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Meat cooking guide

Meat cooking guide

Discover this cooking guide developed to help you cook your different meats.

General cooking tips

- When roasting in the oven, place meat on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Whenever possible, cover bones with parchment paper so they don’t burn.
- Turn cuts of meat halfway through cook time to ensure even cooking.
- Certain cuts of meat are best cooked in a skillet or else seared before roasting.
- Searing: for perfectly roasted meat, sear cuts of meat in an oiled skillet over medium-high heat for about 30 seconds to one minute per side before placing in the oven. Searing meat at high temperature caramelizes the surface and seals in juices and flavours. Consult the cooking wheel to know which meats to sear.
Types In an oiled skillet over medium-high heat (minutes/side) Oven temperature Approximate cook times  Internal temperature
PORK
Pork chop 2.5 cm (1 in.) Sear 180˚C (350˚F) 6–8 70˚C (160 ˚F)
Boneless pork chop 2.5 cm (1 in.) Sear 180˚C (350˚F) 8–10 70˚C (160 ˚F)
Pork tenderloin (450 g or 1 lb.) Sear 190˚C (375˚F) 20–25 70˚C (160 ˚F)
Stuffed pork tenderloin (450 g or 1 lb.) Sear 190˚C (375˚F) 15–20 70˚C (160 ˚F)
Rack of pork loin (4–6 ribs) Sear 200˚C (400˚F) 50–60 70˚C (160 ˚F)
Ribs, simmered 45 minutes - 190˚C (375˚F) 60–70 70˚C (160 ˚F)
Ribs - 170˚C (325˚F) 2h–2h30 70˚C (160 ˚F)
Pork tenderloin brochette Sear 180˚C (350˚F) 10–12 70˚C (160 ˚F) 
Pork souvlaki - 180˚C (350˚F) 10–12 70˚C (160 ˚F) 
Pork loin chop  2.5 cm (1 in.) Sear 180˚C (350˚F) 8–10 70˚C (160 ˚F) 
CHICKEN
Chicken tournedos Sear 180˚C (350˚F) 35–40 77˚C (170 ˚F)
Chicken brochette - 180˚C (350˚F) 15–20 77˚C (170 ˚F)
Coq au porc Sear 180˚C (350˚F) 30–40 77˚C (170 ˚F)
Stuffed boneless chicken breast - 180˚C (350˚F) 25–30 77˚C (170 ˚F)
Boneless chicken breast - 180˚C (350˚F) 30–35 77˚C (170 ˚F)
Chicken souvlaki - 180˚C (350˚F) 10–12 77˚C (170 ˚F)
Chicken drumstick and thigh - 180˚C (350˚F) 30–35 77˚C (170 ˚F)
SAUSAGE
European sausages - 180˚C (350˚F) 15–25 70˚C (160 ˚F) 
LAMB
Lamb chop 2.5 cm (1 in.) medium Sear 180˚C (350˚F) 6–8 70˚C (160 ˚F)
Bone-in leg of lamb steak 2.5 cm (1 in.) medium Sear 180˚C (350˚F) 8–10 70˚C (160 ˚F)
Leg of lamb (2.5 kg or 5 lb.) medium Sear 175˚C (375˚F) 1h30–2h 70˚C (160 ˚F)
VEAL
Bone-in veal chop 2.5 cm (1 in.) medium 3–4 - - 70˚C (160 ˚F)
Veal sirloin steak 2.5 cm (1 in.) medium 3–4 - - 70˚C (160 ˚F)
Rack of veal (1.5 kg or 3 lb.) medium Sear 160˚C (325˚F) 55–60 70˚C (160 ˚F)
Rack of veal (1.5 kg or 3 lb.) rare Sear 160˚C (325˚F) 45–50 63˚C (145 ˚F)
BEEF
Beef striploin 1.5 cm (¾ in.) rare 3–4 - - 63˚C (145 ˚F)
Beef striploin 1.5 cm (¾ in.) medium 5–6  - - 70˚C (160 ˚F)
Stuffed beef scalopini rosette - 180˚C (350˚F) 18–20 70˚C (160 ˚F)
Beef medallion 1.5 cm (¾ in.) rare 3–4 - - 63˚C (145 ˚F)
Beef medallion 1.5 cm (¾ in.) medium 4–5  - - 70˚C (160 ˚F)
Beef medallion 2.5 cm (1 in.) rare 4–5 - - 63˚C (145 ˚F)
Beef medallion 2.5 cm (1 in.) medium 5–6  - - 70˚C (160 ˚F)
T-bone steak 1.5 cm (¾ in.) rare 3–4 - - 63˚C (145 ˚F)
T-bone steak 1.5 cm (¾ in.) medium 4–5  - - 70˚C (160 ˚F)
T-bone steak 2.5 cm (1 in.) rare 4–5 - - 63˚C (145 ˚F)
T-bone steak 2.5 cm (1 in.) medium 5–6  - - 70˚C (160 ˚F)
Rib steak 1.5 cm (¾ in.) rare 3–4 - - 63˚C (145 ˚F)
Rib steak 1.5 cm (¾ in.) medium 4–5 - - 70˚C (160 ˚F)
Rib steak 2.5 cm (1 in.) rare 4–5 - - 63˚C (145 ˚F)
Rib steak 2.5 cm (1 in.) medium 5–6 - - 70˚C (160 ˚F)
Top sirloin medallion 2.5 cm (1 in.) rare 4–5 - - 63˚C (145 ˚F)
Top sirloin medallion 2.5 cm (1 in.) medium 6–7 - - 70˚C (160 ˚F)
Top sirloin steak 2.5 cm (1 in.) rare 4–5 - - 63˚C (145 ˚F)
Top sirloin steak 2.5 cm (1 in.) medium 5–6  - - 70˚C (160 ˚F)
Ribeye steak 2.5 cm (1 in.) rare 3–4 - - 63°C (145 °F)
Ribeye steak 2.5 cm (1 in.) medium 4–5 - - 70˚C (160 ˚F)
Striploin steak 2.5 cm (1 in.) rare 4–5 - - 63°C (145 °F)
Striploin steak 2.5 cm (1 in.) medium 5–6  - - 70˚C (160 ˚F)
Bone-in striploin 2.5 cm (1 in.) rare 5–6 - - 63°C (145 °F)
Bone-in striploin 2.5 cm (1 in.) medium 6–7  - - 70°C (160 °F),
Flank steak (175 g or 6 oz.) medium Sear 190˚C (375˚F) 10–15 70˚C (160 ˚F)
= à point
Flank steak (175 g or 6 oz.) rare Sear 190˚C (375˚F) 6–8 63˚C (145 ˚F)
= saignant
Beef tournedos (150 g or 5 oz.)  medium Sear 200˚C (400˚F) 15–18 70˚C (160 ˚F)
= à point
Beef brochette - 180˚C (350˚F) 10–15 70˚C (160 ˚F) 
Beef souvlaki - 180˚C (350˚F) 8–10 70˚C (160 ˚F)