A little Top Round London Broil

[WaterRat]

Hey All!
I think all the local grocery stores conspired this week to have crappy sales so I ended up buying a 1.46lb top round for London broil @$3.99/lb. Not great but not horrible. I planned to marinate, smoke, sear, rest and serve.



So, on with it:

Marinade: I had two bottles at home - A1 NY Steakhouse and The Shed Beef Blaster. I went with the Blaster since it was already open in the fridge, mainly a soy sauce and cider vinegar base with various other spices, brown sugar, etc... took 1 cup and added 2 TBSP of woosy, 0.5 TBSP ground black pepper, and 1TBSP of Habanero sauce. Into a bag with the meat and vac sealed it. I'm fairly new with the vac sealer and have trouble with wet things, I got a good seal this time but it didn't get a hard vac, oh well, into the fridge for ~24hrs.



Fired up the pellet smoker at 225°F while the meat warmed up on the counter about a half hour then on the pit it went. Left it alone the first 30min then stuck in the probe which read 95°F. I meanwhile fired up the gasser for the sear. Around an hour on the smoker and the temp was hitting 115°F in the center so onto the grill for the sear: 2min, turn, 2min, flip 2min, turn 2 min, then another 2min to get to 125°F in the center. Pulled wrapped and let sit about 25min while I finished the corn, salad, bread, etc...



Sliced it up and it looked pretty good, the ends of course were more done but the center was pretty much right on - maybe a touch past where I wanted - the camera put in a touch more red in the pics than was really there ;) Anyhow the taste was very good - a bit of teriyaki flavor (not a huge fan but it worked for this) and was nice and tender.

Bonus points if anyone knows what the white sauce is in the last pic ;)

 

[chilerelleno]

The London Broil looks delicious, nice sear and finish is real nice.
It's in good company on that plate and the sides of avocado/salad.
I believe I know what your 'white sauce' is, but I'll not ruin the fun.

Nice meal, Like!

 

[RiversideSm0ker]

That looks great. It's been years since the last time I made any "london broil" on my grill. The price puts me off when you have a not so melt in your mouth cut of meat. Looks like you really nailed it. Thumbs up.

George

 

[SonnyE]

Looks Yummie to me!

My guess for the white stuff would be a cole slaw, or a horseradish concoction.
(I like horseradish with beef.)

Edit in:
When at my Daughters home in Port Orchard, WA; I made some jerky from London Broil and it was a huge hit.
London Broil has become my "go-to" for beef jerky. It is just right for slicing and makes great pieces.

 

[zwiller]

Now that is MY kind of meal! I see you are like my Dad who likes to "borrow" steak knives from his favorite restaurants. :p

 

[WaterRat]

Thanks Chile, would not surprise me if you knew, you seem to make food from lots of styles.

Thanks Riverside! Very tasty and worth another attempt in near future.

Thanks SonnyE, but sorry, neither slaw nor horseradish anything :p

 

[WaterRat]

Now that is MY kind of meal! I see you are like my Dad who likes to "borrow" steak knives from his favorite restaurants. :p

Thanks! As far as the knives though, my parents bought a set for me from there, it's one of favorite places, they sit at the bar, tell the bartender they're hungry, he asks a question or two, and a meal arrives, no menu needed ;)

 

[SonnyE]

Thanks SonnyE, but sorry, neither slaw nor horseradish anything :p

Well, it was worth a shot.
And who would put Horseradish in a tortilla?
OK, back to sitting on my thumbs waiting... LOL!

 

[WaterRat]

Well, it was worth a shot.
And who would put Horseradish in a tortilla?
OK, back to sitting on my thumbs waiting... LOL!

Wasn't a bad guess, I do make a nice horseradish sauce for beef but not this time. It does look like a tortilla in that pic I guess but it's not, wrong side of the world... :)

 

[SonnyE]

Wasn't a bad guess, I do make a nice horseradish sauce for beef but not this time. It does look like a tortilla in that pic I guess but it's not, wrong side of the world... :)

And now we see why I don't buy lottery tickets, either.... LOL!

