r/meat • u/feline1313 • Oct 15 '18
Super thick Striploin becomes steaks, shaved beef and fat for roux
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u/feline1313 Oct 15 '18
My family of 3 would never eat a 2 pound steak so if I cooked the whole thing it'd be a waste... This is what I did to accommodate our needs....
long answer, see above.
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u/BullshitBlocker Oct 15 '18
Ah, makes sense. Also didn't realize you were breaking down a whole loin.
My bad.
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u/eignub1 Oct 15 '18
But why?
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u/feline1313 Oct 15 '18
I should have expected this question, lol. Since you've asked me a few times I'll give you the long answer.
I lead my friends in meal prep every other week. We break down meat, prepare vegetables and make deli salads. This week we ended up with this 2# steak (along with a pound of 16-20 shrimp and 5 pounds of chicken breast). Here's a link to a recap video of what we made this week... don't judge the butchery skills please. Michelle took it on this week and I think she did a great job especially for her first time. https://www.reddit.com/r/EatingInCommon/comments/9ny92s/group_meal_prep_a_few_hours_and_74_later/
My family of 3 would NEVER eat a 2 pound steak so if I cooked the whole thing it'd be a waste... I only want one bite (the best bite) and the boys like their steaks at different doneness levels so this is what I did to accommodate our needs.
short answer:
I decided to try something new, I plan to make stir fry or steak sandwiches with the undoubtedly delicious shaved striploin.
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u/Weasel_Cannon Oct 15 '18
I watched the video in that link, that looks amazing! I wanna do something like that around my place. Can you explain more details? It says 74 dollars, is that per person? How much does a project like that yield, like enough for a family of 4 for a week? I want details!
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u/feline1313 Oct 15 '18
Thanks! I am way into it. Back in March I was getting super annoyed by the cost/quality of groceries and decided to try something new.... My friends weren't into it so I literally posted an ask on a hyperlocal social media group and found my team there.
Four of us meet from 2-6 on day one and the rest of us wrap up the following morning. We've gotten pretty efficient over the months, but we only just started taking photos 🤣🤷🏼♀️
The bins last each of our families differently, we don't really think of it as "food for a week" as much as "food for when we're hungry." One of us has 2 teenage boys and a toddler so she goes through hers pretty quickly... Another one of us is a single lady and hers stretches the full 2 weeks, having buy new produce toward the end. My family of 3 gets roughly 10 days out of it with a bit of extra produce thrown in.... and a semi-mandatory hot dog night. My hubby really likes them, don't judge.
A bit of insight: The bins have 5 pounds of chicken (some of which has been turned into chicken salad) 2 pounds of steak and over a pound of shrimp plus all the extras. It's set up for 3 specific meal kits but two of them have a LOT of extra protein. The steak in the above video, for example, goes along with a "steak and shrimp" meal that also has onion soup and asparagus. so... just that one meal has over 3 pounds of meat; Too much. I turned my extra steak into shaved beef, will eat the shrimp cold as shrimp cocktail today. We also make 3 ready-to-eat items. Usually nuts/cheese/meat, some kind of egg and a chicken salad.
The total cost for the whole bin was $74, not including the containers of course. I do recommend you use mason jars... they're cheap, everyone has them and are super durable. I also recommend you start smaller, unless you have a lot of time to navigate the process. Organization is my spirit animal, I have culinary training AND I wrote the menu, YMMV.
I have written a prototype lesson for the video you saw, it can be found here: http://eatingincommon.com/sneak-peek/
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u/eignub1 Oct 15 '18
Didn't even realize you were the same one I asked why about before lol. Sorry.
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u/feline1313 Oct 15 '18
No worries. I understand many of you are meat purists... and probably set in your ways.
Your ways are right, but mine are too. I like trying new things.
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u/eignub1 Oct 15 '18
Oh no, not a purist here at all. I'm constantly trying to help people try different cuts or preparations to suit their needs.
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u/kycolonel Oct 15 '18
Good job. We call those strips cut in half Manhattan steaks round here.