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2 beef porterhouse steaks, 1 1/2 inches thick (about 2 pounds each)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Extra-virgin olive oil
Lemon wedges


1 Place a barbecue grill or broiler rack about 4 inches away from the heat source. Preheat the grill or broiler.

2 Sprinkle the steaks with salt and pepper. Grill or broil the meat 4 to 5 minutes. Turn the meat over with tongs and cook about 4 minutes more for rare, or 5 to 6 minutes for medium rare, depending on the thickness of the steaks. To check for doneness, make a small cut in the thickest part. For longer cooking, move the steaks to a cooler part of the grill.

3 Let the steaks rest 5 minutes before cutting crosswise into thin slices. Sprinkle with more salt and pepper. Drizzle with oil. Serve hot with lemon wedges.


From "1,000 Italian Recipes." Copyright 2004 by Michele Scicolone. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.