**Tomorrow, Wed’s 5pm class has been canceled! All other classes will run as usual!**


As revenge for Marcus getting dibs on Brian’s Thanksgiving Tirade, I’m posting a delicious recipe he gave me a while back. We had just gotten a cast iron skillet and had a hard time seasoning it. We tried coating and baking it at high heat but ending up just proving our smoke detectors were in great working condition. We tried baking it in our new bbq grill, but also to no avail. Finally, we just started cooking our bacon in it to build the carbon coating.

Marcus mentioned another way to season the pan by cooking steaks in it. What? Forced to cook steak? I guess we had no choice but to clear out TJ’s steak section and oh so begrudgingly get to work. The result? A nice glassy coating on our pan and delectably rare steak charred to perfection.

Here’s what you need:
Cast iron skillet
2 Steaks (organic, grass-fed)
2 Cloves garlic
Salt & pepper

1. Preheat oven to broil
2. Crush garlic clove and rub on both sides of steak
3. Salt and pepper (and any other herbs/spices)
4. Broil 2 min per side (3 minutes if the steak is thicker)

Voila. Top with blue cheese, butter, sauteed mushrooms, or caramelized onions. Thanks Marcus!


WOD

Press 3×5 (65-70% Back Off Set)

AMRAP 1 min:
Pistols

cash out: 500m row for time

4 Responses to “Cast Iron Steak”

Anna
November 30, 2010 at 8:59 AM

AMRAP Pistols? Is this the November challenge! It is too bad Steph needs to work on her strength progression for the meet this Saturday and can’t participate :)

Scott
November 30, 2010 at 9:27 AM

Hmmmm….Ruth, any tips for properly seasoning a nice new Wok? We just received a nice hammered Wok that I am very excited to start using. I followed the instructions and started seasoning it last night with olive oil on medium heat. We are going to try our first meal in tonight. Finger’s crossed!!

I have no comment about 1 Min AMRAP Pistols. I just call dibs on all 4 black bands!! :)

Pooja
November 30, 2010 at 9:41 AM

sub steak for a portabella mushroom for me and that sounds yummy!

see ya’ll tooday! feeling a bit better :) clearly my body can’t handle sub60 degree weather!

Xuan
November 30, 2010 at 11:41 AM

Mmmmmm…steak. Feeling a bit under the weather so I might not make it in today.

Thanks again for all the bday love Inrepids. You guys are the best!