve been eyeing up that grassfed beef ever since you posted your patty melt!
A good steak really needs no further embellishments. However, I can’t think of anything better than a nice steak with some garlicky caramelized mushrooms on the side. Of course, bleu cheese is also difficult to resist, but that would make TWO condiments, wouldn’t it?
October 27th, 2008 at 10:31 am
oh poor finger! at least he doesn’t stab his steaks with his steak knife.
October 27th, 2008 at 10:46 am
Horseradish Sauce
Sauce
3/4 Cup Sour Cream (Daisy)
2 Tablespoons prepared horseradish
2 Tablespoons Finely diced fresh Italian parsley
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Mix together. Refrigerate until ready to use.
October 27th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
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October 27th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
Mmm… mushrooms sauteed in garlic and butter…
October 28th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Yumm. Anything with garlic or pepper tastes delicious on a steak!
October 28th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
A schmear of garlic butter is the best!
October 30th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
La Cense is a great operation! With their steaks, lots of flavor, don’t really need an adornment, but one of my favorites is to just drizzle with a nice extra virgin olive oil, a squeeze of lemon, and some sea salt. ps If I win, please draw again or donate to a food bank on my behalf, it’s not worth the struggle to get these over the northern border.