I need a better hammer

[crafty_packrat]

I bought some flank steak on Sunday so I could try the Rolled Flank Steak with Blue Cheese Stuffing recipe. I didn't use actual blue cheese, but the scratch cheese from Keswick Creamery.

It's turned out pretty tasty, but I really need to get a proper mallet to pound steak flat. And maybe I should use skewers next time, because kitchen twine is kind of messy...



Yum. And I had more than enough stuffing to freeze half and make it again soon. After I get something to whack steak flat with.

Comments

[knittykat]

That looks so tasty! Then again, I'm also starving right now and just about to go have something to eat ^_~

[twistedchick]

A champagne bottle is a good alternative if you can't find a better steak whacker; that kind of bottle is extra thick and heavy because it has to be to resist the pressure of the carbonated wine.

[crafty_packrat]

I'm not really likely to have a champagne bottle...

[twistedchick]

You are if you happen to ask some of your friends to save one for you...

[nugatorytm]

Have you a rolling pin? That will work in a pinch. Or, assuming they're clean, use the bottom of a skillet or a saucepan; I saw someone do that on a cooking show once.

Actually...

[crafty_packrat]

I did use my rolling pin. It didn't get the meat that thin, but it was kind of a thick cut to start with.

Re: Actually...

[nugatorytm]

Ah...

For next time, if you can't butterfly the meat to make it thinner, try marinading it for a short time with some meat tenderizer before you pound the living heck out of it.

Re: Actually...

[crafty_packrat]

I should have butterflied it, or asked the butcher to do so.

Meat tenderizer? What is this strange substance you speak of?

Re: Actually...

[nugatorytm]

Well, pineapple juice or mango juice will work, if you don't mind the fruity flavor it adds to the meat.