How To Grill A Porterhouse Steak
Instructions
* Abundant marbling (fatty specks) gives the steak a buttery flavor and tenderness
* Prior to cooking the porterhouse steaks, leave them at room temperature for 2 hours. This will keep them from over-charring on the grill
* Season the steak with seasoning salt or salt and pepper.
* Make sure the charcoal has been going for at least 45 minutes and that the coals are white before placing the steaks on the grill.
* Cover the grill and cook the porterhouse steaks for five minutes.
* When cooking porterhouse steaks, turn them with tongs, never a fork, so that you don't let the juices escape.
* Cook on the other side, covered, for about four minutes to get a medium-rare steak.
* You can tell if you're done cooking the porterhouse steaks, without cutting into it, by comparing the feel of the steaks to your hand:
o A medium rare steak should feel like the base of your thumb - soft and spongy with some give
o A medium steak should feel like the palm of your hand - less spongy and more firm
