- Preparation: 5 minutes/BBQ: 10 minutes
- Core temperature 50 degrees
- BBQ temperature not relevant
- Direct
Quick step by step guide
Step 1: Use coarse sea salt or saltflakes. Rub the tomahawk on all sides.
Step 2: Fill a large glass with ice. Add 35 ml of gin. Add a slice of smoked orange. Fill with 3/4 tonic. Stir.
Step 3: Fill the BBQ to the brim with coals and light the coals. Then place the tomahwak directly on the coals. Turn the tomahawk every 4/5 minutes (depending on the thickness) With a 1 kg tomahawk a rule of thumb is 4 minutes per side.
Step 4: Remove the tenderloin from the coals and let it rest until a core temperature of 50 degrees has been reached (about 5 minutes). Meanwhile, grill 2 corn cobs directly on the coals. Turn every minute until they are almost black.
Step 5: Cut the bone from the steak. Then cut the steak across the grain. Sprinkle some steak spices over the steak and enjoy!
Explanation guide with pictures
Step 1
If we are going to grill a tomahawk cavemanstyle then we can’t use spices or pepper. The heat will burn the spices and the meat will become bitter. So only use salt. Preferably Maldon saltflakes. Use a generous amount to rub the meat and then let the steak rest at room temperature for at least 10-15 minutes.
Step 2
In the meantime we will make the gin and tonic. Fill a large glass with ice. Add 35 ml of gin. Add a slice of smoked orange. Fill with 3/4 tonic. Stir. Check slagersgin.nl for more info.
Step 3
Fill the BBQ to the brim with coals and light the coals. Then place the tomahawk directly on the coals. Turn the tenderloin every 4/5 minutes, this depends on the thickness and weight of the steak. With a 1 kg tomahawk this will be 4 minutes per side.
Step 4
Turn the tomahawk after 4 minutes. After a total of about 8 minutes, remove the tomahawk from the coals and let it rest for at least 10 minutes. You can now check the core temperature to be sure. While resting it will rise approximately 10 degrees. You want to end up with rare (50 degrees) or medium-rare (55 degrees).
Step 5
Cut the bone from the steak. Then cut the steak across the grain. Sprinkle some steak spices and enjoy!
Grocery list
A good quality tomahawk steak.
Sea salt, no kitchen salt. Coarse salt is best, or Maldon saltflakes.
Gin. In this recipe we use Butchers Gin.
Tonic, ice, smoke orange peel.
Steak spices
