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House Fire Steak and Sugar-Grilled Asparagus
Recipe courtesy Rory Schepisi

Ingredients
3 untreated cedar shingles (approximately 1/4-inch thick, not thicker
then 1/2-inch)
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 (8-ounce) New York strip steaks
1 tablespoon steak seasoning (recommended: Montreal Steak Seasoning)

Directions
3 tablespoons Herb Butter, recipe follows
Sugar Grilled Asparagus, recipe follows

Special equipment: A gas grill and a spray bottle with water

Preheat the grill to medium-high heat.

Cut the cedar shingles down to size, about 10 by 5-inches, large enough for a steak to sit on it as
a cooking surface. Spay shingles with water, so shingles are moist but not saturated. Oil the
steaks and season with steak seasoning. Place each steak on a moist cedar shingle and place on
grill. Close grill and let shingles smoke under steaks. If you don't have a covered grill, use a
metal bowl to cover steak. Be careful, bowl will get burning hot. Cook steak until desired
temperature and top each with 1 tablespoon Herb Butter. Serve on the cedar shingle with Sugar
Grilled Asparagus.

Cook's notes: If shingle starts to burn too much, use spray bottle to re-mist the wood during
cooking process.

Ingredients
Herb Butter:
1 pound salted butter, softened
1 tablespoon diced garlic
2 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary leaves
2 tablespoons chopped fresh marjoram leaves
2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme leaves

Directions
Mix garlic and herbs into the softened butter. Put in refrigerator for
later use.

Ingredients
Sugar Grilled Asparagus:
1 bundle asparagus, about 20 spears
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 orange, zested

Directions
Special equipment: A gas grill, a zester

Preheat grill to medium-high heat.

Cut the tough ends off asparagus, roll in oil and coat with sugar and salt. Place asparagus on the
grill and cook for approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Turn asparagus to ensure even cooking. You know
the asparagus are done when sugar is caramelized and asparagus are starting to look burnt. Sprinkle
orange zest over asparagus before serving.

This recipe was provided by a finalist, who may or may not be a professional cook, for The Next Food
Network Star. Food Network has not tested this recipe and therefore, we cannot make representation
as to the results.