Marinate with chiles, orange juice, pineapple juice, etc layer on a spit.
Posted on 02/03/2011 6:54:41 PM PST by Christian Engineer Mass
I need to cook ~30 1/4" thin steaks & transport them to other side of town for a superbowl party. Usually I fry the steaks, but with 30, the 1st will be cold before the last is done! I also want a good seasoning that I can pick up or make with ingredients found locally.
Pineapple juice, Kikkoman soy sauce, pepper, olive oil
Thanks. Good idea - I don’t have a crock pot though. Maybe I should reheat them there, or even cook them there?
Since you aren’t on a grill, seasoning becomes a little more important, since you won’t have that good grilled taste.
The steaks being so thin, they will be very easy to screw up, so be careful. You can go from tender/tasty/juicy to beef jerky within a minute if you aren’t on top of the situation.
I would recommend setting up as many pans as you can on however many large stove eyes you got. Put a thin layer of oil in each pan, and turn up to med/high heat. Season the steaks up GOOD. When all of the pans are HOT, throw as many steaks as you can on each pan.
Watch them carefully, because you are wanting to sear in the flavor on high heat, but you don’t want to burn them.
After you get them in the pan, let them cook on one side for about 6-7 minutes, and turn them. Cook on the other side for about 4-5min, and turn again. Cook for another minute or two, and remove it. They will finish cooking themselves after you remove them from the heat.
Since they are so thin, you won’t have to worry much about undercooking them. if you can get 4 stove eyes going, you should be able to do it in 2 rounds, assuming 4 steaks per pan.
Bottom line... When you go to do it, make sure you have the time dedicated to doing that one thing only. Don’t get sidetracked or distracted even for a few seconds. If the phone rings, let it go to voice mail. If the doorbell rings, they can wait outside... You get the idea. Too bad you aren’t on a grill for this, because it would be SO much easier. lol
In what kind of proportions? I have pineapple juice from cans of pineapple rings, will that do? And is that just brown pepper?
Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Rub with olive oil. Wrap tightly in foil along with parsley, minced onions and garlic cloves. Open the hood of your car and place the foil wrapped package on top of your exhaust manifold. Upon reaching your destination, remove, unwrap and serve hot.
Cook your steaks however you want on whatever you want.
Before you do that, get a slow cooker and make some potatoes (sugget McCormick toasted onion and garlic).
Put your steaks on top of them and go. Will stay hot for hours.
I lived in my work truck for a while it was amazing what one could cook up under the hood. I was also dumpster diving for food
Note: Do the steaks first and only add to the slow cooker to keep them hot.
Plumber’s torch
That is a good idea.
It would keep them moist too.
Any pineapple works. The acid breaks down the toughness of the meat. Ground black pepper works.
I dunno...A pair of tongs and a blowtorch?? To keep it warm wrap in tin foil and put in the oven.....
Personally I would have gotten a couple of roasts cut from the strip portion and done them in the oven and then make a mustard pan gravy after they are done from the oven.
Of course after it comes out of the oven I would sear the roast - yes afterward its a chef’s secret you don’t end up with a large gray ring in the beef.
If you want a recipe PM me and I will send it over. Believe me you never cook a lot of steaks individually again after you do this. Super simple and every cut comes out perfectly cooked.
Make a rub of Minced garlic, freshly ground black pepper, kosher salt and fresh rosemary. Dried porcini if you have it. Add small amounts of extra virgin olive oil and work it with your chef’s knife until you have a paste. Coat the steaks with the paste and store them on your counter top in a zip top bag for about 30 minutes.
Start your car and let it warm up for a few minutes. Then place the steaks directly on the engine block and drive to your friend’s house. By the time you get there, the steaks will be cooked. The ones nearest the spark plugs will be medium well. Those closer to the alternator will be rare to medium.
Can your friends handle spicy? If so find a liquid fajita seasoning like Dale’s or Claude’s (find near salad dressings and buffalo wing sauces) - marinate meat for 20 minutes, pan fry and put into the crock pot with a little extra sauce (not used for marinade) -
Marinate with chiles, orange juice, pineapple juice, etc layer on a spit.
Oh yes, don’t forget the olive oil.
LOL..that technique also works with fish heads on a bad neighbor.
You a trucker?
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