Steak seasoning
Steak seasoning is a coarse, savory rub built to do one job well: put a flavorful crust on a piece of beef.
The benchmark style is Montreal steak seasoning, a blend of cracked black pepper, coarse salt, garlic, dried onion, and crushed coriander, often with a little dill and red pepper flake.
The texture is the point. Those big, gritty grains cling to a wet steak and toast on the grill into a peppery, garlicky bark you can actually feel between your teeth.
Finer seasoned salts dissolve and disappear; steak seasoning stays put.
It tastes sharp and peppery up front, savory underneath, with just enough salt to season the meat through.
