Beefalo Recipes

Cooking Tips:

– Apply Mello Ranch tenderizer on meat before defrosting for 24 hours in the fridge.

-When thaw, wrap beefalo meat with bacon strips for added flavor!

-Beefalo meats have less fat to insulate during cooking, so it cooks about 30% faster than traditional beef with less shrinkage.

-Beefalo meat will continue to cook after it has been removed from heat. You should remove it from heat one level sooner than how you like it.

– Beefalo meat is as tender as any other beef product. Do not overcook which can make it seem dry or tough.

Beefalo birds nest breakfast

If you want to make the most unforgettable breakfast try this recipe. Your family and friends will be talking about how creative the breakfast was. When I was a child my mother would make birds nest eggs With a piece of bread and she would take a shot glass and carve a hole in the middle of the bread for the egg to fit into and cook. I have created an over the edge birds nest basket.

1. Everyone loves filo dough so I use the Puff pastry shells sold in the frozen food department of the grocery store, an image of the pastries is shown below. You cook the pastry puff shells in the oven per the instructions. After it is cooked you remove the center ready to fill.

2. I take some ground beefalo and build up the side walls around the inside hole of the pastry shell. This allows you to have more room to fill in the center.

3. Place it back in the oven till the ground beefalo is cooked.

4. Remove from the oven and break a egg in the center of the pastry shell.

5. Place the filled pastry shell back in the oven and bake until the egg is cooked the way you like.

You can also be creative and put something else in the center. One young shopper helped me come up with an idea for children or someone that does not eat eggs can enjoy. You can fill the center with macaroni and cheese... I will try that the next time I make this creative recipe.

Beefalo Brisket Bavarian style

My husband's trip to Germany was canceled and he seems a little homesick not being able to visit his children and family. So I decided to make a dinner Bavarian style.

1. I took a large brisket and seasoned with spices that we like. Seasoned salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder.
2. I placed it on a hot grill outside and got it very charred on both sides.
3. Then brought it into the house and placed it into a crock pot with a bottle of red wine, 2 peeled apples chopped up, crushed garlic, a can of diced tomatoes, chopped onion and again the spices of seasoned salt, pepper, paprika.
4. Make sure the brisket is completely covered with liquid. Cook on high for about 3 hours.
5. After the brisket is fully cooked and the meat is tender thicken the liquid with milk and corn starch and continue to simmer until the liquid is a thick gravy..
6. keep the brisket in the gravy until you are ready to slice and serve. This will keep the brisket moist and prevent it from drying out.

I served it with hot red sour kraut and Spaetzle which I brought back from Germany with me on my last trip. He loved it!! We also had the leftovers for lunch the next day and I made brisket salad for dinner per his request. That is another recipe I will share with you soon!

Beefalo Steak Crepes

When I traveled to France I fell in love with Crepes. Crepes can be filled with almost anything and one of my favorites is a steak crepe.. You can use any left over meat from a meal you have made. I have used left over brisket, chuck roast and sirloin steak for the crepes. The crepe pancakes is the first thing you make.

1. The batter must be mixed like pancake batter, whisk Flour, eggs, milk, salt and add water to thin it out. Make sure it is mixed well.
2. I have a Cathelan crepe pan that makes the perfect size crepes. You can use a shallow pan about 8 inches wide.
3. With the pan on the stove on medium, butter the pan and pour a very thin layer of batter around the entire bottom of the pan.
4. Flip the Crepe on the other side and remove from the pan when it is lightly brown on both sides and place on a plate.
5. Repeat until you make enough for a meal; I usually make 2 crepes per person.
6. The filling is made with the meat shredded or cut very thin into small pieces with diced onions and mushrooms. I use garlic, pepper and salt for spices.
7. After this ingredient is sauteed scoop a small amount in the center of each crepe saving any juice for the gravy you will be making.
8. Roll the crepes and place 2 on each serving plate beside each other.
9. You will now need to make the gravy by mixing in the pan that you cooked the meat with milk and corn starch to thicken the sauce.
10. After it is cooked to a gravy pour on top of the folded crepes and serve..

Osso Buco

• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2+ veal shanks for each person
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 6 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup thinly chopped cubed carrots
• ½ cup chopped celery
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 (8 ounce) can stewed diced tomato and spices or tomato sauce
• 1 cup white wine
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 3 sprigs fresh parsley
• 1 bay leaf

Directions

Step 1: In a shallow dish, stir together flour, salt, and black pepper. Dredge meat in seasoned flour. In a large skillet, melt butter with oil over medium heat. Brown meat on all sides. Remove meat from pan and set aside.

Step 2: Add onion, carrots, celery, and garlic to drippings in pan. Cook and stir for about 5 minutes.

Step 3: Stir in diced flavored stewed tomato or sauce, water, white wine, basil, thyme, parsley, and bay leaf. Return meat to pan. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer. Cover, and cook for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Make sure the meat is tender but does not fall off the bone.

You might have to add more of the white wine or chicken or beef broth to keep the meat ¾ in liquid to cook properly.