I like eating hotpot when it’s cold, and I usually just dip the beef in the boiling pot for a few seconds to eat it rare, but I wonder if eating rare meat is safe? (Hue, 34, Hanoi) Answer ...

Cook the beef in the oven for 30-35 minutes for rare beef, or 40 minutes for medium-rare. Carefully remove the beef onto a chopping board, cover with a piece of foil and two tea towels.

That can increase the risk of illness for people who eat that beef rare or medium rare. Mechanically tenderized beef caused at least five E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks between 2003 and 2009 ...

Preheat the oven to 425 Fahrenheit. For rare beef, cook for 12 minutes per pound; it will continue cooking as it cools so be prepared to take it out of the oven when it still looks underdone to you.