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So, how’s it going?
Nice! It might just be personal preference I guess? But the temp probe is necessary IMO.
Also I find if doing multiple steaks it feels less stressful. I did 4 thick ones at the same time when I mentioned it the other day and it felt more manageable
Yeah I guess I can’t judge if I didn’t follow the instructions properly! Will need to get a new thermometer.
But also I think you’re right, I only did two steaks. If I was doing 4 or 6, it’s probably easier to get them all done to the same standard.
I was using some nice quality steaks (yay for free homekill), is there any benefit in having them sit in the oven at low temperature for poorer cuts in terms of making them more tender? (assuming they are still 1 inch+)
Normally I would go for a stew or fried up steak strips for the poorer cuts but there’s only so much stew we can eat 😆
I guess it depends on which cut it is. Do you know which part it’s from? If it’s a very lean one, I don’t know how much it would help. I think sous vide works pretty well for leaner cuts though.
Have you got a pressure cooker or multicooker? Could try making something like Taiwanese Beef Noodle soup. I guess you don’t need a pressure cooker but it makes it much quicker and less simmering to make it tender.
I’m not actually sure where it’s cut from! The worst steaks are simply labelled as “stewing steak” or “casserole steak”.
I have a pressure cooker, Taiwanese Beef Noodle soup sounds like a good thing to try, thanks for the suggestion! It might be a bit too outside the normal for the kids but they can just eat the noodles plain while the adults eat the yummy bit 🙂
I love making it in winter, very warming and delicious. I’ve improvised it with maybe 80% of the correct ingredients before and it still tastes good. Usually omit any chilli so the kids can eat it. Our eldest is a weirdo who likes to eat noodles and pasta plain, I can usually get her to have the noodles in the soup itself, but the beef must be in a separate bowl for whatever reason 🤷♂️ I guess it’s like eating instant noodles that way
Our kids will often just eat the noodles plain before they build up the courage to try the thing that’s supposed to go on the noodles. A nice easy way to have something new but still know the kids are being fed.
I’ll give this a go, hopefully some time soon! We have a bunch of poorer quality steak in the freezer, since we eat the good stuff first 😆
Do you use a recipe like this one? https://thewoksoflife.com/taiwanese-beef-noodle-soup-instant-pot/
Yeah that’s a good one.
Honestly I’ve done it with half the specific chinese ingredients from that recipe missing and it still can taste pretty good. Have some additional chilli powder or condiments on hand for adding into your own bowl is good too so everyone can customise their own
Sweet, I’ll put it on my list of things to try. Thanks!