The Best Beef Seasoning - Salt

I have tried hundreds of steak and roast seasonings over the years, and each one gives a unique flavor to the beef. At times they are great and satisfy a craving, but the best seasoning for beef is plain old salt. It seasons the beef, and pulls out the natural flavors and intensifies them. The reason that most people turn to the more intense flavored marinades, is because they don't know how to properly season their meat with salt.

Before you can understand how to use salt to season beef it is important to understand the different types of Beef and grilling techniques. There are two general cuts of beef: Steaks and Roasts. These are grilled in three different ways:

Direct Cooking - Cooking directly over hot coals.

Direct / Indirect Cooking - Searing directly over hot coals, then moving to the side above no coals to finish cooking.

Indirect Cooking - Cooking on the side of the grill without coals.

Direct cooking is used to cook steaks, while indirect cooking is usually used to cook roasts. A mixture of direct and indirect cooking is used for exceptionally thick steaks or small roasts.

When cooking over direct heat, grilling steaks, the key is to use kosher salt as the seasoning. Use the following steps to prepare the steaks with salt seasoning:

Remove the steaks from the fridge and coat liberally with Kosher salt on both sides.
Let steaks rest on the counter for half an hour.
Grill over direct heat.

When cooking over indirect heat, barbecuing a roast, the key is to use rock salt for seasoning. Use the following steps to prepare the roast with rock salt:

Remove the roast from the fridge and let it rise to room temperature.
Press rock salt into all sides of the roast, a lot will fall off, but enough will stay on the roast.
Grill low and slow over indirect heat. By the time the roast is done the rock salt will have dissolved into the meat.

As the steaks or roast cook the salt will dissolve into the meat and season it throughout. This same technique can be used on ribs, cuts of pork, and poultry.

For more details on a great steak marinade or for grilling recipes visit the Backyard Grilling & Outdoor Living Blog

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