The steak was really tough to chew, but cutting thinner slices wasn't an option because of how dull all my knives are. The knife I used squeezed the steak and made some meat juice escape unfortunately. This was basically a low commitment experiment on a low grade steak without the proper tools.
I dry brined in the fridge for a day (thin salt because I didn't have coarse salt), then cooked in the oven at 200f for 45 minutes (no temperature check), then seared on high heat for a minute, flipped, and basted with garlic and butter while the other side cooked.
Overall, really tough to chew, but when I cut it into small bite sized pieces and had it with the seared garlic I used for basting, it was enjoyable. The veggies are lemon balm which I cooked in the leftover meat juice – I just took whatever cheap greens I found at the grocery store.
by daskrip
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Looks like a succulent meal to me
That looks great!
Gotta be American right? I’m so jealous of your guys food prices, in Canada there’s no way I could find a steak for $4 lol.
The cook was on point. You can try a teaspoon or so of vinegar for a couple hours to help tenderize.
Well played sir!
Great job 👏
They had that cow running marathons. Cook looks good. A meal’s a meal!
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Regardless of the quality, which from last pic looks decent nonetheless, that is a lot of meat for $4
Good job cutting against the grain to give it the vest shot at being tender. With how little fat there is, you can only do so much. Good job with what you had! Cuts look clean for a dull knife, too.