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Tough beef...what to do?
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<blockquote data-quote="jayfarmlaw" data-source="post: 492854" data-attributes="member: 7472"><p>We had a 2+ year old heifer break her back leg last week (turns out she was finaly bred...dang!!!). We had her butchered and she is now on the rail at our local processing shop. The carcass has hing for a week now and we had a few ribeyes cut taste them.</p><p></p><p>The flavor is wonderful, especially considering she was not grain finished....but it is tough. Will aging it for more time make the meat more tender? I have heard that 21 days is the magic number but would like to know what y'all think.</p><p></p><p>Cooking wise...I cook a better steak than most restaurants. Garlic salt and black pepper then on to a really hot grill to sear and then slow finish to a perfect medium. Baste with butter to keep them moist.</p><p></p><p>These ribeyes were cut 3/4 inch thick for a test run but I will get them sliced almost 2" thick unless the general consensus is that thicker will make them tougher.</p><p></p><p>SOOO....will aging and thicker cuts increase tenderness. Any other suggestions on making a tough steak tender would be appreciated as well.</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance for your response.</p><p></p><p>Jay</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jayfarmlaw, post: 492854, member: 7472"] We had a 2+ year old heifer break her back leg last week (turns out she was finaly bred...dang!!!). We had her butchered and she is now on the rail at our local processing shop. The carcass has hing for a week now and we had a few ribeyes cut taste them. The flavor is wonderful, especially considering she was not grain finished....but it is tough. Will aging it for more time make the meat more tender? I have heard that 21 days is the magic number but would like to know what y'all think. Cooking wise...I cook a better steak than most restaurants. Garlic salt and black pepper then on to a really hot grill to sear and then slow finish to a perfect medium. Baste with butter to keep them moist. These ribeyes were cut 3/4 inch thick for a test run but I will get them sliced almost 2" thick unless the general consensus is that thicker will make them tougher. SOOO....will aging and thicker cuts increase tenderness. Any other suggestions on making a tough steak tender would be appreciated as well. Thanks in advance for your response. Jay [/QUOTE]
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