Are you using a grill, or indoors?
What kind of steak. how thin? you can marinate before you leave. put them on skewers and barbeque the entire lot, quickly when you arrive depending on what part of this snowbound. forsaken part of the U.S. you are in..
I have no idea how you will keep the steaks warm. 1/4 in is to thin.
1/4”? That’s bacon.
Stack 5 or 6 of ‘em up, then you’ve got a steak. If it’s a good ‘un, show each side a picture of a grill and serve ‘em up rare!
Warm up a large crock pot, as you finish frying each steak put it in the crock pot. Maybe add some broth/juice in the very bottom to keep from drying them out. The porcelain crock pot should keep them warm and moist...
I'm going to be doing something similar, but with buffalo chicken wings. That's easier - just slop a lot of sauce on them in the crock pot. I'm actually cooking them Saturday, marinating them for 24 hrs...
Tartare!
Smoke them slowly, all together........ they’ll be tender & tasty.
lay them out on cookie sheets you can load 2 sheets loaded per rack and so possibly 4 sheets per oven.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Rub with olive oil. Wrap tightly in foil along with parsley, minced onions and garlic cloves. Open the hood of your car and place the foil wrapped package on top of your exhaust manifold. Upon reaching your destination, remove, unwrap and serve hot.
Plumber’s torch
I dunno...A pair of tongs and a blowtorch?? To keep it warm wrap in tin foil and put in the oven.....
Personally I would have gotten a couple of roasts cut from the strip portion and done them in the oven and then make a mustard pan gravy after they are done from the oven.
Of course after it comes out of the oven I would sear the roast - yes afterward its a chef’s secret you don’t end up with a large gray ring in the beef.
If you want a recipe PM me and I will send it over. Believe me you never cook a lot of steaks individually again after you do this. Super simple and every cut comes out perfectly cooked.
Make a rub of Minced garlic, freshly ground black pepper, kosher salt and fresh rosemary. Dried porcini if you have it. Add small amounts of extra virgin olive oil and work it with your chef’s knife until you have a paste. Coat the steaks with the paste and store them on your counter top in a zip top bag for about 30 minutes.
Start your car and let it warm up for a few minutes. Then place the steaks directly on the engine block and drive to your friend’s house. By the time you get there, the steaks will be cooked. The ones nearest the spark plugs will be medium well. Those closer to the alternator will be rare to medium.
Can your friends handle spicy? If so find a liquid fajita seasoning like Dale’s or Claude’s (find near salad dressings and buffalo wing sauces) - marinate meat for 20 minutes, pan fry and put into the crock pot with a little extra sauce (not used for marinade) -
Boil them a little and then barely fry them just for the browned surface look.