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A smoked, reverse-seared ribeye sliced on a wooden board with smoke in the background.
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Reverse Sear Smoked Ribeye With Umami Butter

A step-by-step guide on how to make a reverse seared, smoked ribeye with a weber kettle grill. Slathered in umami butter for maximum flavour.
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Resting time 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 1 steak
Cost $20/12€

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 330 g ribeye steak
  • 30 g umami butter or regular butter
  • 1 pc wood chunk or a handful of wood chips

For the Umami Butter

  • 70 g unsalted butter, softened  (5 tbsp)
  • 25 g white miso  (1 tbsp)
  • 3 g soy sauce  (¼ tsp)
  • 10 dashes Worchestershire sauce
  • 5 dashes Tabasco sauce
  • 1 g black pepper, ground (¼ tsp)
  • 0.5 g cayenne powder  (1/16 tsp)
  • 1 pc lime zested
Metric - US Imperial

Instructions

  • Heat a chimney full of charcoal until they're white-hot.
  • Put 6 pcs of hot charcoal in a pile on the side of the kettle to make an indirect smoking setup.
    (Charcoal baskets are helpful for this).
  • Add a handful of wood chips to the coals and wait about 5-10 minutes to burn off some of the harsh first smoke.
    Vents are open about 1/4.
    Once the temperature reaches 275°F, you're ready to smoke.
  • Season the ribeye well and place as far away from the coals as possible to smoke it indirectly.
    Insert a thermometer to keep track of the temperature while it smokes.
    Smoking the ribeye over indirect heat with a temperature probe inside.
  • Try to keep the kettle's temperature around 225°F and remove the steak once it reaches 100°F.
    Depending on the thickness of the steak and your BBQ's temperature this could take anywhere from 20 mins to 1 hour. 
    Smoking the ribeye on a weber
  • Once the steak reaches 100°F, remove it from the grill and place in a bowl or tray with the umami butter over top.
    Tent with aluminum foil. 
    Adding the umami butter to the smoked ribeye.
  • Add the rest of the hot coals that you saved to one side of the grill and open all the vents.
    Get the grill ripping hot.
    (You can also use a hairdryer over the coals to accelerate the heating). 
  • Brush the melted umami butter evenly over the ribeye.
    Sear the steak on both sides until nicely charred and the internal temperature of the thickest part of the steak reaches 120°F for medium-rare or 130°F for medium.
    Searing the smoked ribeye over high heat.
  • Let the steak rest in a warm place for 5 minutes and finish with cracked black pepper.
    Slice and serve while it's still warm. Enjoy!
    A smoked, reverse-seared ribeye sliced on a wooden board with smoke in the background.
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