Why it works: Coffee and tea work together. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 259 recipes. Both carry 2-methyl-3-(methyldithio)furan, which smells thiamin, meat. The science ↓
Broiled Steak
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Preheat your grill or broiler.
Season the beefsteak with salt and pepper to taste.
Cook and serve
Broil the steak for about 5-7 minutes on each side, or until it reaches your desired doneness.
Serve the steak with half a slice of bread and half a pint of clear coffee or tea.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.
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Coffee + teatop 6% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together259 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-methyl-3-(methyldithio)furan (thiamin, meat).
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Bread + teatop 16% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together383 recipes
Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).
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Bread + coffeetop 21% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together267 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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What each ingredient does
- Beefsteak
- Provides the main protein; surface browns under high heat, adding flavour and colour.
The step that matters
Checking doneness while broiling. Steak thickness, distance from the heat and the broiler's power all change cooking speed, so the 5-7 minute range is only a guide. Checking early prevents overcooking, because the surface browns quickly while the centre is still cooking.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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