Marinating beef time?

Andy q said:

Marinating beef time?

Speaking of beef...

I usually do 24-hour marinating. Have done 48-hour on occasion. Sometimes 6
hours.

48-hours is a bit much as the meat is just about cooked before it grills.

Got 6 hours on a flank steak currently.

How long on average will you let your meat marinate?

12-24 hours is what I prefer. Sometimes poor planning only allows for
maybe 6.

Lou

"Andy" <q> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Marinating beef time?

Speaking of beef...

I usually do 24-hour marinating. Have done 48-hour on occasion. Sometimes
6
hours.

48-hours is a bit much as the meat is just about cooked before it grills.

Got 6 hours on a flank steak currently.

How long on average will you let your meat marinate?

Andy
Knows that last line sounded a tad perverse.

Tad perverse? What ever do you mean?
Dee Dee

Dee.Dee said...

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Quoted message said:

How long on average will you let your meat marinate?

Andy
Knows that last line sounded a tad perverse.

Tad perverse? What ever do you mean?
Dee Dee

Yeah, what ever do you mean?

Andy's Evil Twin

Andy q said:

Marinating beef time?
.... I usually do 24-hour marinating. Have done 48-hour on occasion. Sometimes 6
hours.... 48-hours is a bit much as the meat is just about cooked before it grills.
....
How long on average will you let your meat marinate?

You think there is one magic time? What's in your marinade? How
acidic is it? Does it contain papaya or pineapple? Are you marinating
a steak to grill or a roast to cook slowly or beef ribs to smoke/cue?
How thick is your flank steak? If you're using Nancy's flank steak
marinade with pineapple juice (worth looking up) you're already in the
mushiness range. -aem

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Quoted message said:

Marinating beef time?

Speaking of beef...

I usually do 24-hour marinating. Have done 48-hour on occasion. Sometimes 6
hours.

48-hours is a bit much as the meat is just about cooked before it grills.

Got 6 hours on a flank steak currently.

How long on average will you let your meat marinate?

Andy
Knows that last line sounded a tad perverse.

I'm marinating my meat right now, IYKWIM ...

On a more serious note : Depends on the beef.
A "Sauerbraten" needs two to three days marinating.
A steak would be ruined after that time.

Cheers,

Michael Kuettner

aem said...

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Andy q said:

Marinating beef time?
.... I usually do 24-hour marinating. Have done 48-hour on occasion.
Sometimes 6
hours.... 48-hours is a bit much as the meat is just about cooked
before it grills. ....
How long on average will you let your meat marinate?

You think there is one magic time? What's in your marinade? How
acidic is it? Does it contain papaya or pineapple? Are you marinating
a steak to grill or a roast to cook slowly or beef ribs to smoke/cue?
How thick is your flank steak? If you're using Nancy's flank steak
marinade with pineapple juice (worth looking up) you're already in the
mushiness range. -aem

I'm marinating a 1-1/2 lb flank with a bottle of French dressing. A winning
marinade, recently for the grill.

Andy

As mentioned on the NG it depends on the meat thickness and if you add
anything that breaks the meat down with enzymes as pineapple, papaya, any
fruit basically.

I've went into the Cardinal Sin area and marinated thick steaks such as all
tenderloin cuts with excellent results.

You can get by safely by using a basic non acidic marinade that will last
for 1 weeks work of marinating.

You can figure out if you like 12 hrs. or 3 days of marinade with this. It
will also work for thin flank style or cubes, etc.

Just use about 1/3 soy sauce to 2/3 water and add your favorite seasonings.
Mine are garlic, onion, salt, black pepper, brown sugar (to desired
sweetness) and other green herbs. It comes out EXCELLENT!

You can make up the marinade prior to adding the meat and that way you can
taste to liking. The marinaded meat flavor will be approximately 20 - 30% of
the marinade flavor with the marinade at a concentration level to where you
could drink a glass of it. Like a very strong tea drink, but similar
comparison.

Keep us posted.

T

"Andy" <q> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Marinating beef time?

Speaking of beef...

I usually do 24-hour marinating. Have done 48-hour on occasion. Sometimes
6
hours.

48-hours is a bit much as the meat is just about cooked before it grills.

Got 6 hours on a flank steak currently.

How long on average will you let your meat marinate?

Andy
Knows that last line sounded a tad perverse.