Beef
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In the last several months I have read a lot about how to produce the perfect steak. Most of the technique behind a good steak has to do with the The Maillard reaction. This is the process when meat turns from pink or grey to golden brown and delicious. A reaction happens between sugars and amino […]
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Beef
Braising
Cold January weekends screams beef stew to me. I settled down on a Saturday and whipped up a classic French beef stew: Boeuf Bourguignon. The key ingredients in this recipe are about 4 pounds of stew meat( I prefer chuck for the fat content and the tenderness it brings with less time in the oven), […]
Beef
Mexican or Tex-Mex
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Some fall cleaning out of the freezer inspired me to make a creative dish with some leftover Cajun Pot Roast from a few month back. I never really made tamale pie until recently at work and it inspired me as it was a crowd favorite. Although this recipe is not rocket science and is no […]