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Oven-broiled Beefsteak

A simple beefsteak seasoned with coarse sea salt and broiled in an oven.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Oven-broiled Beefsteak

Oven, in the book's wordsA moderate oven

Ingredients

Directions

The book says “a moderate oven”. The 400°F (200°C) in the steps is the modern equivalent, not the book's own figure.

Prepare

  1. Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).

  2. Place the steak in a large dripping pan.

Cook and serve

  1. Broil the steak in the hot oven for about 10 minutes, depending on your preferred doneness.

  2. Season the steak with coarse sea salt to taste.

  3. Serve the steak on a hot platter.

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.

Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Beefsteak
Is the main protein, cooked by direct high heat so its surface browns while the inside stays juicy.

The step that matters

Broiling time and doneness. Broiling cooks steak quickly from above, so a few minutes can change doneness noticeably. Checking early helps prevent overcooking, which dries out the meat and toughens its proteins.

“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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