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Wed Jan 13, 2021, 05:42 PM

spinbaby (13,991 posts)

Need a suggestion for leftover steak

We had strip steaks for dinner tonight—grass-fed beef cooked sous vide at 135 for four hours and seared. It was tough as shoe leather and I have quite a bit left over. What can I do with it to make it more edible? I was thinking maybe stew of some kind.

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Need a suggestion for leftover steak (Original post)	spinbaby	Jan 13	OP
My dog would be happy to take it off your hands.	LastLiberal in PalmSprings	Jan 13	#1
what about sliced very thinly and made into a stir fry?	pnwest	Jan 13	#2
Make some Beef Stew in a crock pot	Mr.Bill	Jan 13	#3
That had been my thought	spinbaby	Jan 13	#5
It's already cooked, right?	kirkuchiyo	Jan 13	#16
Or sliced thin	Wawannabe	Jan 13	#4
Sliced and do tacos or burritos	liberal N proud	Jan 13	#6
grind it and use it as a base to make meat sauce.	drray23	Jan 13	#7
Grind it up and mix with mayo, onion, seasoning for sandwich or cracker spread.	Arkansas Granny	Jan 13	#8
beef barley soup	jmbar2	Jan 13	#9
ha!!!!	Kali	Jan 13	#11
2nd this	leighbythesea2	Jan 13	#12
soup, stew, or chili	Kali	Jan 13	#10
Probably the direction I'll go	spinbaby	Jan 13	#13
I did that too with leftover prime rib	Freddie	Jan 13	#15
72 hours in a crock pot will soften up anything. nt	Binkie The Clown	Jan 13	#14
slice thin for a stir-fry, tacos, ramen	Retrograde	Jan 14	#17

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Wed Jan 13, 2021, 05:44 PM

LastLiberal in PalmSprings (11,076 posts)

1. My dog would be happy to take it off your hands.

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Wed Jan 13, 2021, 05:45 PM

pnwest (2,816 posts)

2. what about sliced very thinly and made into a stir fry?

Adding it at the last stage just to warm it up with the rest of the dish, and not make it any tougher.

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Wed Jan 13, 2021, 05:47 PM

Mr.Bill (10,803 posts)

3. Make some Beef Stew in a crock pot

Crock pot cooking will make it tender.

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Wed Jan 13, 2021, 05:55 PM

spinbaby (13,991 posts)

5. That had been my thought

I don’t think slicing it thinly will help it out because it’s really tough. Long cooking is the way to go, I think.

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Wed Jan 13, 2021, 08:40 PM

kirkuchiyo (195 posts)

16. It's already cooked, right?

You want to not have long fibers, that's where the toughness comes from. I usually thinly slice it against the grain and then toss them in a cast iron skillet with some butter, salt and pepper.

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Wed Jan 13, 2021, 05:48 PM

Wawannabe (3,583 posts)

4. Or sliced thin

And served atop a salad

Make philly cheese steaks

Steak quesadillas

Steak NACHOS! Mmmmm

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Wed Jan 13, 2021, 05:56 PM

liberal N proud (58,752 posts)

6. Sliced and do tacos or burritos

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Wed Jan 13, 2021, 05:56 PM

drray23 (5,341 posts)

7. grind it and use it as a base to make meat sauce.

onions, meat, can of diced tomato , beef broth, red wine, spices. You can make a nice thick meat sauce to put on pasta.

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Wed Jan 13, 2021, 05:57 PM

Arkansas Granny (28,794 posts)

8. Grind it up and mix with mayo, onion, seasoning for sandwich or cracker spread.

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Wed Jan 13, 2021, 06:10 PM

jmbar2 (1,566 posts)

9. beef barley soup

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Wed Jan 13, 2021, 06:11 PM

Kali (50,926 posts)

11. ha!!!!

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Wed Jan 13, 2021, 06:28 PM

leighbythesea2 (591 posts)

12. 2nd this

Super slow cooked into soup. & beef barley is a nice one.

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Wed Jan 13, 2021, 06:10 PM

Kali (50,926 posts)

10. soup, stew, or chili

I had some tough steaks leftover from Xmas (not the ribeyes, of course heh) cut into chunks and simmered with lots of chopped sauteed onion in some beef broth for an hour or two then added a couple carrots, finally some barley and a ton of black pepper. made great winter soup!

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Wed Jan 13, 2021, 06:29 PM

spinbaby (13,991 posts)

13. Probably the direction I'll go

I see soup in my future. That could be an excuse to bake bread.

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Wed Jan 13, 2021, 07:43 PM

Freddie (7,016 posts)

15. I did that too with leftover prime rib

Sautée some chopped onions and celery, add a quart of beef stock and the meat (chopped or cut into cubes.) Simmer about .5 hour or til meat is tender. Bring to a boil, add egg noodles, cook til noodles are done. Yum.

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Wed Jan 13, 2021, 06:32 PM

Binkie The Clown (6,718 posts)

14. 72 hours in a crock pot will soften up anything. nt

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Thu Jan 14, 2021, 12:57 AM

Retrograde (7,574 posts)

17. slice thin for a stir-fry, tacos, ramen

How rare is it? If it's reddish inside, chop it up finely and make a sort of steak tartare (or if the thought of rareish meat doesn't appeal, make it into meatballs. I've found, though, that already cooked meat doesn't hold together as well).

Or make a meat sauce with tomatoes. Or a chili.

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