Corriente beef

[SmokinM]

So long and short is I ended up with one with the idea I would have it processed for my family to eat. Where he came from the guy swears it is all his family eats and they own 400+ cows only some of which are Corriente. Has anybody here ever actually eaten one. I have a processor date on Thursday for some of my other fed steers and my plan was to get him done. Now I am second guessing myself. He is older, maybe 8-900 lbs. but in good shape and been living easy for at least a year if that makes any difference. Just wondering if anybody has ever actually put one on a plate and is he worth processing?

 

[Little Joe]

Full corriente or half? I've ground some full corriente/longhorn type and finished out some half breeds to be cut into steaks and such, both were great.

 

[callmefence]

I've done roped out steers. Did two a couple years ago. Pretty nice steers for what they were. Spent all winter on oat pasture. Fed corn~3 months. Steaks boot leather tough. Good flavor on the ground .

 

[Dave]

I have ate over grown roping steers. Put on full feed for at least 90 days. Good flavor but certainly not tender. At the time it was cheap and there was a lot of mouths to feed.

 

[SmokinM]

This is a full blood.

I am planning on just a few roasts and burger most of him anyway. He will hang 14 days which should help. May chance the ribeyes and fillets out of him. Can always shave them for cheese steaks. Lean is good for me due to health reasons so that part I think is good. As long as the flavor is nice. Thanks for the feedback.

 

[BFE]

Tough cuts is what they make the tenderizer for. I’d keep those steaks and run them through.

 

[Lee VanRoss]

There is more than one way to skin a cat or cook up a Corriente! I did not go back through this exchange to see what you were
feeding it but I know there are other ways to cook a critter other than fried or roasted on a stick. I can tell you first hand they will
respond quite a flavorably to a high protein ration. If necessary try a different method of preparation until you arrive at that Eureka
moment. ..Note , It was not until I left home that I found out a steak did not have to be pounded to a pulp and slathered in flour
before putting in a skillet and cooking it to the point of embalmation. You will be fine. Beef, It's what you make it! Enjoy....

 

[SmokinM]

Hell I ate a Hereford once how bad can it be.

 

[hurleyjd]

Wash the meat and sprinkle baking soda over it. Keep the soda thick. Let if set for about ten minutes and wash and cook. This has helped us with some tough beef.

 

[tex452]

There is more than one way to skin a cat or cook up a Corriente! I did not go back through this exchange to see what you were
feeding it but I know there are other ways to cook a critter other than fried or roasted on a stick. I can tell you first hand they will
respond quite a flavorably to a high protein ration. If necessary try a different method of preparation until you arrive at that Eureka
moment. ..Note , It was not until I left home that I found out a steak did not have to be pounded to a pulp and slathered in flour
before putting in a skillet and cooking it to the point of embalmation. You will be fine. Beef, It's what

Bake and simmer.
That’s what I was fed growing up.
Mama would fry some things like chicken and cfs, the only thing granny fried was bacon and eggs.
It was all good.

 

[hurleyjd]

http://naturalhealthezine.com/how-to-tenderize-beef-with-baking-soda/

 

[SmokinM]

Put the burgers on the grill this evening. Pretty tasty for ratty old Mescun cattle. Has great flavor and texture. I will let y’all know when I get brave and try a steak.

 

[EasTex]

Need pics!!

 

[SmokinM]

Maybe next time to late for this batch!

 

[hurleyjd]

Put the burgers on the grill this evening. Pretty tasty for ratty old Mescun cattle. Has great flavor and texture. I will let y’all know when I get brave and try a steak.

Wash the steak you are going to cook. sprinkle with baking soda and pat it in. Let set ten minutes and wash again. This will make the steak tender. The wife does all meat like that now roast and pork chops.

 

[jschoolcraft86]

Lime juice is a good tenderizer also

 

[DCA farm]

Got a 700lbs corriente steer in freezer right now. Roped him
Out put on feed and butchered mean is real lean perfect for ground meat very little fat. Steaks are small but cooked medium rare they are just fine roast cook down well in a instapot

 

[SmokinM]

Corriente burgers on the grill tonight! The steaks were surprisingly tender and flavorful too.

 

[faster horses]

Wash the steak you are going to cook. sprinkle with baking soda and pat it in. Let set ten minutes and wash again. This will make the steak tender. The wife does all meat like that now roast and pork chops.

Glad to know that. I have some tougher-than-I-like pork chops from a pig we bought. The hams are good and tender, have no idea why the pork chops aren't. There wasn't much marbling through them, so I kind of figured they might not be as tender. Of course you don't know that til you unwrap the package.

 

[tex452]

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Corriente burgers on the grill tonight! The steaks were surprisingly tender and flavorful too.

I just sold a nice set of corriente cows bred with their second calf all solids.
I made money but hated to let them go.
I have to tell myself I’m not in the cow calf business anymore. Buying and reselling is what I do now.