Enjoy this beautiful and rich cut of meat, the porterhouse steak with a white bean, leek, mushroom and potato hash for the perfect date night in!
Whenever I’m faced with giant pieces of steak (like the poterhouse cut of steak), I always think of the character Ron Swanson from the TV show Parks and Recreation saying ‘I need five courses for dinner, and each course will be steak.’
A little back story about how this dish came about: Nick Offerman, the actor who plays Ron Swanson, just so happens to be a comedian (and a very good singer/guitar player.) He is married to Megan Mullally who most people know from the show Will and Grace but has also guest stared on Parks and Recreation, she is also a comedian (and a very good singer/ukulele player). The husband and wife team have a comedy tour going on (very adults-only focused) and my husband and I had a date night to go see them a few months ago when they came through Milwaukee.
They had added a late night showing , starting at 10:30pm because their 7:30pm show had sold out in something like 5 minutes. My bed time is normally somewhere between 10:30-11pm, but I knew my hubby really wanted to see them…last time I went to a late night comedy show…I fell asleep about 2 minutes in lol! So this time I planned a whole date night (which included a venti espresso drink followed by a cup of cinnamon vanilla dolce iced coffee) so that I’d stay awake.
And because we were seeing Nick Offerman, I couldn’t have thought of a more fitting meat choice than a giant, juicy, porterhouse steak.
Porterhouse steaks are the crème de la crème of steak cuts. They weigh in usually between 20-30 ounces, and have the bone in to add extra flavor.
The way I like to cook porterhouses is by searing them in a skillet with a little oil and then finishing it off in the oven with a little butter on top so that the butter melts into the meat as it cooks in the oven!
And because the porterhouse is such a great cut of meat, you only need minimal seasonings-I use salt, pepper, and a sprinkle of steak seasoning. Those seasonings on a porterhouse…utter deliciousness!
To accompany the porterhouse I made a medley (or hash) of potatoes, leeks, white beans and mushrooms. The smooth and soft flavors of the white beans and potatoes let the bold meat really stand out. Enjoy this meal for a great date night!
Ingredients
- 2 24 oz each porterhouse steaks
- 1 ½ Tablespoons steak seasoning divided for use in cooking steaks and hash
- 2-4 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil divided for use in cooking steaks and hash
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 1 russet potato finely chopped
- 1 leek cleaned and chopped (clean it very well to make sure there is no sneaky grit or dirt left, and only use the white part)
- 2 garlic cloves crushed
- 1 cup mushrooms cleaned and sliced
- 1 can 15oz cannellini beans, drained and cleaned
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450.
- Let porterhouses come to room temperature. Pat each side of the porterhouses with steak seasoning. Pour ½-1 tablespoon olive oil into a skillet over high heat (I like to cook one porterhouse at a time) and cook porterhouse for 3 ½ minutes on each side, only flipping once. Remove skillet from heat and add 1 tablespoon butter and put in the oven and bake for 5 minutes. Remove from oven, and remove steak from skillet and place on a plate to rest for a minimum of 10 minutes. Cook other steak the same way.
- In a large frying pan add 2 tablespoons olive oil and then add in the potato, leeks, garlic and mushroom slices. Sprinkle with salt. Cook for 10 minutes, or until the potatoes are almost cooked through (you should be able to poke a fork in pretty easily) stirring occasionally and then add in the cannellini bean and cook for another 5 minutes.
- To serve cut the porterhouse into pieces and serve 3-4 pieces of the steak on a plate with some of the hash next to it.
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Rachel Cooks says
I need this hash in my life. YUM!
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much Rachel, I think you’d love this dish!
Emanuele @ guyslovecooking says
Lovely piece of meat, good choice and great butcher selection! 🙂
I can tell Summer is almost over…Leek & mushroom
Sweetphi says
I love porterhouse steaks, they’re just so delicious! And I’m right there with you, it’s sad to see summer is almost over, but at least there are tons of amazing veggies that will be in season, right? 🙂
Lucie (@theglowwithin) says
This potato hash looks to die for! I love that you added beans to it!
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much! Beans definitely round out the flavors of this hash and make it heartier 🙂
Beverley @ sweaty&fit says
Ron Swanson is the BEST! Haha.
Loving this potato and bean hash – im always on the hunt for new bean recipes as a side dish
Sweetphi says
I think you’d love this side! The white beans, leeks, potatoes and mushrooms combine perfectly for a side to any dish 🙂
Ashley says
haha oh Ron Swanson – we love Parks and Rec! These steaks look fantastic – my husband would go absolutely nuts for this!
Sweetphi says
I bet your hubby would love this meal, and doesn’t steak make you think of Ron Swanson? Totally cracks me up 🙂
cheri says
My husband would go crazy for this steak!
Sweetphi says
I bet he would love it, I know my hubby loved this steak 🙂
Rebecca@Figs and Pigs says
Oh man that steak looks to good!!
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much!
Jamie | The Kitchenarium says
Great steak + potato combo! I love Nick + Megan (I say that like we are bffs or something) they are so hilarious and I love that they are a real life couple. Was their show a riot?
Sweetphi says
I wish Nick & Megan were my bffs lol. Their comedy show was very funny – most of all though I was so impressed with how they could both sing so well!
Lynn Lovejoy says
Love this post! I just adore Parks and Rec, especially Ron and his steaks lol! This hash looks to die for! I could literally eat an entire bowl of that for dinner!
Sweetphi says
Hahaha, just thinking about Parks and Rec is making me laugh right now 🙂 Thank you so much for your lovely comment girl!
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says
Wow. Now THAT is a piece of steak. Perfectly cooked too. I haven’t had a really good steak in a long time.
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much! I don’t have steak nearly as much as I’d like, but when I do, I always love how easy it is to have such great flavors with simple ingredients. Thanks for commenting 🙂
Shawnna says
Oh yummy!! I love steak! This sounds good!
Sweetphi says
Isn’t steak the best? Thanks so much for commenting girl!
Little Cooking tips says
Just looking at the steak photos filled our mouths with water:) Especially the seared steak photos grabbed Panos’ attention at once!:) And the side is so earthly and filling. Amazing work again Phi!
We’d love to try this one, perhaps a colder day in the Fall, as there’s a heatwave currently in Athens, with temperatures around 41C:) So, it’s definitely bookmarked for then.
It’s amazing how you manage to combine so wonderfully simple ingredients and create a masterpiece.
Kudos!
Lots of greetings,
Panos and Mirella
xoxoxo
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much for your comment Mirella and Panos! I think you both would love this dish, it is definitely delicious 🙂
Liz @ The Lemon Bowl says
A Porterhouse is my favorite steak on earth.
Sweetphi says
Me too! Porterhouse is just the absolute best 🙂