Beef: Choosing, Preparing, Cooking

[Tropicalsenior]

12 minutes ago, rotuts said:

there is no marbled beef in Costa Rica , because :   the beef is not grain finished ,and is pasture finished on pasture that is marginal ?

It is that plus the breed of the cattle. They are a Brahma cross. Also, they have no concept of Aging. The beef you buy in the afternoon may have been grazing on that grass in the morning.

 

19 minutes ago, TdeV said:

Do you keep the fat with the meat or throw it away?

Do not throw that fat away. It is the most flavorful fat for making roux. I mix equal parts fat and flour and brown it nut Brown. I then roll it into logs and keep it in the freezer. I cut it off as I need it to thicken stews and soups.

[gulfporter]

1 hour ago, rotuts said:

 

@Tropicalsenior

 

there is no marbled beef in Costa Rica , because :   the beef is not grain finished ,and is pasture finished on pasture that is marginal ?

 

@gulfporter  similar situation ?

Yes.  Even the often touted Sonoran Beef is very lean.  We owned a home in AZ just a few miles from the State of Sonora and the herds rely on dry pastures most of year as it's the Sonoran Desert.