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Whether you’re cooking for a special occasion or just want a treat, grilled steak with herbed scallion topping is hard to beat! Just imagine steak with bacon and scallions. The aroma, the juicy meat, the side dishes… this is one meal I will never get tired of. Summer season is upon us, and it is the best time to cook New York steak on a grill. The bacon and scallion grilled steak topping adds so much flavor to this BBQ steak recipe, making it a summer favorite.

A white plate of cooked New York steak on a grill, garnished with chopped herbs and vegetables, accompanied by toasted bread slices and small bowls containing additional garnishes.

Making a juicy grilled steak recipe isn’t difficult if you know what you’re doing. You will need New York strip steak here, also known as sirloin. It’s known as one of the more flavorful steak options.

Also try cast iron teriyaki flank steak, steak tortellini, or how about mesquite brisket or smoked tomahawk steak? These juicy steak recipes are also tasty!

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How to Choose the Best New York Steak

Before you cook New York steak on a grill, you want to make sure the meat is good quality. Look for a fine grain in the meat and not too much connective tissue.

A tender cut will have very fine muscle fibre clusters that feel soft and be made of a single muscle or no more than a couple in one steak. If in doubt, ask your butcher for something which will be tasty and juicy.

A plate of grilled, sliced New York steak topped with chopped herbs and surrounded by toasted bread slices, lemon wedges, and a small bowl of additional herbs on the side.

Why Steak with Bacon and Scallions is the Bomb!

There are lots of possible grilled steak topping options to pick from. I love this bacon and scallion topping because it’s so tasty. You need to grill or smoke scallions (green onions) and cook bacon. Add garlic, parsley, cilantro, and lemon juice, as well as the fat rendered off the bacon.

Grilled New York Steak: How to Prepare It

The worst offence you can commit against a steak (well, apart from pouring ketchup on it!) is to cook it from cold.

Two slices of grilled bread topped with juicy BBQ steak, crispy bacon, and scallions garnish, served on a white surface with additional dishes and a small white bowl in the background.

Steak has to reach room temperature before you cook it. If not, it will seize up on the grill and come out tough! And nobody wants to eat that. For a really juicy grilled steak recipe give it 45 minutes or so on the countertop.

How Long to Grill Strip Steaks

For the best grilled New York steak or in fact any BBQ steak recipe, cooking time is critical. Not enough time isn’t a disaster because you can pop it back on the grill. Too long though and the steak will go tough and dry. Then there isn’t much you can do to redeem it!

A plate of grilled New York steak topped with chopped herbs, accompanied by a small bowl of chives and toasted bread slices on a separate plate.

This steak with bacon and scallions is best cooked over a direct heat. This means while the steaks are coming to room temperature the grill is heating up. Prepare your grilled steak topping ahead if you like. It will keep until you’re ready to use it.

So to cook New York steak on a grill, you should know how you like your meat. Put the prepared steaks on the grill and cook for 3 or 4 minutes. Flip them over and give them another 2 or 3 minutes.

Grilled New York steak slices on toasted bread garnished with herbs, served with additional steak and bread on white plates. Lemon wedges are visible on the side.

Press down on the steaks to see if the BBQ steak recipe is to your liking. If the meat is still soft, it’s rare, if it’s part soft and part firm it’s medium and if it’s very firm, it’s ruined. I mean ‘well done’.

Use a meat thermometer if you prefer. The internal temperature should be between 120 and 130 degrees F for medium. As soon as it’s done to your liking, wrap the steaks in foil and let them sit for 10 to 15 minutes. This helps with a juicy result because the meat fibres relax and the juices redistribute throughout the steak.

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Herb Grilled New York Steak. Photo credit: xoxoBella.

How to Serve Grilled New York Steak

The steak with bacon and scallions can be served sliced or whole, as you prefer. If you’re slicing it, make sure you cut it against the grain (it will be less chewy like this). You can then serve the BBQ steak recipe hot. Top the steak with bacon and scallions with some fresh chives if you have them.

Good sides include corn on the cob, homemade potato salad, ramen noodle coleslaw, chicken Caesar pasta salad, corn tortillas, antipasto salad, a crisp green salad, or even some vegetable kabobs. There are so many side dish options for a grilled New York steak. You might even prefer onion rings and fries.

Desserts to consider are baked rice pudding, strawberry icebox cake, Italian omboloni, or even a puff pastry tart.

Grilled New York steak slices on toasted bread garnished with herbs, served with additional steak and bread on white plates. Lemon wedges are visible on the side.

Tips for a Perfect Juicy Grilled Steak Recipe

It isn’t hard to cook New York steak on a grill. Pair a delicious sirloin with a grilled steak topping and you have a meal for any special occasion.

A close-up of a plate of steak with bacon and scallions, featuring grilled slices topped with chopped herbs, green onions, and bits of crispy bacon. A lemon wedge is partially visible in the bottom left corner.

