Tried this recipe last weekend for Fred’s Steak (don’t ask me why the link is from wikibooks – that just seems wrong).
For those that don’t know Fred, you’re missing out, here’s two posts which will give you an idea of it’s fan base (and where to buy it).
I was pretty faithful to the ingredients (even the coffee), though I didn’t need so much so I basically halved everything (the recipe says it’s enough for four steaks). One, big difference is that I only marinated for 36 hours and the linked recipe calls for 48-72 hours. The steak was not black enough (seriously, the real Fred is incredibly – almost disgustingly – black). And Theresa said it tasted like Fred-lite. That could be my shorter marinate time, or it might be the ingredients (can’t say that I agree with all those used … I mean, coffee?). It wasn’t bad though, and might be worth a try with a little tweaking.
There’s also this, which is close to above, but adds chili, onion and garlic powders (boo!) and marmite (!).
If anybody has tried and been successful (even if it’s not fully Fred’s if it’s good, it’s worth knowing) please let me know.
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