Joan's Cooking Tips

     With a family of six, I am constantly faced with the question, "What's for dinner?"  And since we don't live close to a drive -thru restaurant, I have to cook at least one meal a day, 7 days a week.  Therefore, I am all about easy, simple, and healthy meals.  With our beef, those meals can be started just by going to your freezer.

     On this page, I have a few tips for cooking with pastured raised beef and periodically I will share recipes on this site.  As all cooks do, I appreciate any new recipes so if you have one, I'd love to have you share it with us.  Just email it to me and I will gladly post it on the site.

     Pastured raised beef contains less fat than the typical store bought beef, so it is cooked just a little differently than the beef you usually cook.  Here are a few thawing and cooking tips that can help to ensure a pleasurable dining experience for you and your family.

Thawing:

• It is best to thaw the meat in the refrigerator.  However,
• if you are in a hurry as most of us are, you can thaw the vacuum packed meat in a bowl of cool water. 
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  Our processor recommends that you prick a tiny hole in the vacuum packaging as you thaw the meat.
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  Never defrost the meat using the microwave.  This toughens the meat.  

Cooking: