What should I do with it? I feel like making a really complicated recipe with too many ingredients will interfere with the yumminess of the grass-fed taste. I also have to use a pound in one go because it's in a vacuum-seal bag. Suggestions? =)
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What should I do with it? I feel like making a really complicated recipe with too many ingredients will interfere with the yumminess of the grass-fed taste. I also have to use a pound in one go because it's in a vacuum-seal bag. Suggestions? =)
Make up some burgers/patties?
Stuffed cabbage rolls?
Don't need much more than a bit of S&P in the GB for excellent burgers, grilled or fried in bacon fat.
You could bake up some good meatballs. For a pound, try adding a beaten egg, some grated Parm, fresh Italian herbs, S&P, bake at 350F until browned. I've also put crumbled, crisped bacon into meatballs with excellent results.
[QUOTE=Finnegans Wake;570594]Don't need much more than a bit of S&P in the GB for excellent burgers, grilled or fried in bacon fat.[/QUOTE]
+1 May not need any fat.
Why do you need to cook it all at once? Why can't you put some in whatever food storage wrap/container you use?
[QUOTE=Hedonist;570626]+1 May not need any fat.
Why do you need to cook it all at once? Why can't you put some in whatever food storage wrap/container you use?[/QUOTE]
I buy my grass-fed beef in bulk (freezer beef), so when I defrost GB I too like to cook whatever's thawed as soon as it is thawed, all at once. You can leave it in the fridge in wrap or a container, but it's going to start oxidizing (browning) and losing juices (blood pools out). Best eaten at its freshest, IMO.
I bought some organic grass fed hamburger last week that tasted awful. I threw it away. Won't be doing that again anytime soon.
I've purchased grass-fed beef from probably half a dozen local farms, and all of it was superior to store-bought corn-fed beef.
Did you buy direct from a farmer?
[QUOTE=Finnegans Wake;570660]I buy my grass-fed beef in bulk (freezer beef), so when I defrost GB I too like to cook whatever's thawed as soon as it is thawed, all at once. You can leave it in the fridge in wrap or a container, but it's going to start oxidizing (browning) and losing juices (blood pools out). Best eaten at its freshest, IMO.[/QUOTE]
This. I have a pound to defrost, so I would prefer to cook it all at once. I think I will do the fried burger(s) with salt and pepper and see how it goes. Totally can't wait :D
By the way, when you grill, do you grill grill outside or George Foreman it? Because I am thinking about getting a Foreman, but I have so many cooking things at home that I don't want to get any more if necessary.
[QUOTE=sakura_girl;570670]This. I have a pound to defrost, so I would prefer to cook it all at once. I think I will do the fried burger(s) with salt and pepper and see how it goes. Totally can't wait :D
By the way, when you grill, do you grill grill outside or George Foreman it? Because I am thinking about getting a Foreman, but I have so many cooking things at home that I don't want to get any more if necessary.[/QUOTE]
I'm pretty minimalist with appliances, so grill outdoors, charcoal. Some folks seem to love their Foremans, though. To me, a $12 cast iron pan is all I need for cooking burgers indoors.
[quote]I bought some organic grass fed hamburger last week that tasted awful. I threw it away. Won't be doing that again anytime soon. [/quote]
Maybe it wasn't really grass-fed beef. Did the label actually say "grass-fed" or was it just 'organic' or some other meaningless title? Grass fed tastes sweeter and oilier, more like an animal than a product.