A-la-carte purchases are a fun way to enjoy grass-fed beef if you don’t have enough room in your freezer to buy in bulk. You can get more highly nutritious, lovely meat into your family’s diet while enjoying the benefits every time you take a bite.
Trying to decide how to make the best use of your beef dollar? Here are a few things to consider.
Economical and Tasty Cuts of Grass Fed Beef
Here are the ten cuts you should consider if you’re on a budget.
- Bisket. With brisket, you can make street tacos, BBQ brisket sandwiches, shepherd’s pie, chili, and even a lovely brisket breakfast hash.
- Chuck roast. With chuck roast you can make pot roast, roast beef sandwiches, beef stroganoff, philly beef sandwiches, and even beef vindaloo.
- Rump Roast. Rump roast is another cut that makes a great Sunday pot roast. It also makes wonderful French dip sandwiches, pho, peppered beef stew, and Friday night fajitas.
- Shoulder roast. You can make almost any beef recipe with shoulder roast. It’s a wonderfully versatile cut of meat.
- Soup bones. The ultimate economical cooking starter that will support a variety of stews, broths, and soups.
- Sausage. Serve up sausage for breakfast, make it into an Irish colcannon, use it as the basis for a beef sausage jambalaya, or throw it into potato cabbage soup.
- Ground beef. Ground beef is a classic for a reason, and you can obtain grass-fed ground beef for only a little more than it would cost you at the grocery store. Get ready to enjoy hamburgers, spaghetti, shepherd’s pie, and more.
- Oxtail. While oxtail isn’t the first cut of meat that usually comes to mind, it’s an incredible basis for stews, tostadas, and more. Plus, there are a wide variety of braised oxtail recipes that will make your family very happy indeed.
- Bacon. If you’ve never tried beef bacon, you’re in for a treat. Use it as the flavorful starter for any number of dishes, crumble it up on salads, or serve it up at breakfast.
- Organ Meat. Discover the economical dinner solution your grandmother already knows. Organ meat is inexpensive, and can be used in every beef dish you’ve ever tried.
Why are these cuts so economical? One of the keys to making your beef dollar work harder is to buy a few cuts of a la carte beef that will help you make multiple meals. Each of these will do so.
See also: How to Use Organ Meat
Planning Your a la Carte Purchase
Here are a few steps towards making the most of a purchase.
- Figure out how many pounds of beef your household consumes at each meal. A family of four can usually consume one pound in one night.
- Figure out how many beef dinners you’re serving this week or this month.
- Figure out how to get to that number of pounds. For example, the average weight of a rump roast is 2-3 pounds, so you can make 2-3 meals out of that meat.
- Meal plan to reduce purchases. While at Blessings Ranch we’d of course love for you to buy out the whole store, we have families and budgets too. So if you’re planning for 5 beef dinners, you might choose a rump roast and then meal plan pot roast, sandwiches, and fajitas. Then you might grab a pound of organ meat for tacos and soup bones to create a big pot of soup. Anything leftover can be frozen or set aside for leftover nights.
When you plan this way, buying grass-fed beef doesn’t have to destroy your grocery budget. In fact, it can force you to be more mindful about your purchases, saving you a considerable amount of money while saving grocery trips for staples like spices, flour, pasta, rice, tortillas, and frozen vegetables. While it’s a new way to cook, shop, and eat, it’s one you and your family are going to love.
Purchase Beef Today
Visit our shop to see what’s in stock, or swing by our farm store! You can also buy eggs, chicken, pork bacon, and a wide variety of other farm-fresh products when you shop with us.
Plus you’ll get a chance to see how our livestock gets treated, which can set your mind at ease about the quality and safety of your meat. Stop by or order today!