How to Cook a Filet Steak in the Oven at a High Temperature

What you do with your cooked steak is up to you.

Broiling a filet steak in the oven is a healthy way to avoid some of the oil that is often needed in cooking it on the stove. In addition, broiling serves as an alternative to cooking the steak on the barbecue on a rainy day. Unless you want steak that is well done, you need to set the oven to broil to generate enough heat to cook the meat well on the outside and leave it less cooked in the middle. Does this Spark an idea?

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1 tbsp. vegetable oil
Meat thermometer

Instructions

- 1
  
  Place the oven rack to four levels below the top burner. Preheat your oven to broil.
- 2
  
  Rub the steak with oil on both sides. Season with salt and pepper.
- 3
  
  Place the steak on a baking pan. Put the baking pan on the oven rack.
- 4
  
  Cook the steak for four minutes on its first side. Flip the steak and then cook it for another four minutes for rare, or until juice just starts to form on the surface. Cook the steak for another minute for medium-rare, another minute after that for medium, and so on.
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  Measure the temperature of the steak. Rare should be at 120 degrees Fahrenheit, medium should be 130 degrees Fahrenheit, medium well should be 140 degrees Fahrenheit, and so on. Do not eat steak that is less than 120 degrees Fahrenheit.