mitch5252 wrote:
OP, is the steak laying directly on the coals?
And the benefit?
Thanks.
Yes it is and the benefit is...well a real caveman type of flavour redolent with wood smoke. A fantastic charred exterior. Oh right and and if when you start to set up camp and realize ALL pots are still at home wellllll ya start to make do and claim yer following an actual technique like this:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/pb/recipes/eisenhower-coal-fired-steak/14244/That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it?
:W.
I will say that you want the butcher to custom cut the meat; a regular supermarket thickness will cook too fast. I had my butcher cut the steak 2" thick and it could have served 3-4 if two of us weren't so greedy.