Steak Tartar from frozen meat – is it possible?

[Jerry_K]

Can you make decent steak tartar from previously flash frozen meat? Sirloin or eye-of-round that was super fresh when frozen. I do that all the time with salmon tartar and gravlax but would it work with beef?

[Db Cooper]

I know many people who will sear the outside of the meat and then freeze it. It actually makes it easier to slice thinly and it'll defrost within a minute. I'm quite certain it would work w/o cooking it as long as, like the other posters said, you are confident of the source and sanitation of the meat when you purchase it.

[Veggo]

I have done it. Compared with the fresh, it's a 2 point deduct on a scale of 10.

[hotoynoodle]

if you're confident of the source and sanitation of the meat, it should be fine.

[brkak132]

Did you ever try this? Did you get sick? I'm contemplating the same thing!

[sunshine842]

I see frozen beef for tartare all the time in France -- pre-ground.