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The perfect steak in the wood-fired oven

December 4, 2025 by

About this recipe

The perfect steak in the wood-fired oven. 

Ingredients

  • A nice piece of red meat (entrecôte, rib eye, rump steak, six-rib steak, etc.), but you can also use anything else for the BBQ (tender chicken, delicious rack of lamb, etc.).
  • 500 g Medium-sized green asparagus
  • 500 g A container of oyster mushrooms

Preparation

  1. Allow the meat to come to room temperature. (Optional: if you have a sous vide appliance or an oven that operates at low temperatures, you can heat a vacuum-packed piece of meat at 55°C for 50 minutes (red meat) or 70°C for 45 minutes (chicken).
  2. Season with salt and pepper. Salt ensures that you get a very crispy exterior when there are flaring flames in the wood-fired oven.
  3. Preheat the oven. For a good BBQ, it's best to use wood and allow for a fairly large flame! You can also use pellets for the Mini. The flame can rage across the ceiling.
  4. Clean the asparagus and oyster mushrooms, and grill them briefly with a little olive oil on the grill plate (Original) or in a cast iron grill pan (Mini).
  5. Check that there is sufficient flame and add a log if necessary. Heat the grill plate (Original) or grill pan (mini) in the wood-fired oven and sear the pieces of meat with a little olive oil. Turn them over so that both sides of the meat are exposed to the flame.
  6. Is it going too fast? Just slide the grill plate or grill pan out of the oven. Easy!
  7. Let the large pieces of meat rest for 10 minutes under a layer of aluminum foil so that the meat becomes deliciously tender. Serve with the grilled vegetables.


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