Robb Walsh's Barbecued Cowboy Steaks
photo by diner524
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
4-8
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon coarse kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon sweet Hungarian paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried ground thyme
- 1 teaspoon coffee beans, finely ground
- 4 bone-in rib eye steaks (1 1/4- to 1 1/2-inch-thick, each weighing 12 to 16 ounces)
- 1 (2 1/4 lb) bag instant-light mesquite chunks
- 1 cup mesquite wood chips or 1 cup hickory wood smoke chips, soaked in cold water at least 30 minutes
directions
- In small bowl, make spice rub by combining first 6 ingredients.
- Sprinkle spice rub over both sides of steaks, pressing to adhere.
- Allow steaks to stand at room temperature 1 hour.
- Spread entire contents of mesquite chunks bag over 2/3 of bottom rack and prepare barbecue at medium-high heat.
- Grill steaks over mesquite until brown on both sides, about 2 minutes per side.
- Remove steaks from grill.
- Allow mesquite chunks to burn until only gray ash remains.
- Drain wood chips; scatter over mesquite.
- Return steaks to cooler part of grill, i.e., not over mesquite.
- Cover barbecue with lid; grill steaks to desired doneness, about 10 minutes for medium-rare. Let steaks reast 5 minutes before serving.
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Reviews
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Delicious, smokey flavored steak!!! I only made 1/2 of the rub, as I was grilling only one steak and can now save the rest for another steak!! We only have a gas grill, so I had to do things differently, so I soaked my hickory chips and then drained them and then wrapped them in foil. I preheated the grill with the packet of chips on the grill to get them to the smoking point before I added my steak. This worked out perfectly and the steak tasted absolutely wonderful!! We have smoked babyback ribs and chicken before, but this was a first for steak and I loved it!! I also loved the rub, especially the added coffee!! Thanks for sharing your recipe Mersaydees!! Made for Newest Tag!!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
mersaydees
Bloomington, Indiana