Walking through a Chinese grocery store’s butcher section can sometimes be a test of knowledge. There’s plenty of hand written signs labeling cuts on meat in Chinese, but often the English translations are more vague (ie. lean pork, lean meat, beef meat). When The Hubby and I came across Beef Finger meat on sale, we had to try it out. This cut of meat is boneless and actually the meat that is in between the ribs. We decided to cook it the best way we knew how for an unknown cut, slow-cooked into a stew. The end result was saucy, flavourful and super tender.

Asian BBQ Beef Finger Stew

2015-07-24 15:51:05

Serves 4

Slow cooked beef finger meat stew, saucy and tender

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Prep Time

15 min

Cook Time

4 hr

Total Time

4 hr 15 min

Prep Time

15 min

Cook Time

4 hr

Total Time

4 hr 15 min

Ingredients

1. 1.5-2lb boneless beef finger meat
2. 2 tbsp grated ginger
3. 3 cloves of garlic minced
4. 1/2 diced onion
5. 1/2 tbsp five spice powder
6. 1/8 cup rice vinegar
7. 1/6 cup brown sugar
8. 1/6 cup soy sauce
9. 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
10. 1 tbsp cooking wine
11. 1 tbsp sesame oil
12. 1 1/2 tbsp Sriracha
13. 1 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce
14. 1/2 cup water
15. 1 tsp cornstarch

Instructions

1. Grate the ginger, mince the garlic and dice the onion, add to large mixing bowl
2. Into the mixing bowl, add the five spice, rice vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, cooking wine, sesame oil, Sriracha and oyster sauce and stir together
3. Cut the boneless beef finger meat into 2" by 1" strips and lightly sear all sides
4. Transfer the beef into the slow cooker, pour in the sauce and add in the water
5. Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours
6. If there's a lot of fat that comes out from the meat, skim at this point (we didn't skim any)
7. Add in cornstarch to thicken the sauce before serving

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Assemble ingredients

Grate ginger

Dice garlic

Combine all ingredients for sauce

Lightly sear beef finger meat

Slow cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours, skim fat and add in corn starch before serving

Pulled pork is an essential slow cooker recipe. While most pulled pork dishes are sweet, I prefer this savoury version, full of spices and and perfect for taco salad. 

Mexican Pulled Pork Salad Bowl

2014-09-14 18:45:19

Serves 8

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Prep Time

1 hr 15 min

Cook Time

6 hr

Total Time

6 hr 30 min

Prep Time

1 hr 15 min

Cook Time

6 hr

Total Time

6 hr 30 min

The Pulled Pork

1. 4 tbsp chili powder
2. 1 tbsp kosher salt
3. 1 tbsp brown sugar
4. 2 tsp ground cumin
5. 1 tsp cayenne
6. 1 tsp ground oregano
7. 1 tsp onion powder
8. 1 tsp garlic powder
9. 1/4 tsp cinnamon
10. 3 1/2 pound boneless pork shoulder roast

The Salad

1. 1 head iceberg lettuce
2. 1 medium tomato diced
3. 1/2 avocado diced
4. 1 cup of chopped cilantro
5. 1/2 cup diced red onion
6. Wedges of lime as topping
7. salsa and sour cream (Optional)

Instructions

1. Mix all of the spices together into a rub
2. Rinse the pork shoulder roast and pat dry using a paper towel
3. Generously coat the pork shoulder with the rub, making sure the spices get into every nook and cranny
4. Let the coated roast sit for one hour
5. Turn your Ninja cooker to stove top high and sear each side of the roast until golden brown. This can be alternatively done in a pan and the roast transferred to your slow cooker.
6. Slow cook the roast on low for 6 hours, or until the meat pulls apart. There is no additional liquid required. Lots of delicious juice will be rendered from the roast as it cooks.
7. Shred the pork and mix into the jus
8. Serve the pork on a bed of iceberg lettuce, top as desired.

Notes

1. For the salad bowl, I used only the juices from the roast and no additional dressing was needed.

Adapted from Simply Recipes

Adapted from Simply Recipes

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Step by Step Photos

Measure out spices for rub

Rinse and pat dry the pork shoulder roast

Cover the roast with the dry rub

Sear the roast and cook on low for 6 hours, once tender the meat is easily shredded

Mexican Pulled Pork salad bowl, ready to be assembled

Cooking goat or lamb has always been daunting for me. While I love the eat the gamey protein, it is still a foreign ingredient in my kitchen. This stew recipe, adapted for a slow cooker from allrecipes was a great first step into cooking goat with minimal risk of screwing it up. Also, it’s delicious.

Irish Goat Stew

2014-06-26 18:50:06

Serves 8

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Prep Time

30 min

Cook Time

4 hr

Total Time

4 hr 30 min

Prep Time

30 min

Cook Time

4 hr

Total Time

4 hr 30 min

Ingredients

1. 1 pack of bacon (~1lb)
2. 3lbs of goat belly (shoulder cut will also work, belly makes the stew very fatty)
3. 4 medium potatoes, diced
4. 2 onions, cubed
5. 1 onion, minced
6. 3 carrots, diced
7. 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour
8. 3 gloves of garlic, minced
9. 1/2 tsp salt
10. 1/2 tsp black pepper
11. 1 tsp thyme
12. 2 bay leaves
13. 2 tsp white sugar
14. 4 cups of beef broth
15. 1 cup of white wine
16. 1/2 cup of water (if needed)

Instructions

1. Cut up the bacon and cook in a pan until crispy, set the bacon aside and leave the oil in the pan.
2. Place your goat pieces in a large bowl, add in the flour, salt and pepper and coat each piece evenly. Once coated, brown the goat in the bacon oil until the outside is crispy and set aside.
3. In the same pan, sautee the minced garlic and onions until the onions soften. Deglaze the pan with water and transfer all the drippings to your slow cooker.
4. Add the browned goat pieces, cooked bacon and beef stock to the slow cooker and set on high for 2 hours.
5. After the 2 hours, add in the wine, thyme, bay leaves, diced onions, carrots and potatoes and set to high for another 2 hours.

Adapted from allrecipes.com

Adapted from allrecipes.com

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Step by Step Photos

Assemble ingredients

Bacon and goat pieces cut into pieces by the butcher

Chop up the bacon

Cook the bacon and set aside, saving the fat

Bacon, diced potatoes and onions

Flour the goat

Brown each goat piece

And set aside

Saute the minced garlic and onions, add the bacon, goat and broth to the slow cooker, cook on high for 2 hours before adding the remaining ingredients

Adding the final ingredients, cook on high for another 2 hours