Seeking advice on a tough cooked steak--how to salvage

[monj]

DH bought a good looking strip steak at the farmers market, nice marbling, etc.

He sous vided it then did a quick sear on the grill. It was tough! (I don't eat meat, but he was complaining)

I hate to toss it, especially in these times I try to utilize and re-purpose all leftovers. I googled tenderinzing meat, but all suggestions were for raw meat.

I was thinking about Pat's Tuscan steak recipe, but don't know how I can tenderize the leftover steak.

Any ideas welcome!

TIA

M

 

[janet-in-nc]

How about grinding it up and making roast beef hash?

 

[marilynfl]

Thai Beef salad! Slice super-thin on the bias, lots of greens, chilies, mint, cilantro, whatever

you've got...dress with oil and fresh lime. Squeeze lime on the meat before adding to salad, then add more lime to taste.

I've linked a recipe but it has more ingredients than I could get hold of right now.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/19607/thai-beef-salad/

 

[marilynfl]

Conversely, go local and make a Pittsburgh Steak Salad

It's a contradiction in terms: you think you're eating something healthy because "salad" is in the title, but in actuality, the only non-fat thing is the lettuce (usually zero-nutrition iceberg around here) and the bowl it's in.

**Cooked steak (preferably hot but can be cold), sliced super thin
**Hot french fries
Cheese of choice (shredded or cubed)
Croutons
Salad dressing (usually Italian, but your choice)
hard boiled eggs

Then add extras that make it a healthier salad...well, I say healthy, but this is Pittsburgh, where people have been known to drop a shot of whiskey AND/OR a hardboiled egg into a beer mug and slug it down. Usually Iron City Beer.:

ice berg lettuce
tomatoes
cucumbers
onions

**Mandatory

 

[monj]

ROFL at Iron City Beer

Growing up, our neighbor always had an Iron City case carton at the curb on Mondays, as little kids riding by on our bikes, we were intrigued. Dale used to sit in his driveway, with open garage, in his aluminum strap folding chair, drinking his beer Iron City sounded so exotic and foreign to us. My brothers and I still joke about it. LOL.
RIP Dale Carpenter.

 

[monj]

This looks good! Thank you.

 

[Marg CDN]

Slice thin, then across the grain, for Vietnamese rice wraps.

 

[Marg CDN]

Ya... like Marilyn said.

 

[charley]

I like the Thai noodle dish idea--and especially for anything, slice thin across the grain.

You could make a French dip sandwich with those slices. Add some caramelized onion and make a beef bouillion dip. Get a good hoagie roll for it.

 

[karennoca]

I have had good luck slicing the tough meat, then putting slices into a good beef stock

or using the canned beef consume, Add a little vinegar (red wine) garlic powder, onion slices, and simmer away. Meat always breaks down and is tender. I put onto toasted Hoagie Rolls, spread with creamed horseradish, and top with the onions and serve with a small bowl of the au jus for dipping.