Why it works: Tea and coffee 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 desired doneness.
Serve with half a slice of bread and either clear tea or coffee.
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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Tea + coffeetop 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
- Browns under high heat, developing savoury flavour while the inside stays tender and juicy.
- Bread
- Serves as a plain starchy side that balances the rich, salty steak.
The step that matters
Broil the steak until desired doneness. Thickness and heat vary, and meat keeps cooking after it leaves the heat. Checking doneness and turning the steak once helps it stay juicy rather than dry and tough.
“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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