And so this is the black pepper steak that I pan-fried last night. \u00a0It was my first time pay-frying beef steaks. \u00a0I had done my homework by googling on ways of tenderizing the meat (with salt for half hour) and how long to pan-fry on each side. I even used a timer to time the 2 minutes frying on each side and pounded the steak with the back of my kitchen chopper but… why was my steak still a tad tough? \u00a0It was juicy and tasty and there was still a tinge of pink in the middle but the meat just ain’t tender. WHY???!<\/p>\n

I covered my non-stick wok with the glass lid with steam hole that comes with it when frying my steak. Could this be the reason why the steak ain’t tender enough? Does covering the wok during cooking cause a higher temperature and I should then shorten the cooking time to only 1.5 minutes on each side of the steak? Did I make a mistake by covering the wok during cooking?<\/p>\n

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Why can’t the meat be tender and \u00a0juicy like those expensive steaks from hotels and restaurants? \u00a0 Could it be that they use meat tenderizer? But I don’t like\u00a0adulterating my food with food additives and chemicals. \u00a0I read that citrus juice like lemon and orange \u00a0and even papaya and pineapple can tenderize the meat but wouldn’t you think that the steak would taste kooky with a tinge of fruittiness in it?<\/p>\n

Despite the steak having a \u00a0tough texture (not rubbery texture), the kids loved it nonetheless. They commented that it would be nicer if the meat was more tender.<\/p>\n

I still have 6 more slices of steaks in the freezer and I ain’t going to fry them until I find a fool-proof way to produce really nice, tender and juicy beef steaks. \u00a0Does anyone have their juicy and tender steak secrets to share with me? Pretty please? :)))<\/p>\n

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Sherilyn’s big bowl of rice covered with dishes (and she topped up more four-angle beans and meat later. \u00a0She also ate 1 hard-boiled egg but that’s not in the picture). \u00a0After dinner, she chowed down a bowl of ice-cream with strawberries. \u00a0She eats SO much it shocks me and I wonder where all the calories go to coz she is still so slim! \u00a0Jealous!!<\/p>\n

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