To Semi-fry Steak
Ingredients
Directions
Heat a frying pan over medium heat.
Add the fat and let it melt until hot.
Place the steak in the pan and cook until browned on both sides.
Ensure the pan does not get too hot to avoid burning.
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
- Steak
- Is the main protein that browns and cooks through in the hot pan.
- Fat
- Conducts heat evenly across the pan and helps the steak brown and release from the surface.
The step that matters
Keep the pan from getting too hot. If the pan is too hot, the fat and meat surface can burn before the inside cooks through, leaving a bitter, charred exterior. Medium heat lets browning develop gradually while the interior reaches the desired doneness.
“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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