Name: Ember-Grilled Steak with Bay Leaf Browned Butter
Yield: 2 Servings
Ingredients: 1 2-pound bone-in rib-eye steak (1½–2 inches thick); Kosher salt; Sugar; 1 bunch carrots, scrubbed, patted dry; 1 tablespoon olive oil; ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter; ¼ cup bay leaves (from one ¼-ounce jar); Flaky sea salt; A fireplace, seasoned hardwood logs (such as oak), and 2 bricks

Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott

Chefs everywhere know it: Fire is where the magic happens.

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