Bistecca alla Fiorentina

Name: Bistecca alla Fiorentina
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: Lemon wedges, for serving; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 2 sprigs fresh rosemary; ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil; 2 1½″-thick bone-in porterhouse steaks (about 3 ½ lb. total weight)

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Italian Comfort Food

By The Editors of Saveur

Published 2015

About

This simple but delicious recipe is for steak as it is cooked in Florence: on the grill, minimally seasoned, and served rare. Using rosemary sprigs to baste the meat imparts a subtle but lovely herbal note.

Ingredients

2 1½″-thick bone-in porterhouse steaks (about 3 ½ lb. total weight)
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground

Europe
Italy
Florence
Main course
Gluten-free
Mediterranean

Method

Build a hot fire in a charcoal grill, or heat a gas grill to high; bank coals or turn off burner on one side. Brush steaks with half of oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill on hottest part of grill, flipping once, until browned, 4–6 minutes. Using rosemary sprigs as a brush, baste steaks with remaining oil. Cook to desired doneness, 4–6 minutes more for medium-rare, o