Need a good recipe for grilled Chateaubriand

[Old Navy]

Have two pieces we bought in New York thawing out, and I want it done just right. I'll attempt the reverse sear I heard about...

My wife wants it cooked well-done.. I'll do my best...

So i'm about to fire up my gas grill now to set it up...

[elleng]

1. 'Well done' defeats the purpose excellent cuts of beef!

DON'T DO IT!

Nice of you to comply with your wife's wishes.

[cbayer]

2. Agree, but that's how some people like it.

He could cut it in half, then butterfly his wife's portion so that it is going to cook more.

That's what we used to do in the steak restaurant I worked in.

[elleng]

4. Good idea.

Thought of well-done makes me cry (almost; been years since I've had steak.) My folks used to buy and prepare the whole filet. RARE, please!!!

[cbayer]

5. Rare for me, too. It's my favorite cut and I love cooking it whole, but haven't

done it for years. Too pricey!!

[elleng]

10. I'm sure, and I have no idea HOW pricey,

never did!

Used to buy rib-eye regularly. Now, chicken!!! (Thighs, please!)

[cbayer]

11. I'm all about the thighs, too.

I've lost a lot of my interest in red meat as I've gotten older.

But I live with a meat and potatoes guy, so I try to balance it out.

[cbayer]

3. I would just put some butter or oil on it, sprinkle with pepper and grill to

your desired doneness. An instant read thermometer would help with that.

As I said above, you can butterfly the piece for your wife and leave yours whole.

Classically you served with a lemon, parsley, and butter sauce or a bernaise sauce.

It's such a beautiful cut, so I think the less you do to it, the better.

[Old Navy]

7. I loved what I made.

I just followed about.com's suggestions, it came out beautifully and I loved it. My wife did too.

She is pledging to bring home more chateubriands from New York the next time we go.

[Old Navy]

6. So I ended up following a how-to from About.com

Reverse-seared at low temp for 7 minutes on each side, then another 7 minutes until done.

Mine came out perfect - medium rare with a little pink in the center.

Although the recipe suggest rare, i just didn't like it too rare.

I just added another 2 minutes for my wife's steak, and she saw my steak and thought it looked good.

[cbayer]

8. I'm glad it came out the way you hoped.

Maybe you can slowly introduce your wife to meat a little less done.

[Old Navy]

9. Been trying to for years.. Can't be done...

I just gave up and cook her meat a little longer than mine.

That's a good compromise.

ETA: she is a stubborn New Yorker... and grew up eating well-done food.

Even I wouldn't feed my MIL's steak to a dog (She ruins the thing literally)