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I had hoppin John from the freezer. Added a bit of garlic and Red Hot and pepper. Decided to try a bit of plain yogurt in it. Quite good. I think I will be using plain yogurt for many things in place of sour cream. Maybe I will have a baked potato tomorrow to check out my plan.
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The tenderloin is a whole different thing than stew meat or pot roast BC, but who can afford it? I'll have mine medium rare please.🥩🤤
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@cwillie

You've probably never had properly made Beef Wellington. It is made with the leanest beef that comes from the animal. The loin.
OMG. It is the most delicious dish in the world. Expensive to make, but when made right...
I tear that up like a dog.
I promised my old man I'd make it for Valentine's Day.
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Went to the faculty club at the university for a dinner. It was a nice buffet. and lots of friends.
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spaghetti and meatballs
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ITRR,

That’s a great idea! Make tacos with it.
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Yes, it does look cut with the grain instead of across.

It could have just pulled apart that way too.

I have bought roasts that looked like that and the meat grew as you chewed it, it was tough and dry. I ended up getting the meat cleaver out and making taco meat out of it.
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ITRR,

Look at Send’s photo. Doesn’t it look like she cut the meat with the grain instead of across the grain?
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Send,

I just looked at the photo of your stew. It looks like you sliced it with the grain instead of across. Otherwise, it looks delicious!

I agree with ITRR, it is important how you slice meat. If you cut it with the grain, it is going to be stringy and even somewhat tough. Do you know what I mean?

The texture will be off.
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Thanks. ITRR

I will try that.

I like natural stress busters too! I actually enjoy chopping veggies. My daughters go straight to the food processor for their chopping.
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Regarding the tough cuts of meat, what I have noticed in some stores is the meat is from an older animal, that makes it tougher. Cooking it longer is beneficial, as is an acid based marinade or pounding.

I learned about the age of an animal while resourcing fats for soap making, crazy how you learn things!
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Need, I recommend flank steak for fajitas, cut across the grain. I BBQ mine and then cut into strips.

If the meat is too tough, any acid, ie vinegar, lemon, wine, mustard etc will help tenderize. I do suggest a 24 hour marinade for extra lean beef with a splash of oil in the marinade.

I make Swiss steak with eye of round and it is buttery because it is pounded with a meat tenderizer. AKA stress reliever! This method is always an option and works beautifully every single time. (On raw meat :-))
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cw and send,

Now I am going to have to research cuts of beef! 😃

cw,

We have a ‘round’ cut here. There is eye of round, top round and bottom round. Is that what you have?

I have been wanting to make beef fajitas. I usually do chicken or shrimp. I am not sure what cut of beef that I should buy. I have to check out some of my food blogs to see.

I make a chuck roast for shredded beef tacos.
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I did see that it was a rump roast Send and I know they are not usually too lean but I can't see any other reason for it to be so tough. Sometimes meat like that can be made edible if it is pulled into shreds and cooked a little longer in the gravy/sauce (take the veggies out), if you don't have a pressure cooker or slow cooker I'd do it low and slow in the oven for another hour.

Oops, I was confusing rump roast with something else, we call a that round roast and it's definitely a lean cut that's difficult to get right.
- editing again... in case you haven't figured it out already we don't use the same names for cuts of beef so for future reference rump = round and chuck = blade 🤣
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Send,

You’re right. A chuck roast would probably have worked better for a stew.

Whenever I make a roast I use the cooking bags and I have never had a tough roast but you cut yours up for a stew.
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Corn chowder is nothing like creamed corn. Never touch that stuff.
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A rump roast is too lean!
Maybe cooking it medium rare and slicing it would have worked, covered in gravy.
I would not feed the stew meat to a dog-it might choke.
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And corn chowder is nothing like creamed corn, at least not any corn chowder I've ever had. My recipe is very similar to a loaded potato soup with a corn bonus, it's one of the first recipes I ever learned to make.
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Dry tasteless beef is usually too lean, I know it's supposed to be unhealthy but if you want juicy, flavourful meats you need the fat.
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Send,

It sounds delicious! For some reason it didn’t get tender. Try hubby’s idea! Let us know if it worked.

It is disappointing when something doesn’t cook correctly. I always tell myself that even chefs in the best restaurants will have ‘off’ days. It comforts me about screwing up! LOL

It was the same as when I took a bad photo of someone. I would say to myself, ‘Oh well, professional photographers go through rolls and rolls of film to get that perfect shot.’

Now, we have digital cameras that I love! Or use our cameras on our phones. Really love that!
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Thanks NHWM....
Yes, wine, cooked slow, added diced tomatoes. Roast was about 3 lbs.
Will try tomato paste tomorrow and more wine.

Dh said to use pineapple for a tenderizer.

It is just a whole lot of trouble.
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Send,

That’s a long time. How many pounds of meat? Seems like it should have been tender after cooking for so long.

That cut has to cook slowly. I always use the roasting bags when I cook a roast in the oven.

The pressure cooker may help.

Did you add wine or a bit of tomato paste? They are both tenderizers.
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Trouble with a rump roast.
I just did not want to cook it, so I cut it up into stew meat.
3+ hours later and it was still tough, served with broth and carrots.

Maybe a pressure cooker can help make it more tender.
Trouble.

What a waste.
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My childhood trauma food was liver!

I thought that my dad was eating steak. So, I said, “Mom, I want steak like daddy.”

She put the meat on my plate. That was a sneaky way to get me to try liver!

It was the grossest 🤮 thing I have ever eaten.

It took me awhile to forgive my mother for tricking me.

My dad loved liver and onions. It smells delicious as it’s cooking but it tastes awful.
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Love me some of mother's corn chowder.🌽
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Corn chowder? Creamed corn. Is there a difference? On that list of traumatic childhood foods! BLECH!😝😝😵😵😨😨😖😖
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Ham and eggs for the second night - breakfast for supper. Tonight I added mushrooms. Sil brought over some ham for me the other day all nicely sliced on a platter and I am enjoying it.
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Bridget: Thank you.

Btw, my mother made corn chowder a lot. As a woman with low vision, it was something she could manage.
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Corn chowder and biscuits
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Yesterday on the Today Show there was a demo to make stuffed shells. It used rotisserie chicken, broccoli and ricotta. You can use spinach as well. It looked absolutely yummy and comforting. They always have their recipes on their webste.

https://www.today.com/food/what-cook-week-january-24-2023-t277562
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