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Grilled Top Round Steak

Prep Time: 8hours 

Cook Time: 1hours 6  1hour hr 20minutes minshouminut

Resting Time: 10minutes 

Total Time: 9hours  16minutes  1hour hr 20minutes minshouminut

Consider tough, chewy top round steak a thing of the past. This grilled top round recipe starts with a hearty dose of rosemary salt to tenderize the meat and infuse it with all that the woodsy aromatic herb offers. Then, the steak is seasoned, smoked at a low temperature, and seared at the end for excellent grill marks.

Ingredients

Serving Sizes

 

  • 1 (2-pound) top round steak
  • ¼ cup kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
  • ¼ teaspoon lemon zest
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 2 teaspoons black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar

Equipment

  • Z Grills Smoker Grill
  • Z Grills Hickory Wood Pellets
  • Food processor
  • Probe Thermometer
  • Tongs

Instructions

                                                                                          • Step 1: Rinse the steak, pat it dry, and transfer it to a rimmed baking sheet lined with a wire rack. A plate lined with paper towels is fine if you don't have a rimmed baking sheet and wire rack.
                                                                                            • Step 2: Add the salt to a food processor with the rosemary and lemon zest. Pulse until fragrant and well combined. This helps release the oils from the rosemary and lemon zest into the salt.
                                                                                            • Step 3: Liberally coat both sides of the top round with rosemary salt and refrigerate uncovered for 6-8 hours.
                                                                                            • Step 4: Remove the top round steak from the refrigerator, rinse under cool water to remove the salt brine, and pat dry with paper towels.
                                                                                            • Step 5: Combine the pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and sugar in a small bowl.
                                                                                            • Step 6: Season both sides of the steak. Set the top round aside to come to room temperature.
                                                                                            • Step 7: Meanwhile, preheat your Z Grills with hickory pellets or other wood pellet grill to 225 degrees Fahrenheit.
                                                                                            • Step 8: Insert the probe of your thermometer into the center of the thickest portion of the meat, place it onto the grates, close the lid, and smoke for 1 hour or until the internal temperature reaches 130 degrees Fahrenheit.
                                                                                            • Step 9: Remove the top round from the grill and set it aside.
                                                                                            • Step 10: Increase the grill temperature to 500 degrees Fahrenheit and preheat with the lid closed.
                                                                                            • Step 11: Sear the steak for 3 minutes per side. Rotate the top round a quarter turn at the halfway mark for each side.
                                                                                            • Step 12: Remove from the grill, rest for 5-10 minutes, then slice against the grain, and serve.

Ingredients

Serving Sizes

 

  • 1 (2-pound) top round steak
  • ¼ cup kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
  • ¼ teaspoon lemon zest
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 2 teaspoons black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar

Equipment

  • Z Grills Smoker Grill
  • Z Grills Hickory Wood Pellets
  • Food processor
  • Probe Thermometer
  • Tongs