Meat recipes for every occasion include slow-cooked elk, low-sodium pork tenderloin, and perfectly seared filet mignon. Master oven-roasting in bags and electric smoker techniques for the best pulled pork.
Most of the hams sold in grocery stores have already been cooked. These hams can be safely served at room temperature or reheated to warm them. A ham labeled "ready to cook" hasn't been cooked, although it may have been smoked.
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Reheating a boneless prime rib takes patience if you want to prevent it from drying out. You can reheat a prime rib using any heat source, but for safety and the best outcome, use an oven or microwave. However you decide to reheat your prime rib, don’t rush it or use high heat for long periods.
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Some of the toughest cuts of beef, such as the bony neck neck, are also the most richly flavored. They require long, slow cooking to tenderize the dense muscles and stringy connective tissues, but that's a good thing.
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The lamb shoulder blade is a lamb chop cut from the shoulder. It is larger and thicker than the lamb chop cut from the rib, which is much smaller and the cut most often used for delicate dishes. The shoulder blade lamb chop is meaty but has multiple bones and a lot of connective tissue.
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Country ham is a dish traditionally enjoyed during holidays such as Easter or Thanksgiving. Salt cured and aged for up to six months, country ham is typically cooked in the oven or smoked in a smoker.
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Prosciutto is an Italian-style ham that has been dry-cured, aged and seasoned. It can be eaten as is or cooked in a variety of ways. The region from which your prosciutto comes makes a big difference in the flavor of the ham. The taste of prosciutto relies heavily on the pig used and its feed.
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Exotic, tough and in need of moisture just like its native habitat, the desert, camel meat needs at least several hours of moist heat to temper its gaminess and soften its texture.
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Home chefs have used meat tenderizers to preserve and improve the texture and flavor of meat for centuries. Although chuck steak is notoriously tough, it is a reasonably priced protein source that many consider more flavorful than the leaner cuts of beef.
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A thick veal rib chop is best prepared using a two-step pan-roasting process. Begin by frying it over high, direct heat to create a nicely seared exterior crust, then finish it more gently with indirect heat in the oven to cook the inside all the way through without charring the outside.
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If you're craving a brat during the grilling off-season, you don't have to suffer or over-pay for a restaurant brat. If you have a stove and some brats, you're just a skillet away from the snap of a juicy brat.
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Like regular ovens, a slow cooker can be a little faster or slower than others depending on its brand, make and model. It can be difficult to gauge the exact cooking time your roast requires until you get accustomed to cooking with your particular appliance.
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Cooking a steak in butter on the stove produces a crisp outer crust with a juicy inside. This method uses a good amount of butter to give the steak flavor while creating a crust on the outside.
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Mutton is meat from a sheep more than two years old that has a stronger flavor compared with lamb. The preparation of mutton requires vigilance, because overcooking it will ruin the texture. Mutton is a less tender cut of meat compared with succulent lamb.
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Roasts are typically larger pieces of beef, veal or pork that are meant to be roasted and then divided into smaller portions. Roasts can be purchased in bulk or on sale, and then placed in the freezer for up to a year.
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A cut from the beef chuck primal, arm roast is also called round bone pot roast, arm chuck roast and arm pot roast. Though braising is often the preferred method for cooking an arm roast, marinating followed by slow baking will yield a tender flavorful roast.
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A roast is a cylindrical or oblong piece of muscle meat in which the grain runs in the same direction as the long side of the meat. A steak is that same piece of meat cut into slices 1 to 3 inches thick. Chuck comes from the shoulder of the beef cattle.
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Pork chops are a versatile cut of meat cut from the backbone portion of a pig. The bone and the surrounding fat that encircles the chops keep them flavorful during the cooking process. Baking chops in an iron skillet allows you to utilize simple cooking methods to keep the chops moist.
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During the processing of ham, large amounts of salt are used to cure the meat. Canned hams have especially high sodium levels. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, 1 cup of canned ham has 1317 mg of salt per serving. Changing the way you prepare the ham reduces the salty taste of the meat.
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Beef shanks are cut from the leg of the cow and tend to be tougher than other cuts of meat because of the frequent use of the leg muscle. To keep the meat from drying out on the grill, use a combination of direct and indirect cooking methods. Start by searing the meat directly over high heat.
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Coordinating cooking times of various ingredients maintains color, texture and vitamin content. Corned beef brisket requires long, medium-temperature cooking in liquid to make it tender and tasty. Starchy vegetables, such as potatoes and carrots, become mushy long before the meat finishes cooking.
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