Tender Marinated Steak Tips from Your Freezer

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With the right tools and a little meal prep, you can have tender and delicious steak tips any night of the week. Fall seems to be far busier than any other season for us. We are adjusting to new routines and schedules and my kitchen counters are smothered once again with notebooks, school forms, and back-to-school projects. I’m also getting back into my groove of being my kids’ personal Uber driver, a homework helper and a why-did-we-wait-til-the-last minute-poster-making extraordinaire. 

Hectic afternoons and evenings like this means I have to be on top of meal prep and this is why my freezer real-estate is highly treasured in my kitchen. Cooking from the freezer is invaluable and convenient, saving me from multiple mid-week grocery runs and dinner-time exhaustion.

One of our favorite ready-to-go dinners pulled right from our freezer is marinated steak tips. Steak tips come from the bottom sirloin or the flap meat. By marinating this meat, the muscle fibers break down, giving the meat incredible tenderness and flavor.To save some money, we buy our meat in bulk at our local warehouse club. With just a short amount of time cutting the meat and mixing up various marinades, I can take my family on a culinary flavor tour of the world any night of the week. Whether our cravings are for a traditional Steakhouse, Greek, Asian, Mexican, or Indian-spiced flavors, our tastebuds are satisfied. It’s so easy. When it’s dinner time, the steak has already been cut into bite-sized pieces, making the cooking process quick and fuss-free. Having steak tips on hand gives me some time to breathe on the busiest of nights…like Wednesdays. Wednesdays are the pits.Because we are buying in bulk and freezing our steak tips, we have to ensure our meat doesn’t spoil, so we turn to the FoodSaver® FM5200 Vacuum Sealing System and multi-layer, BPA-free vacuum-seal bags.

FoodSaver® FM5200 is the solution for keeping food fresh up to 5x longer, compared to ordinary storage methods, and helping to prevent freezer burn, making it my kitchen must-have for meal prep and bulk freezer storage. To be able to eat juicy, full-flavored steak that has already been seasoned saves me time and a whole lot of energy on a busy weeknight. All I have to do is transfer my frozen meat to the refrigerator the day before, have a few side dish options on hand, and despite the fact that my steering wheel is my best friend in the afternoon, we can still sit as a family and connect over a delicious steakhouse-style dinner any night of the week. The FoodSaver® System includes vacuum seal bags and rolls, vacuum zipper bags and containers designed to work together with vacuum sealers for optimal performance. I’m partial to this system because the food stays fresh in less time with less steps*, I can make bags in half the steps with the easy to use Express Bag Maker*, and I can ensure an air-tight seal and less bag waste* using the Easy View Vacuum Window. (*compared to FoodSaver V4440 Models)

Making custom sized bags is so simple with this system. I just unlock the lever and pull the bag to the desired length. Once I flip the lever back to the seal position, the bottom seal for the next bag is created. The red seal light will pulse while the seal is automatically created. Finally, I slide the bag cutter across to cut the bag free and begin to fill my bag with the steak tips and the marinade.

To seal the bag, I use both hands to slide the open end of the bag inside the vacuum seal window. Once the open end is visible through the window and I’ve lined up the edge with the drip tray, I just press and release the vacuum seal bar with both hands. The vacuum seal window will close, grasp the bag, and begin to seal it. Once the red light turns off, the sealing is complete and the machine will release the sealed bag automatically.
These are the best bags for long-term freezer storage, blocking out air and helping to prevent that dreaded freezer burn taste. I am assured that, by taking all the air out, the quality of the meat remains while my marinade flavors are also evenly infused into my meats. That is why FoodSaver® is the number 1 Vacuum Sealing solution in the US. The bags are flexible enough to hug food and seal effectively without gaps. I know I can be confident that they won’t leak in my freezer too (who has time for clean-up like that?).

FoodSaver® – As seen on TV, is an investment in terms of saving time and less waste. Right now though, you can find this on sale at your local Walmart store or Walmart online.

Get to the home living section in the food storage aisle at your local Walmart and you’ll find the FoodSaver® FM5200 Vacuum Sealing System and FoodSaver® 11″ x 16′ Vacuum Seal Roll, 2 Pack.Or you can go online for this Rollback offer that is good until December 22!  

FoodSaver® FM5200 Vacuum Sealing System – $142.99 (original price $169) – from 9/15 – 12/22, online only

FoodSaver® 11″ x 16′ Vacuum Seal Roll, 2 Pack – $15.99 (original price $17.98) – from 9/15 – 12/22, online only

Not only is bulk freezer meal prep a breeze with FoodSaver® FM5200, but it’s a lifesaver in last minute marinating, batch cooking, and entertaining. There are so many possiblites for using this system, but if you are looking for a variety of steak tip flavors from your freezer, than I’ve rounded up some of my favorite marinades to satisfy your cravings. 

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