On Monday, June 13, 2016 at 11:59:07 AM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
> On 6/13/2016 12:47 PM, Roy wrote:
> > On Monday, June 13, 2016 at 10:27:48 AM UTC-6, Jill McQuown wrote:
> >> I bought one! Big deal, right? Except flank steak is so very difficult
> >> to find these days. The price has been greatly inflated in my lifetime.
> >> Used to be a cheap cut of beef.
> >>
> >> So, I just spent $21 on a 2.5 lb. steak. It will, of course, be
> >> marinated and then grilled. Thinly sliced against the grain.
> >>
> >> The marinade could be anything, from oil & vinegar with herbs or bottled
> >> Italian dressing to teriyaki sauce and garlic.
> >>
> >> Always (IMHO) cooked no more than medium rare. Always thinly sliced
> >> against the grain. It's been many years since I bought a flank steak.
> >>
> >> Jill
> >
> > Nice flavor but "tougher than a boiled owl", as they say.
> > As a meat cutter, I seldom sold flank steak as a "steak" but often put it through a tenderizer machine for "minute steak".
> > Barring that, I often just threw it into the trim for inclusion in extra lean ground beef. It all depended on demand and the locale.
> >
> > Things are different today and methods of cooking have changed to accommodate people's tastes and also to maximize profits.
> >
> > Enjoy your flank steak, sounds like you know how to prepare it.
> > Have a nice day.
> > =====
> >
> >
> You have a nice day, too, Roy. I grew up eating flank steak. Mom
> was on a military budget. I remember flank steak as the "cheap tough
> cut of meat".
>
> The earliest price I recall was about 79 cents/lb.
>
> It's $9.99/lb now, which dropped from $12.99 about a year ago.
>
> Yep, I know how to cook it. It definitely needs to be marinated.
> Also thinly sliced against the grain after being allowed to rest for a
> few minutes.
>
> Jill

Yep!! I used to buy flank steak, slice up and marinate and freeze it in little Ziplock bags to pop in my cooler back in 2003 when I was living in my minivan over half my weeks Spring of 2003! Cooked it up with a couple of eggs over easy for my breakfasts!! YUM!!

John Kuthe...