With the cost of fuel cutting away at our food budget, we have been buying less expensive cuts of meat and looking for innovative ways to serve them. I found that a tougher piece of meat can be pan fried, cut into smallish pieces, and then run through our small food processor to produce a coarse pate which can then be mixed with minced onions, flavorings and a favorite salad dressing to make a delicious sandwich spread. It really makes a piece of otherwise challenging meat into a delicious and easy meal ingredient when served on bread with condiments, and there is plenty of room to experiment with your own flavorings.
RE: Steaks! In fact I just purchased two beautiful lean chuck roasts this weekend, put them in the freezer until I was ready to use them/slice them. (Slightly frozen steaks are easier to cut to more uniform thickness/sizes. Instead of spending $6-8 per steak, I spent $16 and had steak enough for 5 plus two pieces left over for an additional meal (salad, sandwich, etc.)
Ditto on the crockpot; I use cream of mushroom soup & some worchestershire sauce (as little/much to your own taste) & you're good to go. Makes a great gravy!
Cathy, Thank you so much. What a clever idea. I thought I knew every way to cut corners, but I have to admit, I had not thought of a "pate". I will try it soon, thanks, Maureen
I buy a cross rib roast when its on sale for under two dollars a pound, I buy the whole thing between 15 and 20 pounds in the plastic bag, let it age in the refrigerator for 15 days unopened and then cut it into steaks, I grind some and chop up the little pieces for stir fry, Soups or stew. This works out to be less than a dollar a serving and I can make my stakes as thick as I want and with aging it is so tender and flavorful. I vacuum seal it in portions and put them in the freezer.
Hi Cathy! I agree w/you on using cheaper cuts of meat. But. . .we have a grinder attachment to our mixer. We buy London Broil, round steak, etc. & grind them up for hamburger. We get super lean hamburger that tastes great and for less than $2.50/#. We usually get them when on sale for $1.99/#. Can't beat it!
Use those less expensive cuts of meat and put in the crock pot to have super tender meat. Use a packet of onion soup mix (or your spice imagination) and water and it is good to go.
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