 

[WaterRat]

And now we see why I don't buy lottery tickets, either.... LOL!

Hey, someone always wins! ;)

 

[tropics]

WR Nice job on the London the whole cook looks Point worthy to me.I think Crema
Richie

 

[gmc2003]

Looks like a fine meal. Steak done to the perfect doneness.

Haven't a clue on what type of sauce.

Point for sure.

Chris

 

[petehalsted]

Looks great.

If you vacuum sealer has the ability, you need to look into one of the marinate dishes for it, if you do lots of marinading.

If that isn't a tortilla then it must be Pita, and that would make it tzatziki sauce?

 

[WaterRat]

WR Nice job on the London the whole cook looks Point worthy to me.I think Crema
Richie

Thanks! But this is dairy free - even vegan - not that I care, lol!

Looks like a fine meal. Steak done to the perfect doneness.

Haven't a clue on what type of sauce.

Point for sure.

Chris

Thanks, Chris!

Looks great.

If you vacuum sealer has the ability, you need to look into one of the marinate dishes for it, if you do lots of marinading.

If that isn't a tortilla then it must be Pita, and that would make it tzatziki sauce?

Good call on the marinade dish, my sealer does have an accessory port thingy-mabob...
Close to a pita, in India it would be naan, in Lebanon it seems to have a thousand names the recipe I followed being Lebanese Mountain bread. Not tzatziki but almost the right part of the world. Which brings to mind I love tzatziki and haven't done chicken souvlaki this year! Time to buy some blsl thighs!

 

[chilerelleno]

Well I initially guessed it to be some sort of creamy or whipped Burrata or Feta, or variation of it, guess not if it is dairy free. :(

Some sort of tahini or humus then?

 

[WaterRat]

Well I initially guessed it to be some sort of creamy or whipped Burrata or Feta, or variation of it, guess not if it is dairy free. :(

Some sort of tahini or humus then?

No, not burrata, I did see a TV show where a guy made homemade mozzarella, might give it a go this winter, looks easy. Tahini would be closer than humus as it is just a sauce, not something you would eat on it's own - not that I eat humus on it's own, but you could, I guess, if you were desperate enough, maybe... :rolleyes:
Lot's of clues this morning (especially the bread) - I'll give the answer later today, not gonna keep everyone hanging forever :)

 

[gmc2003]

Ok my guess is some type of vegan sauce. Maybe Queso Blanco?

Chris

 

[chilerelleno]

Straight up Garlic Sauce?

 

[WaterRat]

Straight up Garlic Sauce?

Winner winner chicken dinner! Yes, garlic sauce, "toum" - though I never knew it's name until I tried to make it myself.

My Mom grew up on the West Side of St. Paul, MN (wierd, cuz the West Side is directly south of downtown St.Paul but it's on the west side of the river cuz a N-S river, the Mississippi in this case, only has an E and W bank...follow that?) which has always had a large immigrant population. When Mom was little there were a lot of Lebanese immigrants and her best friend's parents were among them, where at their house, my Mom first had "garlic and bread". Fast forward to when I was growing up, a couple time a summer my Dad would grill up kabobs and we would stop at one of the Lebanese markets near my Grandparents' house and pick up some "garlic and bread" to go with it. I was visiting for a family wedding early this summer and Mom asked what I wanted while staying a couple days at my parents', I said "garlic and bread", lol. Most of those markets are gone now (well, they are still there but have Mexican offerings now) but there are a couple places left to get it. I brought some home, but it didn't last long so decided to make my own.

The "garlic" is just garlic, salt, oil and lemon juice but it's a bit tricky to make as you're forming an emulsion but I managed on the first attempt (thanks youtube!). The bread needs some work ;)

It's great on any grilled meat, I even put some on a pulled pork sammie, awesome!