Perfect Porterhouse for Two

Porterhouse
One 2-inch-thick, 2 1/2-pound Porterhouse
Fleur de sel (a delicate sea salt; buy it at Whole Foods Market)
Cracked black pepper
Canola oil

A half hour before cooking, remove steak from refrigerator and place it on a plate, unwrapped, to bring it to room temperature. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.

Heat a heavy cast-iron skillet on the stovetop over medium heat for 3 minutes. Generously season the steak with fleur de sel and cracked black pepper. Coat bottom of pan with canola oil, roughly 1/8" deep; heat until the oil begins to shimmer. Raise stovetop heat from medium to high.

Place porterhouse in skillet. Allow steak to cook on first side, turning a deep, even brown, about 5-6 minutes. Use tongs to pick up steak, and doing a half-turn, hold the fattiest edge of the steak to the bottom of the skillet for 2-3 minutes so the fat browns. Then, flip it over entirely. Place pan in 450 degree oven on bake for 10-12 minutes for a medium rare steak (130-135 degrees with an instant-read thermometer).

Remove pan from oven; move steak from pan to platter or cutting board. Allow meat to rest, uncovered for 8 minutes before slicing.

Steak Sauce
1-16 ounce can tomatoes, peeled whole
1 teaspoon chili flakes
1/2 cup Dijon mustard
1 cup raisins
1/4 cup white vinegar
2 cloves roasted garlic
Fresh rosemary
Fresh thyme
Salt
Ground black pepper

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix tomatoes with chili flakes in a shallow pan; roast in oven for 30 minutes. Puree tomatoes in food processor with Dijon mustard and salt; set aside. In a small saucepan, cover raisins generously with water; bring to a boil and cook until soft. Strain off excess water and puree raisins with white vinegar in a blender. Season with salt.

Mix 1 cup raisin mixture with 1/2 cup tomato mixture in food processor. Season with freshly chopped herbs, roasted garlic, black pepper and salt to taste. Puree until smooth.

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