Cooking thin sliced frying steak...

newroadahead

I use it with a strogonoff mix add mushrooms and have with rice...lovely

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codemonkey

Hoping you lovely OSers can help me. Thanks to a Mr A shop on Saturday, I have 2 packs of frying steak and 2 sirloin steaks that have a use by date of errm yesterday. I know I should have checked, but I was distracted when it was delivered and they didn't point the short end dates out.

I plan to cook the sirloins for dinner tonight, which leaves me with 2 packs of frying steak. My freezer can not fit anything else in there and OH is a use by date Nazi and will bin it if he finds it regardless of whether I say it's ok or not. (Left to my own devices I completely ignore dates so it's very annoying when he bins stuff that's perfectly ok).

Any ideas for stuff I can do with it to make it last longer and actually be a meal rather than landfill? I hate waste!!

I have a slow cooker if that's any help.

Oh I should also say that it's just me and OH, if he's hungry to feed.

Butterfly_Brain

If you have any freezer bags, just transfer the frying steak to them and you may be able to squeeze them in.

mummyroysof3

do you have a neighbour or family member who can let you put them in their freezer?

codemonkey

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

If you have any freezer bags, just transfer the frying steak to them and you may be able to squeeze them in.

I've tried that, but it's honestly packed tighter than a misers wallet.

mummyroysof3 wrote: »

do you have a neighbour or family member who can let you put them in their freezer?

My parents live too far away and both their freezers are as full as mine (honestly, if the shops close down they'll be ok for life - can you tell where I get it from?) and I don't know the neighbours well enough to go to their door with a slab of meat, although it might be amusing just to see their faces.:rotfl::rotfl:

codemonkey

Ok, by freezer bagging and repacking the freezer I managed to fit one lot in there.

Now to find something to do with the other one.

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codemonkey wrote: »

Ok, by freezer bagging and repacking the freezer I managed to fit one lot in there.

Now to find something to do with the other one.

I'm glad you managed to squeeze some in. This thread should help with the rest:

Cooking thin sliced frying steak...

I'll add your thread to it later to keep the suggestions together.

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SmallL

Could you make a beef pie? cook the filling in the SC today/tonight and fill the pie tomorrow and brown the top in the oven. should keep in the fridge for a good few days after that

Echo_Zulu

When were you planning on eating it and what meal did you have in mind?

If I find myself in this situation, I would usually prepare the meal and save it in the fridge for a couple of days until needed. By cooking it, you effectively extend its fridge life.

meg72

I would slowcook the pack you have left, it will then keep for about 3 days just in the fridge.

Also I would complain about the short date, you may get a refund or good will gesture.