INDIVIDUAL OVEN-BROILED
CHATEAUBRIANDS
 
Marinate chateaubriands for about 4 hours. Drain well.

Brown in very hot butter in a skillet on top of stove for about 2-3 minutes on each side. Place on a rack in shallow pan and in a 450°F preheated oven, pour cup hot water into pan. Brush meat well with melted butter several times turning them over when top is brown. It is important to remove meat from refrigerator about 1 hour or longer before cooking. Test one by making an incision down center of bottom side, and observe color. They are always best cooked rare or medium rare, but not well-done.

MEAT MARINADE:

1 c. dry white wine
1/4 c. cider vinegar
1 c. salad oil
2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/8 tsp. dry tarragon
1 bay leaf, crushed into sm. pieces
1/2 tsp. thyme, crushed
1 lg. clove garlic, chopped fine

Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl, and with egg or wire beater beat for about 2-3 minutes. Soak meat in this marinate and turn it over often, and baste it from time to time with marinate that settles at the bottom of the dish. Four hours in marinade will add a subtle delectable flavor to the meat. Keep meat in refrigerator, but let stand at room temperature for 1 hour before cooking, either in or out of marinate.

NOTE: Place meat to be marinated into an enamel, glass, or stainless steel utensil, and not use other utensils made of metals, as very often the acid in the marinade will act upon the metal chemically and develop an unpleasant taste in the food.

recipe reviews
Individual Oven-Broiled Chateaubriands
 #26772
 Andrew Lynch (California) says:
Overall, a good recipe. Marinate was decent and the butter brushing helped with overall flavor. The searing times were right on, but the recipe is frustratingly inexact when it comes to oven time. Making an incision, per the instructions above, is a recipe for releasing juices and compromising the evenness of the internal cooking. Better idea is to use an oven thermometer and cook until internal temperature is 130-135°F for rare/medium rare. Also, weight/size of meat is important and influences cooking time. The recipe would be much better if it accounted for such variations.

 

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