If you using a wood or charcoal grill instead of a gas one, bank the wood or charcoal up on one side only.

Grilled Steak with Herbed Scallion Topping Recipe

Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a recipe for grilled New York steak with bacon and scallions. You will love this BBQ steak recipe!
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Grilled Steak with Herbed Scallion Topping

By: Bella Bucchiotti
Grilled New York steak with bacon and scallions is hard to beat! Summer season is upon us, and it is the best time to cook New York steak on a grill. The bacon and scallion grilled steak topping adds so much flavour to this BBQ steak recipe, making it a summer favourite.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Total Time: 18 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients 

Grilled Steak

  • 10 Oz. steak, 2 New York strip steaks at 5 Oz. each
  • 2 Tbsp. salt
  • 5 Tbsp. whole pepper corns, coarsely crushed (reserve ½tsp for the topping)

Bacon Scallion Topping

  • 8 green onions, or more if small
  • 1 Tbsp. garlic, minced
  • 1/4 Cup parsley, chopped
  • 1/4 Cup cilantro, chopped
  • 4 Piences bacon , Thick cut (at least ¼” thick), sliced into ½” crosswise  
  • 1 lemon , juiced
  • 1/2 Tsp. peppercorns, crushed
  • 1/2 Cup chives, chopped for garnish

Instructions 

  • Season the steaks with kosher salt and crushed peppercorns, let sit in room temperature (not in fridge)
  • Prepare the bacon-scallion topping. Place green onions in a grilling basket, lightly toss in olive oil
  • Place basket over charcoal/wood fire/gas BBQ until soft, wilted, and charred, and place in medium bowl, set aside
  • On a cast iron pan over the grill/BBQ, sauté bacon slices to render down the fat and get a nice caramelization. 7-10 mins, to the point where it’s not chewy in middle and golden brown and crispy on the outside
  • Take bacon slices out of the pan and place into a small bowl. If bacon pieces are still too large, chop parsley and set aside
  • Pour rendered fat into the bowl over the charred scallions and add garlic, chopped parsley, cilantro, lemon juice, ½ tsp of crushed peppercorn, and bacon. Mix well. If there is too little rendered bacon fat, add olive oil. Taste, and add salt if needed. Set bowl of topping aside and get ready to cook the steaks
  • Startup grill/BBQ and place the steaks over direct heat until a caramelized crust has formed, around 3-4 minutes
  • Flip steak and let sear for another 2-3 minutes. Cook to an internal temp of 120-130 degrees F for medium cook
  • Take steaks off the grill/BBQ and let rest wrapped in butcher paper or aluminum foil for 10 minutes to allow all meat fibers to relax and juices to spread all through the meat

Notes

  • Peppercorn should be coarsely crushed. Do not use pepper mill as it will produce very fine pepper (almost a powder). Use mortar and pestle, or grind the whole peppercorn with the back of a cast-iron pan/heavy-bottomed pan. This is to ensure the peppercorn pieces are crushed in large enough pieces for them to be toasted on the grill alongside the steaks
  • If using charcoal or wood grill, place charcoal/wood on one side of the grill. Turn on one side of your grill to the highest heat and the other side on lowest. Hot side should get to 500-600 degrees F
  • Resting the steak allow the meat fibers to relax and let the juices spread all through the meat. There should be very little juice escaping when you slice the steak after resting it for about 10 minutes. Cutting the steaks immediately after they came off the grill will leave the juice on your cutting board instead of inside the meat itself
  • An alternative to thick cut bacon is to use pork belly. Ask a butcher to slice the pork belly in ¼” thick (or up to ½” thick). Slice crosswise as directed and add salt when you sauté them over cast iron pan. It is recommended to leave the skin on, as it gives a contrasting chewy-crispy texture to some of the bacon pieces

Nutrition

Calories: 228kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 2914mg | Potassium: 603mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 962IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 133mg | Iron: 4mg
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Have one side of the grill hot and the other less hot. This means you can cook the steak over the direct heat and finish it off over the indirect heat. You can also cook side dishes such as potatoes or corn on the indirect heat side.

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This grilled New York steak is so good! It’s just as good as the steak with bacon and scallions you’d get at a top steakhouse but without the eye-watering price tag!

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Let me know if you try out this flavourful grilled steak with herbed scallion topping. Summer season is upon us, and it is the best time to cook New York steak on a grill. The bacon and scallion grilled steak topping adds so much flavor to this BBQ steak recipe, making it a summer favorite.

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Bella Bucchiotti

Bella Bucchiotti is a Canadian-based syndicated food, travel, and lifestyle writer, photographer, and creator at xoxoBella. She founded xoxoBella in 2015, where she shares her love for food, dogs, sustainability, fitness, crafts, outdoor adventures, travel, and philanthropy to encourage others to run the extra mile, try new recipes, visit unfamiliar places, and stand for a cause. Bella creates stress-free and family-friendly recipes for weeknight dinners and festive feasts.

 

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