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To Broil a Beefsteak to Suit All

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
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To Broil a Beefsteak to Suit All

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Cut the beefsteak into pieces to suit different tastes.

  2. Prepare a bed of live coals and place a gridiron on top.

  3. When hot, place the steak on the gridiron.

  4. Cook for 3 minutes, then turn the steak and cook for another 3 minutes.

  5. For partially broiled steak, dip the cooked side in gravy before turning it raw side down.

  6. Continue cooking, dipping in gravy and turning as needed until browned.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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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