Recipe: Super Secret Ingredient to Super Tender Steak!
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Baking soda! I saw this tip (can’t even remember where) that said to coat your steak in baking soda and leave it for an hour or so – then rinse and grill. I got two different cuts of steak so I could try a couple different kinds.
The baking soda steaks are on the right – and you can see a noticable color difference in the meat – but would it taste different?
Here’s the smaller cut – grilled up to a perfect medium rare (find out that tip here). The baking soda steak is on the right. Turns out neither of these steaks was incredibly tough – but there was a noticeable tenderness in the baking soda version!
The larger cuts turned out the same – (look at that beautiful crust – yum – drooling now) – with the baking soda version noticeably more tender!
So there you have it – tenderize steaks with one simple ingredient you already have in your house! Baking soda!
Have you tried it?
Do you leave the baking soda on the meat? Do you just rub it on dry or mix with water then rub it on? A little more direction would be great, don’t you think? As it is its really no help at all. . .just saying!
Well you’re feeling sassy. Pour it on and rub it in – no water. Then rinse it off before you cook it.
Thank you! . . .sorry ’bout the sass! 🤭
it’s ok – i love some sass!