Grilled Tuscan Steak

Grilled steak can be difficult for some. IE...me. Me and the smoke detector are good friends now. With a different battery, he is not as loud anymore and I sometimes prepare the room by putting on the air condition, placing all fans in the direction of the kitchen, and opening the balcony doors.

For those of you, without a special relationship with your smoke detector, here is a great recipe for Grilled Tuscan Steak.

Ingredients for Grilled Tuscan Steak:
1 Porterhouse Steak - At least 1 1/2 inches thick or a tender cut
1 Teaspoon of black peppercorns, grounded well before use
Extra olive oil, porcini mushroom or herb flavored olive oil
Sauteed wild mushrooms

How to Cook Grilled Tuscan Steak:
Do not use a frozen steak, buy a fresh one. Take the fresh porterhouse steak out of the refrigerator 30 minutes prior to cooking. Rub the ground peppercorns into both sides of the steak. Grab the grill and prepare the charcoal with fragrant hardwoods. Grill your porterhouse steak for 4 to 5 minutes for each side. If grilling rare, only turn the steak once. While the meat is cooking saute the mushrooms on a skillet on the grill. Use stove top if you have a small grill or wait until steak is done. Remove meat and drizzle with olive oil. Wait about 5 minutes before carving your Grilled Tuscan Steak. Waiting to carve your meat with allows the juices to be reabsorbed into the steak. Top your meat with the sauteed mushrooms.