
Cowboy Ribeye Steaks with Vegetable Ragout
Recipe Facts
Difficulty level:
medium ◉◉◉◎◎
Quantity for:
4 people
Preparation time:
⧗ individual
Grilling time:
⧗ individual
Grill(s) & Equipment:
• Grill , pan, cutting board, spatula
Ingredients
• 3 ribeye steaks (boneless)
• Vegetable oil
• Bourbon
• 4 tbsp BBQ Pit Boys SPG spice mix (salt, pepper, garlic) or
mixed with: 2 tablespoons salt, 1 tablespoon black pepper, 1 tablespoon garlic granules, 2 teaspoons sweet paprika, 1-2 teaspoons cayenne pepper or chili flakes (depending on desired spiciness), 2 teaspoons fennel seeds
For the vegetable ragout:
• 1 green and 1 yellow zucchini each
• 1 pack of fresh mushrooms
• 2 onions
• 1 green pepper
• 2 tsp brown sugar
• 3 tsp BBQ Pit Boys SPG spice mix
• 1 tsp sweet paprika powder
• 1 tsp shredded thyme
• Olive oil
• 1 tbsp butter
• Salt
• Pepper
• 1 shot of bourbon
• some hot sauce (depending on taste)
preparation
➊ Coat the steaks thinly with vegetable oil on both sides and rub generously with the spice mixture. Finally, drizzle with a little bourbon and let rest for a few minutes.
➋ Cut the zucchini lengthways into slices about 1 cm thick, brush with olive oil and season both sides with the SPG spice mix and the paprika powder. Cut the base off a generous amount of 1 unpeeled onion, peel the other onion and cut into thin rings. Quarter the mushrooms and cut the peppers into bite-sized pieces.
➌ Preheat a grill to medium heat (180-200 °C) and set up a direct and an indirect grill zone. Place the steaks and the unpeeled onion over the direct heat and grill for a few minutes on each side, then place in the indirect grill zone and cook until the core temperature reaches 54 °C (medium rare).
➍ Heat a pan and add a little olive oil, then briefly sauté the onion rings and sprinkle with the brown sugar to release the aroma. Then add the pepper and mushroom pieces, season with the spice mixture and thyme and let everything simmer in the pan. At the same time, grill the zucchini slices on both sides.
➎ Finally, add the butter and the unpeeled onion with the strong roasted aromas to the pan, season everything with a little salt, pepper, bourbon and hot sauce. Add the steaks and the zucchini slices, let them cook in the pan for a short while and then serve.
Recipe by Bob Ahlgren & BBQ Pit Boys
The Pit Boys' BBQ headquarters near Hartford in the US state of Connecticut is the heart of American BBQ. Bob Ahlgren was one of the first grillers to upload BBQ videos to YouTube. Little did he know that he would lay the foundation for a long-term success story. It was the birth of the "BBQ Pit Boys", a barbecue club with "chapters" and "pitmasters" spread around the world. www.bbqpitboys.com
Recipe from FIRE&FOOD Magazine 04/2017