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Hot Tubbed me an Eye of Round

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chocdoc
chocdoc Posts: 461
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
Proving that you can indeed make a silk purse out of a sow's ear - I used a combination of the Cook's Illustrated method and sous vide to make an eye of round into something edible.

I started by salting the round with 1 tsp per pound of kosher salt then leaving it to sit for 24 hours. I vacuum sealed that and cooked it in my newest toy - the FreshMealsMagic 18 litre kit that I picked up from the manufacturer on Wednesday last week (thanks Frank!).

I cooked it at 58C for 36 hours and chilled it down this morning and egged it up to get the fat all tasty and crispy.

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DSCN3197 by ChocDoc1, on Flickr

Just out of the bath and chilled.

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Looking rather anaemic before it's egging.

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DSCN3202 by ChocDoc1, on Flickr

While I waited for it to brown - I sniffed all my iris.

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All nicely browned up.

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DSCN3215 by ChocDoc1, on Flickr

Could cut it with a fork - and the flavour is fabulous. The perfect breakfast!

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Anyone need any iris - I'm a bit overrun with them.
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,026
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    Might have to give that a try. It looks really good. Nice job!
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • Pepper Monkey BBQ
    Pepper Monkey BBQ Posts: 652
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    Oh man ... I love new toys ... jealous!!!
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  • cookn biker
    cookn biker Posts: 13,407
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    Looks great Kerry!
    I'll take some blue and two toned bulbs.
    Molly
    Colorado Springs
    "Loney Queen"
    "Respect your fellow human being, treat them fairly, disagree with them honestly, enjoy their friendship, explore your thoughts about one another candidly, work together for a common goal and help one another achieve it."
    Bill Bradley; American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, former U.S. Senator from New Jersey
    LBGE, MBGE, SBGE , MiniBGE and a Mini Mini BGE
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  • chocdoc
    chocdoc Posts: 461
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    Molly,

    You coming to the NiEggarafest? I can have some waiting for you.
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 11,518
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    Kerry, the cook looks fun and fabulous, so the chilling allows charring without overcooking the inside, right? Love your new toy, Frank Hsu is near my office :whistle:

    I have a free hand-me-down PID controller with thermocouple sensor wires lying around, one of these days I'll rig it with an old aquarium pump, relay switch, electrical outlet box and an old rice cooker. Hopefully I won't burn down the house :woohoo:

    Gary
    canuckland
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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
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    Gary,

    Get the parts to me and I will do it for you. You ain't no electrician my friend :laugh:

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • cookn biker
    cookn biker Posts: 13,407
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    Not this year. :(
    Molly
    Colorado Springs
    "Loney Queen"
    "Respect your fellow human being, treat them fairly, disagree with them honestly, enjoy their friendship, explore your thoughts about one another candidly, work together for a common goal and help one another achieve it."
    Bill Bradley; American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, former U.S. Senator from New Jersey
    LBGE, MBGE, SBGE , MiniBGE and a Mini Mini BGE
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  • Canugghead
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    You're right Steve, may have to pay you a visit in July/August when I get some time off. Also have a welding job for you :blush: ...the guard rail on my Nella meat slicer is loose because a screw hole in the aluminum tray is stripped. Thanks.
    Gary
    canuckland
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  • chocdoc
    chocdoc Posts: 461
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    Canugghead wrote:
    Kerry, the cook looks fun and fabulous, so the chilling allows charring without overcooking the inside, right? Love your new toy, Frank Hsu is near my office :whistle:

    I have a free hand-me-down PID controller with thermocouple sensor wires lying around, one of these days I'll rig it with an old aquarium pump, relay switch, electrical outlet box and an old rice cooker. Hopefully I won't burn down the house :woohoo:

    Gary

    Indeed - the chilling allows the the charring.

    I have been using one of Frank's PIDs that I was beta testing for him (one degree of accuracy) with a slow cooker for a couple of years. This new one is such a treat - it heats up in minutes and keeps 0.1 degree of accuracy with no problem - and heats a huge quantity of water for those big projects.

    Brisket next!
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  • WessB
    WessB Posts: 6,937
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    I think you may be causing some confusion to new eggers because sous vide and hot tubbing are two totally different techniques....clarify the differences for those that may not know and all will be the better in the end..
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  • chocdoc
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    I really just consider sous vide to be well controlled hot tubbing.
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