Website design By BotEap.comLondon Broil is probably one of the budget cook and grocery shopper’s best kept secrets. Consider that ground beef is currently around $2.99 ​​a pound on sale (prices were last checked May 2010), while London Broil can be had on sale and with a store shopper card for just $2.99 ​​a pound. 1.69 a pound. That’s just 42.2 cents a serving, making it a star baby on our show, truly one of the cheapest cuts of meat you can find.

Website design By BotEap.comYes, you’ll probably have to wait for it to go on sale to get a deal like this, and you’ll also probably have to buy several pounds, but at a price like that, it’s well worth it, and the obvious. What to do is cut it into meal-sized pieces and freeze them. One key to a successful London Broil experience is tenderizing it. This cut can be rough in nature and if you spend a good few minutes pounding it with a mallet it helps to break down some of the muscle. However, avoid scoring the meat or stabbing it with a fork. This will result in too much of the good juices being lost in the cooking pan.

Website design By BotEap.comAnother key to making this cheap cut of beef shine is to marinate it. And there are a million London Broil marinades on the web, so here at Dollar a Day Gourmet we’re not going to try to shove one down your throat. Ideally, if you come to enjoy London Broil and make it a regular fixture on your table, you’ll try different marinades until you find one or two you like best, and after a couple of successes we recommend being adventurous and modifying one. until it becomes yours.

Website design By BotEap.comMany recipes call for you to marinate 4-6 hours or so, but we highly recommend marinating your London Broil overnight. In any case, in the fridge. But please listen to the advice overnight. The extra time is well worth it for a more flavorful dish. Use a gallon size ziplock bag. It’s simple, inexpensive, super easy, and there’s no mess to clean up. Just throw the bag away afterwards and there’s no pan to wash.

Website design By BotEap.comFinally, before serving, be sure to slice thinly, along the grain. This will contribute to greater tenderness. So, three secrets to a good London Broil:

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2) Marinate overnight
3) Cut across the grain

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