Pangolin Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 (edited) Made beef shin ragu this eve, sauce is mainly a 2013 Taylors port. And before you greedy **** say its a small portion, there's a whole pan of it, haha. Edited March 1 by Pangolin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
captainhastings Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Very nice. It is a tasty cut but all the cheaper cuts have gone right up in price last few years Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pangolin Posted March 1 Author Share Posted March 1 3 minutes ago, captainhastings said: Very nice. It is a tasty cut but all the cheaper cuts have gone right up in price last few years Cheeks aint a bad price, also got some of those to cook. 6 minutes ago, B391 said: hmmmmmmmm It was. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
captainhastings Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Just now, Pangolin said: Cheeks aint a bad price, also got some of those to cook. It was. Cheeks are dam tasty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flashman Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 I cooked ox cheeks in fennel, star anise & sherry on Sunday. Excellent recipe. Four ox cheeks cost £21 from the butchers. I’d say that was enough for eight people. A rolled rib of beef that was big enough for three cost the same from the same butcher, so the cheaper cuts are still cost effective. Mind you, the beef was cooked in 30 minutes, but the cheeks took four hours, so the cheaper cuts do need more time to break down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob85 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 I was brought up on the cheapest cuts of beef, I think I was about 16 or 17yrs old before I had tried so much as a sirloin steak. The cheap cuts have become fashionable now because celebrity chefs started using them. Even some restaurants I would go to would charge more for rib eye than the usually prized fillet steak Took myself back in time a few weeks ago and cooked up a cheap rolled pot roast of Dexter beef from a local farm shop, haven't tasted a Sunday roast like it in a long time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pangolin Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 6 minutes ago, Rob85 said: I was brought up on the cheapest cuts of beef, I think I was about 16 or 17yrs old before I had tried so much as a sirloin steak. The cheap cuts have become fashionable now because celebrity chefs started using them. Even some restaurants I would go to would charge more for rib eye than the usually prized fillet steak Took myself back in time a few weeks ago and cooked up a cheap rolled pot roast of Dexter beef from a local farm shop, haven't tasted a Sunday roast like it in a long time. Im in my 30s but my nan was very poor when she was young, she used to make me all sorts of cheap cut dishes. Suet puddings were a favourite. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob85 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 1 minute ago, Pangolin said: Im in my 30s but my nan was very poor when she was young, she used to make me all sorts of cheap cut dishes. Suet puddings were a favourite. If it wasn't for mince,carrots and onions and spuds i think I would have starved to death as a child. When I started using the new farm shop close to me I was shocked at how good their mince was, unlike supermarket stuff, when it was being fried it didn't have that brown/white watery gack that floated up to the surface. I've noticed near me...probably As a side affect of covid, more people are going to the butcher's and farm shops for meat and veg. I hope it stays that way, to me there's no worse torture than shopping in any of the big supermarkets Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ditchman Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 that looks like proper food.............im not a big fan of shin ...so i will try that with oxtail.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pangolin Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 39 minutes ago, ditchman said: that looks like proper food.............im not a big fan of shin ...so i will try that with oxtail.. Yeah, oxtail or cheek will work, tail aint the cheapest though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ditchman Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 17 minutes ago, Pangolin said: Yeah, oxtail or cheek will work, tail aint the cheapest though. must avoid looking at these food threads......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JTaylor91 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Looks lovely. Not the biggest fan of pasta but the mrs is, hence the reason I got a pasta machine for Christmas.......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian willetts Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 That will stick to your ribs very good grub along with brisket my local butchers favourite cut slow cooked onion gravy with all the trimmings he says the best Sunday dinner you can get Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pangolin Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 (edited) 14 hours ago, Ian willetts said: That will stick to your ribs very good grub along with brisket my local butchers favourite cut slow cooked onion gravy with all the trimmings he says the best Sunday dinner you can get About 2 years ago I smoked a 6kg brisket and a 5kg pork shoulder for 18hrs in my offset smoker. Also made a cured leg. Edited March 3 by Pangolin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian willetts Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 I bet they were a tasty bit of meat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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