4 Frozen Foods You Don't Have to Defrost
If there just isn't time to thaw these dinner staples first, you can just cook them frozen with delicious results. Here's how.
By Lynn Andriani
Photo: Paul Delmont
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Beef
Why it's worth trying: A sale on strip loin can be a wonderful thing, since
steak keeps well in the freezer.
What you need to know: Not only is it okay to
cook steak frozen, doing so can actually result in juicier, better-tasting meat, when you compare it to meat that you've thawed first and then cooked.
This fascinating America's Test Kitchen video shows how cooked-from-frozen steaks lose less moisture than cooked-from-thawed steaks. Steaks will take a little longer to get to medium rare (after a quick sear on the stovetop, they need 18 to 20 minutes in a 275° oven, versus 10 to 20 for nonfrozen ones). And to avoid splattering and flare-ups, be sure there are no ice crystals on the steak before you sear it.
Published 07/15/2015
