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What do you do with London Broil?

7 years ago

I bought a couple pounds of "London Broil" today. I vaguely recalled this cut from my childhood so figured why not. After inspecting the unwrapped meat, I'm at a bit of a loss for what to do with it. It seems to be a thick (2") hunk of dense muscle with little marbling, fat, connective tissue. I guess I could slice it thin and marinate it, but otherwise, what do you do with this?

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sooz
7 years ago
I marinate it, grill it, slice it across the grain, and use it in a variety of dishes. One of our favorites is to use those slices in a tossed green salad! If I marinate it and then slice it, it can go into stir fry. Yum! I seem to recall making "steak sandwiches" with the leftovers, too.

Smiles,

Sooz
dcarch7 d c f l a s h 7 @ y a h o o . c o m
7 years ago
I think there are many different cuts of meat all called London Boil.

For me, one of the ways to use LB is to SV it like steak and eat it like steak.

130F for 48 hours SV, LB will be tender enough to be quickly grilled.

$2.75 a lb "steak". Not too bad.

dcarch
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party_music50
7 years ago
I'm with sooz... I love a good london broil marinated in teriyaki sauce, grilled, and then sliced fairly thin across the grain.
marymd7
7 years ago
It would be nice if it was the sirloin, but it's usually not these days. It's usually just a think cut piece of round steak. Marinate, cook rare, don't skimp on the resting, and slice thin. It doesn't have a lot of flavor IMO, and what it does is often vaguely livery to my taste, hence a good marinade. And anything over rare or maybe medium rare will be dog-treat dry and chewy.
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7 years ago
Chicken fried steak
writersblock (9b/10a)
7 years ago
Marinate, grill, slice, serve with béarnaise sauce.
lindac92
7 years ago
Marinate, grill rare to medium rare....no more!...and serve sliced very thin with a mushroom sauce.
dcarch7 d c f l a s h 7 @ y a h o o . c o m
7 years ago
By tender, I meant this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7HgLIc0smk

I used bottom round London Broil.

Yes, it can be fork tender, medium done.

dcarch
carolb_w_fl_coastal_9b
7 years ago
I use a marinade that's more like an Italian vinaigrette, w/ garlic, herbs, wine vinegar & olive oil.
fawnridge (Ricky)
7 years ago
Cook it rare and slice it thin for steak sammiches with mushroom gravy on ciabatta bread. Drink an ice cold beer with it.

That's how I made it the last time I ate it... 40 years ago.
dedtired
7 years ago
Marinate, grill medium rare to rare, slice thin across the grain. I like sautéed mushrooms on it. Leftovers make great sandwiches.

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