Should I beat my husband's meat? <ahem>

[MamaG]

Got some steak for his dinner.

Do I need to beat it or something? I never usually cook it

[MadreInglese]

whatever floats your boat

[MamaG]

I've been a vegetarian for 20 years fio

[DrNortherner]

PMSL at this thread title,

I think beatng it tenderising it

[MamaG]

Right, am at work at the mo but it will have 2 hours from me getting home to being chucked in the pan - will that be enough do you think?

[EyeballsintheSky]

Humph. I only clicked on this thread in the hope of a cheap thrill.

[MamaG]

Dr N I think its my favourite ever title (of my own composition I mean)

I think we should have "thread title of the week" in MP's roundup and this should be it [blows own trumpet]

[Overmydeadbody]

yep beating it tenderises it, and it really depends on what vut of meat it is whether or not it needs tenderising before frying.

I'd give it a good beat, it is highly theraputic

[DrNortherner]

You don't chuck it in a pan - yuo seal it

[Overmydeadbody]

you're planning on 'beating his meat' for two hours?

Respect

[DrNortherner]

Yiu can't talk about blowing trumpets on a thread about beating yer dh's meat.

What kind of woman are you?

[MamaG]

I think you already know the answer to that question Dr N

[DrNortherner]

Slag

[BecauseImWorthIt]

What kind of steak is it, MamaG

[cheesesarnie]

pmsl.im veggie too and dh can beat his own meat,im not doing it.

[DrNortherner]

She won't know. Meat is meat as far as women like MamaG are concerned.

[Themasterandmargaritas]

Thanks to OMDB and Carmen I did the beating thing too, just last night in fact. Highly therapeutic and worked a treat. A good beating and a quick flash in the pan. The result, a happy dh.

[DrNortherner]

What id you beat with?

[Themasterandmargaritas]

A good hard rolling pin. And some cling film.

[MamaG]

God I don't know what sort of steak it is! cow steak I assume

[BecauseImWorthIt]

Daft cow.

Do you mean rump, sirloin or fillet? Either of those shouldn't need to be beaten (especially fillet) but they do benefit from being marinated - use either a light vinaigrette or squeeze a lemon over the steak - just make sure that you have dried them off before putting them into a very hot pan.

[BecauseImWorthIt]

If you have bought 'frying' or 'minute' steak you shouldn't have bothered then you might need to beat them.

But bear in mind that beating then will also flatten them, make them thinner and they will cook very quickly, so if he likes a rare steak very short cooking will be required.

[MamaG]

I threw the packaging away because there were 4 in a pack and I froze two and left the other 2 in the fridge to cook tonight.

I won't beat it then. Just do the lemon thing.