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On Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:34:17 +1100, David
> wrote:

>In article >,
> (Tee Top) wrote:
>
>> I like to cook my own steaks at home.
>>
>> Is there a way to cook them "tender" or can I get the over-counter meat
>> tenderizers for that?
>>
>> Appreciate your thoughts on HERE or email me.
>>
>> THANKS :>)

>
>Just coat both sides with a very thin coating of american or australian
>mustard, and pour a little olive oil over them before cooking - you
>cannot taste the mustard when they are cooked but they turn out very
>tender. And dont believe that guff about only turning them once - cook
>both sides then quickly do the other side for a very short time before
>finishing.
>
>David - a steak lover from way back


You told how to make steak more flavorful - but not how to tenderize
it.

If the OP can get his/her hands of Adolph's meat tenderizer or
something else with papain in it - that's the way to tenderize tough
meat. Of course, the best way is to start off with a piece of meat
that's not tough. Tough meat should *not* be expected to end up like
tender meat, 'cause it just ain't gonna happen. Shoe leather is shoe
leather. Even if you beat it into submission, it's still shoe leather
- although it might not take as much chewing to swallow it without
choking to death.


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