RE: What are you cooking/eating right now?
August 25, 2016 at 4:12 am
(This post was last modified: August 25, 2016 at 4:34 am by Thumpalumpacus.)
(August 25, 2016 at 2:21 am)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: That looks like one righteous steak dinner though - that steak looks delectably marinated and cooked just about how I like sirloin.
I think Imma have one soon - I think I've earned a cheat meal. I've scarcely eaten any red meat in seven weeks except lamb thrice.
(August 25, 2016 at 2:41 am)Thena323 Wrote:(August 25, 2016 at 1:38 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: ETA: And good golly, it's a hell of a dinner so far --
More blood, please! Never mind...I have some in my purse.
It looks perfectly delicious, though. Wow.
I hope you didn't defile your beautiful steak by drowning it in A-1 or some crazy shit.
Drives me nuts, when folks do that. At least taste it first...my Gawd.
It was marinated for a few days in beer, a little Lea & Perrins (a little too much by my tongue, I have to back that down), ground pepper, a bit of salt, and garlic powder. The dry bits were rubbed in, the wet stuff got a few days to soak in. Cooked over mesquite, three-minute flips the first sears, two-minute flips to finish, ten minutes out the door.
(August 25, 2016 at 2:48 am)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Except sirloin, that screams for a long bath in marinade to enhance flavor and tenderize.
I marinade all my steaks no matter the cut -- even ribeyes get a soaking, juicy as they are. My teeth ain't all that great and a tenderizing marinade means I can enjoy my favorite without regretting it. Good trick: any steak you freeze, marinade it before you put it in the freezer. After soaking in, when you freeze it the marinade will expand, and that will both enhance tenderizing and spread the flavor throughout.