Grilled Tuscan-Style Steak With Focaccia Salsa

Lula's Note:

This is fun and easy for a small gathering. Adapted from Dishing with Style by Rori Trovato.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

Steak

• 2 (24 -32 ounce) porterhouse steaks or 4 (10 ounce) rib eye or 4 (10 ounce) steaks , room temperature
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons cracked black pepper
• 2 lemons , quartered
• 4 parsley sprigs

Foccacia Salsa

• square focaccia bread ((0.5 inch thick) or 4 slices Italian bread ((0.5 inch thick)
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped shallots
• 1 garlic clove , minced
• 1 teaspoon chopped rosemary
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• kosher salt
• cracked pepper

Directions:

1. For steak: Rub with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
2. For porterhouse steaks: Grill 6-7 minutes per side for medium rare; 7-9 minutes for medium. For rib eye or shell steaks: Cook 5-6 minutes per side for medium rare; 6-7 minutes for medium. Remove; squeeze a wedge of lemon on each steak.
3. For foccacia salsa: Rip bread in to small pieces. Set aside.
4. Heat olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add shallots and cook 3 minutes, or until golden. Add garlic, bread, rosemary and parsley, then stir with a wooden spoon until mixture is evenly coated with olive oil and bread is golden brown, 6-8 minutes. Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper.
5. Presentation 1: Portable Porterhouse.
6. Pass whole steaks around the table on a wooden cutting board with a bowl of salsa and remaining lemon wdges.
7. Presentation 2: Sit-Down Dinner.
8. Slice steaks against the grain into 1/4" pieces. Overlap slices on a plate; make an S pattern on meat with 1/2 cup of salsa. Garnish with lemon wedges and parsley.

Reviews

[Gay Gilmore]

I really liked the steak but the foccacia salsa, while yummy, didn't really do anything for the steak. It was just too weird for me I guess. Like eating croutons with my steak? I really liked the lemon with my steak though. Will do that again.

[troyh]

This was surprisingly good. I was a little worried about the amount of salt and pepper, but it turned out nice, very peppery in a good way. The lemon squeezed on it was a nice touch too, and worked well with the saltiness of the steak. The foccacia salsa was also odd to me, but it too was delicious.