Well . . . I suppose it is not technically grocery shopping.
The Lumberjack came in contact with a guy who had a cow.
And that cow needed to be butchered.
So, the Lumberjack offered to buy the whole cow and help butcher it.
The cow needed to go.
We had a freezer.
The Lumberjack loves to kill things.
See?
Win-win-win.
This is the ground beef/beef stew meat row.
This is the roasts row.
100 (meaningless) points to anyone who can tell me what the heck is an arm roast and what I should do with an arm roast.
Is that like, the cow's arm?
Gross.
And that top row is the steaks row.
So . . . yeah . . .
Um . . . guess what we are having for dinner tonight?
And guess what we are having two weeks from Tuesday?
And guess what we are having on April 22nd?
Beef.
I told my Lumberjack that he should have bought a whole chicken instead of a whole cow, since all I cook with is chicken.
Then he gave me that "Gosh you are so stupid" look like he always does and said,
"Yeah, whatever, hon."
So . . . .
I think I need some beef recipes.
Help, please.
"It's what's for dinner!"
ReplyDeleteHmm... well with beef roasts I like to make a rub with 1 tablespoon chili powder, 2 tablespoons cumin, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon red pepper. Then you divid the roast into four cuts, rub with the spices, put it in the crock pot and top with chopped onion, a few cloves of minced garlic and 1/2 cup salsa. I cook it until it's "fall apart" (I don't think that's a technical term...) and shred it up using two forks. Put it back into the juices in the crock pot and serve in tortillas with whatever toppings you like! (sour cream, tomatoes, cheese, lettuce, cilantro etc.)
I love this recipe because it's super easy and it lasts us for at least two meals!
stew, stew, and more stew!!! can you tell i LOVE stew!! :-) how do you only cook with chicken, crazy gal! i don't think i could live without beef. maybe you could sell some "on the side" to your friends and make some money. :-) and i have no idea what an arm roast is...i never realized cows had arms??!!
ReplyDeleteSo, not to be annoyingly technical, but that wasn't a cow. Cows produce milk. This was a steer, which, honestly in the meat department is a huge difference. You don't want to eat a cow. But you DO want to eat a steer, and we'll get you loaded up with lots of good recipes! Cause now I need some, too! Isn't it a nice feeling to have all that meat provided for you? I love it!!
ReplyDeleteOk, let me just say I am seriously envious! We wanted to do that this year but didn't have the money. I have no idea what an arm roast is, so I can't help you there, but if you happen to have any nice bones you won't use I'd be glad to take them off your hands for you =) Wow, there's a sentence I never thought I'd write!
ReplyDeleteSend me your fave way to make stew. :)
ReplyDeleteYum! Thanks! I will definitely try this one!
ReplyDeleteOh, gross. I didn't even think about bones. :) Ha! I will let you know! Why do you want the bones?
ReplyDeleteWill you soon be
cow/steer bones soup for the soul.blogspot.com?
Oh, Mindy, Mindy, Mindy. Puh-lease. Were you one of those 4-H girls? Ha! Just kidding, of course.
ReplyDeleteThey are all cows to me!
Steer is what you do when you are driving a car.
Well, being raised on a cattle ranch, eating chicken is tantamount to treason as far as my dad's concerned. However, I do fix chicken and fish at least once a week.
ReplyDeleteHere's some quicky ideas off the cuff:
Tacos (duh!) Well, maybe they aren't served weekly at your house, but my kids want them every stinkin night...
Mexican Casserole:
1 lb hb, browned and drained
1 can cr mushroom
1 can cr chicken
1 can green chiles
1 sm can tomato sauce
grated cheese
tortilla chips.
Combine the first 5 ingredients. Pour over crushed chips in the bottom of a 9x13 pan. top with cheese and bake at 350 until it bubbles.
Confession: I've never known an actual Mexican to eat this, but it's very similar to enchiladas in flavor.
Cowboy Beans
1 can ranch style beans
1 can tomato sauce
1 lb browned hb
combine all and heat through in skillet. Serve with corn bread and mac and cheese and your kids will love you!
Meat balls
Combine 1lb hamburger, chopped onion, garlic powder, and 1/2 cup bread crumbs with an egg. Form into golf ball size balls. Top with equal parts ketchup and brown sugar combined with mustard if desired, or worcestershire sauce and bake at 350 until done (45 minutes?)
Lasagna
Meat sauce
1 lb hb, browned, drained
1 can spaghetti sauce
1.5 c water
Cheese mix
sm container cottage cheese
1.5 c mozarella
1/2 c parmesan
2 eggs
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp parsley
Layer ingredients accordingly:
1 c meat mix
noodles
1 c meat mix
cheese
noodles
1c meat mix
cheese
and so on for 3 layers or so.
top with additional mozzarella if desired.
Bake at 350 45 min, covered, uncover and cook additional 15 minutes.
Hmmmm, I wonder why my husband has high cholesterol? I have tons more, as I typically cook with beef, but that is more than you probably wanted anyway. Enjoy all of that good American beef!
Thank you! Those all look great, especially the Cowboy beans.
ReplyDeleteWe had steak and potatoes tonight, I must admit, it was pretty good!
I have lots of slow cooker recipes I could email you. Then you wouldn't even have to touch the beef, just unwrap it and dump it in! :)
ReplyDeletewow, your friends know a lot about beef.
ReplyDeleteI was going to suggest hamburger helper ;)
or maybe just lots and lots of chili.
Oh, you know me to well! Yes, send some if you have time! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteIf you want to sell some of the meat, let me know!
ReplyDeleteOk an arm roast is from the upper arm area, but just treat it like any other roast. Here is my favorite roast receipe.
ReplyDeletePour one can of cream of Mushroom soup over roast and one pkg of onion soup mix. Wrap everything in foil twice. Place in any type of baking dish and bake at 350 for about 3 hours. It always comes out sooo tender and makes a fantastic gravy to have with the mashed taters you make to go with it.
Hys.terical! I would be in a fix. I hardly ever eat beef. I'm guessing he didn't have any luck hunting this year?
ReplyDeleteholy Cow!
ReplyDeletehahaha...too funny. We are not much of beef eaters either...I never learned how to fix it due to my father having this thing against red meat. I'll have to note some of these recipes.
ReplyDeleteWe cull "cow" cows all the time. (no steers around here) No milk production but perfectly good beef. We just take them to the sale barn though. But shoot...if you really need more beef...say...in the next 5 years or so, come on over.
Ha!
Uhmmm buy PW's cookbook... they are alllll about beef over there, oh and buy a crockpot :)
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