How do I cook a steak on the broiler?

Question

Its going to be a single but big marinated rib eye, cut for division at serving.

Answer 1

Just prepare it like you would for the grill, set your oven to broil, put the steak on a broiling pan, sear it both sides, then cook to perfection with the oven door open just a little. Enjoy!!!

Answer 2

But the rack so that the steak will be only a few inches from the coils. If you have a broiler pan, use it. (It is two parts, an upper part with slats so the fat falls through and a pan to catch the drippings it keeps the steak from sitting in the fat). If you don't then don't worry about it.

If you have an oven safe pan (like a cast iron pan) then sear the steak first. Drop it in the very hot pan and don't touch it for a minute. Then flip it and don't touch it for two minutes. Then slide it into your very hot oven for about 5-10 minutes (depending on the thickness of the steak) until it's the doneness you want. This gives the steak a nice outside.

If you don't have an oven safe pan then just put the steak on a cookie sheet covered with aluminum foil (to help with the cleanup afterwards). Make sure you leave the oven open a few inches when you're broiling. Flip the steak after a few minutes. It won't take very long to cook through so make sure you stick around and keep an eye on it.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

It is important use the broiler in a way that will sear the meat from both sides when you start cooking it. To properly broil anything -- you need to heat the broiler pan to very hot before adding what you are going to broil -- broiling is supposed to cook food from the bottom and top simultaneously (as opposed to simply searing the top) - so you should leave the pan in with the broiler on high and the oven door slightly ajar for like 10 minutes to preheat the pan and the meat should make a hissing sound when it is put onto the broiler pan.

Because the meat is big and marinated -- it is important to dry the meat surface before broiling -- so that you can get a seared --instead of "boiled in liquid" surface on the meat. WHen you lay the steak on the broiler it is important to make use of the drain slits in the broiler pan (don't block them with foil) as any excess juices that gather and don't drain will start to boil and change the consistancy of the steak by creating steam.

Also take the meat out of the refridgerator for an hour before cooking to let the temperature come down in the meat -- this will make it cook more successfully and evenly. After you dry the surface rub a little oil or melted butter into the meat, then salt and pepper it to taste -- right before cooking. If the meat is seared well but still not cooked enough --continue cooking the steak in a hot oven to "finish" it.

So to review --
--Heat the heck out of the broiling pan before starting and cook on high heat
--Don't turn the meat until well seared on the top (you can adjust the distance of the meat to the heat if the surface cooks to quickly -- but leave the broiler on high)
--Start with cool but not really super cold meat that has been well drained and the surface dried and greased a bit.
--Use the slits in the broiler -- don't broil on a non-draining surface (particularly meat that has sat in liquid marinade) I find that oil based marinades are better for steaks - but it's ok to use liquidy ones as well if you drain and dry the meat before cooking)

Good luck broiling!

Answer 4

do not use the broiler in any respect. the most ideal indoor steak i have cooked I discovered from Alton Brown (My Hero). Preheat an effective iron skillet to 500 ranges on your oven. Oil the steaks and season. placed the steaks in the nice and cozy pan over med-hi warmth on the range-correct for a million/2 minute in line with aspect. placed the pan with the steaks again in the oven, flipping halfway through cooking. 2-3 minutes in line with aspect for med-uncommon. regulate cooking situations to wanted doneness. make certain followers are on, domicile windows open, smoke detector out of the line of fireplace. eating position solid!

Answer 5

Turn on the broil put the shelf on highest level put the steaks in a pan with a rack, put them under the broil sprinkle a little steak spice after about 2 to 3 minutes cook for another 5 minutes turn repeat on other side leaving the oven door open at all times.
(cook more or less depending on how you like it )

Answer 6

Go here. Alton Brown is the man! It's very easy and so good! The recipe says sirloin, but the main thing to see is the directions for broiling the steak. You want to put the steak directly on the rack so you use foil on the next rack down to catch the drippings. Enjoy!
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_24087,00.html?rsrc=search

Answer 7

Broiled steak sounds good! Just put it in your oven, and set your oven on Broil, and it should broill it..

Answer 8

Same as on the grill, except the heat will be coming from the top as opposed to the bottom.

Answer 9

There are step by step directions with pictures here: http://www.innovateinfinitely.com/cooking101/steak.html - Bon appetite!

Answer 10

anyway you like just dont overcook it - ahh i'm hungry now