BEEF it's what's for dinner - recipes

[Kali]

good collection of all kinds of recipes, not just dinner

https://www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com/recipes

[llashram]

1. thanks I cook

at home a lot. Learned at a young age...great link

[SeattleVet]

2. Thanks! I've been experimenting lately with some of the lesser-known cuts.

Things like Cheek Meat or Special Trim. These are super-flavorful, but need long wet cook times. "Special Trim" is what a lot of Mexican restaurants use for their shredded beef dishes. Braise and then simmer all day in the spices and it's great. It *looks* like flank, but - trust me on this - it needs a very LONG, SLOW cook or it will be almost impossible to chew. The cheek meat is great - I have a pack thawing right now that I'll put into the slow cooker tomorrow. It'll cook all day with just some basic seasoning - salt, pepper, garlic, onion, smoked paprika, maybe a splash of red wine.

I get both of these at our local Costco Business Center (as opposed to the normal consumer warehouses). These stores carry the primal cuts - you can get the whole brisket (the last 2 I got were 15-18 pounds!), or the huge chunk of meat that you cut into steaks, or a whole lamb or goat (dressed out and frozen but not butchered). Right now in the freezer I have a huge slab of skin-on pork belly (to make Chinese roast pork with crispy skin), 2 racks of 'commodity' (untrimmed) ribs, and a whole pork loin. Ribs and pork loin are destined for the smoker.

There are only 17 of the Business Center stores around the country, but it's worth a bit of a drive if one is anywhere close to you. They don't have all of the consumer stuff - computers, jewelry, etc., but do have everything that anyone that loves cooking needs to stay happy!

[Kali]

3. interesting!

I have a packing house nearby so I can get most anything (and take animals there for processing) but did not know about Costco. what does a whole brisket run per pound, do you remember?

[SeattleVet]

4. Just checked...

their commodity brisket (~14-18 lbs.) is $2.69/lb for Choice or $3.09/lb for Prime.

[Kali]

5. Ha I just checked too

and there is one up in Phx. I haven't been up there in well over a year, but next time I think I will try to do a run to check it out. Not sure how I would get meat home but it still looks interesting.

[Warpy]

7. Try pressure cooking some time

Sear it in the cooker, then add stock or water or whatever and cook according to what it is. Pressure cooking not only cooks and tenderizes quickly, it tends to seal in all that flavor. The meat is melt in your mouth tender.

[SeattleVet]

8. That's how I did the last batch - and it was great.

Sear then a slight braise then pressure - very tasty!

[Sherman A1]

6. Thanks for posting