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Turbodog
07-28-2008, 02:37 PM
Friday night, I went to the Fresh Market near my house. I am a regular there, probably going in 4-5 days a week. I know most of the guys working the meat counter. Well, asI am walking up, one of the guys says he's got something for me. He holdss up a bone in ribeye, maybe 3 inches thick. This was a beautiful steak. It waz more than I wanted, so I looked around. After seeing nothing else that really interested me, I told him I would take his choice. I am really picky and will look at a bunch of steaks to find one I want. I will eat any cut (ribeye, strip oir filet/tenderloin), but I want a certain marbelling, size, etc.

Well, I broght this bitg boy home. BTW, it weighed in at 1.68 pounds (almost 27 ounces). I coated it all over with fresh cracked bacl pepper, sea salt and K-Paul's salt free seasoning. I let it sit out a while, then fired up coals for my BGE (Big Green Egg). After getting it up near 600 degrees, I put the steak on.

Total cooking time was 16 minutes.

I let it sit for 5-7 minutes before I ate. I served it with some roasted mushroom caps (large size and very good) and some small, white new potoatoes, halved and added to sauteed diced sweet onion and fire roasted red bell pepper (I had previously cooked the red pepper on the BGE).

The steaak was probably the best I have ever had. It was prime grade, even if it was only Black Angus certified. Perfectly cooked, nice flame sear on the outside, medium rare on the inside. Sides were perfect companions. I have never had a better overall steak expereince. Too bad I was home alone, or maybe not!

Chateu St. Jean 2005 Merlot was the wine. Nothing fancy, but good enough.

GuySajerForgottenSoldier
07-28-2008, 02:58 PM
Sounds great, TD. Must be nice to have the butcher personally select for you! Picky or not, I think I would've snatched that sucker up the second he offered it to me.
I bought a nice bone in ribeye myself the other day. Hope my experience will be as good as yours.

bdavid
07-28-2008, 06:08 PM
Those butchers at the Fresh Market in Mandeville are really good - even some of the young ones. They consider it a profession, it seems, (just like the old days) and even when it's really busy will take the time to show you different cuts, discuss how to cook them, etc. They will cut anything to order. I love that place.

Turbodog
07-28-2008, 07:04 PM
bdavid, I am so with you. It is the best grocery store I have ever been to. Really good. And they are very helpful.

Duke
07-28-2008, 08:05 PM
The only change I'd have made in that very, very excellent-sounding meal would have been to go with a Chateau St. Jean cab. But I'm a cab kinda guy and, from the sounds of it, maybe gilding the lily.