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How do I tenderize grilling steak?
By Tom | July 17, 2006
lucy m asked:
I have some ‘grilling’ steak that I am planning to cook and I would just like some suggestions on the best way to tenderize it. All it says on the packet is ‘grilling steak’. Thanks a lot!
Thanks to everyone who answered. I appreciate it so much. There are so many good suggestions I couldn’t choose. In the end I pounded it and marinated it with Worcestershire sauce. Next time I will put tenderizer on it and freeze it. I love the soda idea but I dont like soda and I was worried it would leave a taste. Does it? Anyway, I decided to leave the voting up to everyone else becuase I really couldnt choose a best answer. Thanks again!
Alex
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24 Responses to “How do I tenderize grilling steak?”
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July 20th, 2006 at 8:25 am
I personally put worcheshire sauce on both sides and poke the heck outta it with a fork. Good luck!
July 22nd, 2006 at 12:23 pm
Marinade it in a combination of balsamic vinegar and veg. oil.
July 23rd, 2006 at 6:21 am
POKE IT ON BOTH SIDES ALL OVER WITH A FORK, AND SPRINKLE SOME MEAT TENDERIZER ON BOTH SIDES AS WELL.
July 24th, 2006 at 6:38 am
Marinade it in some olive oil, garlic, and black pepper for a few hours before grilling.
July 27th, 2006 at 11:41 am
buys some tenderizer it should be in the seosoning section at your grocery store.
July 27th, 2006 at 1:27 pm
stab it with a fork, and use 7-up, or cherry 7-up….the soda works it’s way into the meat, and tenderizes it….add any spices or sauce that you like to the soda!
July 28th, 2006 at 4:55 am
grilling meat is usually not too tough. you can either marinade, look up recipes to your taste or you can pound it with a tenderizer or failing that, use the side of a plate.
July 30th, 2006 at 6:51 am
All you do is take a knife and poke at it thoroughly. Or you can find a spiked mallet and hit the steak til tender. Season with garlic , worcheshire sauce,pepper, onions.
July 30th, 2006 at 10:58 pm
Use on of those hammers and pound the sh*t out of it.
August 1st, 2006 at 7:20 am
Meat Tenderizer–spice isle. Also, a spikey mallet is good if you’re careful.
August 2nd, 2006 at 9:40 am
using a sharp knife slice it on each side about half cm deep and as much as possible, then it will not tension after cook
August 5th, 2006 at 4:22 am
all of these are great marinading ideas, but honestly, the best way to tenderize a steak, is to let it sit in Coke. Believe it or not, marinading it in Coke for about 24 hours will make it extremely tender. Good luck.
August 7th, 2006 at 3:52 am
Stab it. Both sides, several times. Maybe some marinade overnight.
August 7th, 2006 at 8:02 pm
i use beer or coke
August 8th, 2006 at 6:35 pm
First u gotta beat your meat
next you want to let it marinade over night in either a marinade or just use (Worster…. “however you spell that word”, and a little bit of soy sauce, some garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, and anything else you can think of for flavor.)
then next day grill the steak and trash the marinade
August 12th, 2006 at 1:01 am
Try powdered meat tenderizer….or pounding it with a meat tenderizer mallet thing…
August 13th, 2006 at 1:15 am
The fact that it says ‘grilling steak’ means that it doesn’t need to be tenderized. It’s already a tender cut. You could marinate it for flavour if you want, but as long as you don’t over cook it, it should be tender and delicious.
August 13th, 2006 at 7:23 am
If you freeze the steak with the marinade, then thaw it, it comes out great. The moisure from the meat kinda separates when freezes, and then the marinade soaks back in with the moisture in equal parts.
August 14th, 2006 at 2:46 am
Get a meat hammer and beat the crapp out of it,,, oooo wait, first put meat tenderizer on it, ohh yea, and soak it in Sherry, Bourbon, Rum or some other alcohol. Any way.. do that.
August 15th, 2006 at 12:34 pm
marinate it in italian dressing and a little bit of burgundy or red wine vinegar. piercing the meat with a fork. refrigerate for 1/2 hr in marinade
August 16th, 2006 at 4:29 pm
I suggest putting it in a marinade. Which is afancy word for “soaking in oil and spices”.
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In a dish that will hold the meat with a bunch of extra space, put the meat, olive oil, spices( I like to use Rosemary and garlic (both chopped)). Let it all sit together in the fridge for about an hour on each side of the steak .
Have fun
August 17th, 2006 at 1:22 am
I like a mixture of worchester sauce and ranch dressing. mixed half and half….I also add some meat tenderizer, garlic, pepper, and whatever othe spices you like….let the meat sit for at least 4 hours….as with any othe marinade the longer it sits the stronger the flavor…..and then grill to your desired doneness.
August 18th, 2006 at 6:56 am
You have to beat your meat!
August 21st, 2006 at 8:29 am
you are not suppose to Peirce the steak at all ……it lets all the natural juices out and you get dry meat …..next Aime you buy your steak put tenderizers on it immediately and put in a freezer bag with marinade of your choice and then freeze it.when you are ready to cook put them on hot grill frozen this locks juices in and leaves the middle a little red if you cook just right this will be the most tender steak you will ever eat…..