I love the Top of the Food Chain column at Eat Me Daily!
But I especially love it when he’s writing about something I’m making this very night! Let’s talk about Flank Steak! Okay, so I’ve always been kind of puzzled by people’s love for flank steak. And that’s because people seem to love it, and are willing to pay a bit of extra money for it, and these people won’t stop talking about it.
Case in point: we went to an awkward hot-tub BBQ once at this girl’s 1st house (she had a beach house too, and probably a condo in the city by now). She was in the process of giving this little bungalow all the standard housing market bubble upgrades. On the menu was a stuffed flank steak like that link. She probably bought it pre-made from some supermarket deli, because that’s pretty common. It was TERRIBLE! She was bragging about how much she loved loved loved flank steak blah blah blah, and probably even talked about how much it cost her — because that’s the kind of girl she is — but it was terrible! It was tough, and cold, and flavorless. If she really loved that, how much could she know about, well, anything?
We didn’t stay to get our shorts off in the hot tub. But we heard later how wild and racy that was, in addition to hearing reminiscences about the delicious flank steak.
I’ve never really wanted to spend the extra money on it, since that time. I was highly impressionable.
Recently however. Recently, however, I know a lot more, and understand shit more, and there was a buy one get one on flank steaks, so I got two. We’ll see what happens! Due to extenuating circumstances, our (Colombian) Beer-Marinated Flank may be way over-marinated, but hopefully that won’t hurt!
… Will let you know.
Tags : cuts of beef explained, flank, salsa, stories
