London Broil?

Post by **Niner** » Wed May 21, 2008 7:35 pm

I was in the grocery store getting a few things. They had "London Broil", black angus, on sale. Since supper was up to me I thought I'd try it out on the bbq grill. Wonder if it is called London Broil in London?

In any case, it was lean although not very tender. Maybe I should have sliced it thinner. Probably would have worked out in a dutch oven with some liquid to tenderize a bit....cooked more like a pot roast instead of broiled. No matter, I've eaten worse.

Looked better than it tasted.

Post by **DuncaninFrance** » Thu May 22, 2008 2:42 am

Looks like the bit just below the tail

Can't say I have ever heard of it but.

Tom-May · Post by **Tom-May** » Thu May 22, 2008 9:56 am

As a Londoner, I can safely say that I've never heard of a 'London Broil' (but then 'broil' is not a geneally used term here* - except with those who like to be thought 'Trans-Altantic' - It's usually a 'grill').

Tom

* I speak only for the bit of London I grew up in, the rest of the country may differ

45nut · Post by **45nut** » Thu May 22, 2008 1:45 pm

When I was cooking for a living, one of the restaurants had London Broil kebab's on the menu.

It was not a roast type meat at all.

We marinated it for at least overnight, then sliced against the grain into strips, these got marinated again, then "kebab'ed" and grilled.

Remove all "silver" you can see, it is a very lean cut but properly handled it is a fine meal indeed.

Post by **Niner** » Thu May 22, 2008 7:59 pm

Tom....that someone from London would have no idea about a probable American tag for something comes as not much of a surprise.

Wonder if there is an Outback Steakhouse chain in Australia?

Woftam · Post by **Woftam** » Fri May 23, 2008 1:52 am

Apparently there are a couple in Sydney but I don't think they are widely known.

http://www.outbacksteakhouse.com.au/contact/index.html

Post by **Niner** » Fri May 23, 2008 12:59 pm

I knew a guy who said he managed one of the original Outback restaurants in the US back before the franchise actually got started. The owners, American, were looking for something different for a theme for a steak house. One of them hit upon "Outback" and the Australian connection over some drinks. Don't think any of them had any Australian connections actually.

I had some stock in the company...not much... a few years ago. But they are no longer publicly traded and are now privately owned again.

Not a bad place to eat out. I went to the local one last night with my wife. We had to wait a half hour just to get a seat.

By the way, Woftam, the Outback in Mobile Alabama looks just like the one in the Australian site photo.

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