SECRETS to Cooking and Storing Grass-Fed Beef for Your Family's Food Security
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ต.ค. 2023
- You CAN afford grass-fed beef, and you CAN cook it like a pro! We'll take you through all the steps: Raising, getting it processed, storing, and cooking. I'm getting hungry just typing this out 🤤
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Beef short ribs was one of my favorite meals growing up. My mother would BRAISE IT and used the fat to saute the veggies. When you said that brisket is not your favorite.....all the TEXANS gasped😮 !
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if you have a stand mixer you can buy a meat grinder attachment and all the cuts you don't like like the short ribs you can cut the meat off and turn it into burger.
We do have a grinder. I wanna learn to make good ribs though 😉
I would say this is actually cool... You know what you eat. Coz you raised the beef, healthy and chemical free...
You got it!
An old Sicilian guy behind the alley from us gave mom his spaghetti sauce recipe. All home grown of course, but he added seared short ribs to the sauce. Omg, the short ribs are by far ALL 7 of us love the most. Try it. You won't go back! God bless you all and many prayers 🙏🏻 Nurse Judi in Scottsdale AZ and Eucharistic Minister 💙 🙏🏻
Wow, what a cool idea! Thanks for sharing, Judi!
I am by no means a vegetarian lol. But it was still a bit sad to watch peaches last day. 😮
However I am also excited for you guys to have so much beef surplus. Such is life, with its ups and downs. Full circle.
Sad for me too 😏 It's even worse when you raise em from a calf! But it is the circle of life, and it's something people need to be more educated about.
I love the idea of the closed loop, self sustaining cycle… I just don’t know if I could raise them and then process them. As an animal lover who is also a meat eater, it’s a tough dichotomy (and admittedly a big hypocritical)
It’s too late for this comment to help you for this beef, but the gentler you are when moving the frozen meat, the less likely you are to break the seal on the vacuum sealed bags. That will ensure it lasts as long as possible in the freezer. By the way, rogue cows are so stressful. I think you did a good job of getting her loaded. I’m so glad no one was seriously injured. I love your channel!
Thanks so much!
Those short ribs can be great if you make beef strogenoff and make it in a pressure cooker. My mother made so many meals with the pressure cooker and believe me she was a great cook and those home made egg noodles with ox tail was actually the one meal that I still think about 60 years ago now.
Ok, Drooling! Also, goals. We so hope to one day have land to raise our own! Great Job you guys!
😁 Chase after your dream!
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Love, Stacy 30 years married, cooking, gardening and mother of 4 grown boys.
Thanks Stacy! Glad to have you!
I like that you use zucchini for relish. Years ago I substituted honey for the sugar in the recipe (using half the measurement) and the flavor is awesome. It's my signature zucchini relish. But I'm older now, time to share my secret.
Also, once I was trying to remember my signature zucchini relish recipe from memory and I used ground mustard powder instead of mustard seed. It turned out to be another hit, and I dubbed it "picnic relish." Secrets out now.
Awesome! Thank you 😊
Nothing better than grass fed beef. A friend of mine’s dad raises cattle and hogs that’s where we get our meat. We only have 21/2 acres we have laying hens and ducks and raise meat chickens and grow vegetables. Keep up the good work. God bless!
That's awesome!
Thank you! This was like a tutorial for those of us learning how to cook grass-fed beef. It is different than grain fed for sure.
Please show me how you cook your shank. 🙏 I think I have a winner of a recipe but my first time cooking it was a disaster.
You're welcome! It might make it into a video sometime, but it is basically the same as the roast she made in the video. Might just need to adjust the heat and time a little since it's a thinner cut.
Oats and egg with seasoning is exactly how my mum would make home made burgers too! She always said it just helps to bind everything together and not fall apart on the grill/pan.
I’ve used Ritz crackers as well. Really good!
Man, I feel you on this brother! We've been doing vows for 6 years now and you'd think we had it figured out 😅 finally this summer built a shoot, and had one phsyco cow that jumped over the 6ft brand new oak fence, crushing it as my husband drilled the last screws in! She was nuts. I know the pain of trying to load.
Also listen to Michelle. Don't do pigs 😂 they are even worse to load. We loaded up 4, and started at 4pm and didn't finish until 3AM!! They are crazy and *thats* when we almost died. LOL. 💀
That's crazy! It all makes for good stories I guess 😊
I don't eat meat, but you've inspired me to make vegetarian burgers, with a side of fries, for supper tonight. Thanks!
Have you ever made vegetarian burgers, "meet" loaf, or meat balls before? I would love to see some vegetatian dishes.
I like using MILLET and BLACK BEAN for veggie burgers. Flax eggs as a binder if you don't use eggs.
Awesome! 😊 Not a big fan of the veggie burger stuff, but I'm sure it can be done well 😊
I recommend cooking short ribs in a slow cooker. Just season it with whatever spices or combination of spices that you like (salt, pepper, cumin, coriander, paprika, chili flakes, garlic powder) and put it in the slow cooker for either 4 hours on high or 6 hours on low. Add a little water to coat the bottom of the slow cooker. If you want, you can add carrots, onions, garlic or whatever and you have a full meal. Enjoy and keep up the great work. Thank you.
Thanks so much for the tip!
How old is Michelle, she is talking with. so much confidence in everything I re4ally like this family, blessings for all this Family
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I am really impressed by you guys farming without a truck, with a trailer, and without a chute etc just making it happen !
Your family shows it just takes discipline and courage to farm and some ingenuity haha
Love your guys videos and information you share !
You got it! Necessity is the mother of invention 😊
Hello from Louisiana 😃New to y’all channel!
Welcome here!
Glad you didn’t get hurt!! My dad used to name our beef cows names like Suppers because he thought he was funny. 😊😊
That’s great 😁
Love the recipes you share! Many homestead youtubers share such complicated recipes and this is right up my alley!
The beef ribs are best cooked by smoking. Like you said they are pretty greasy so the long smoking helps render it out. Another use is you could render them for some beef stock. It would still be pretty greasy but you could skim the skum off.
Oh boy! Watching this video took me back. Herding cows can be very challenging. And dangerous! Yup, stuff can get broken. Heifers are the WORST! Glad you didn’t get hurt Codi. Michelle, your food looks delicious. I hate cooking. You make it look so easy. I loved the ending- “ Nailed it Babe!” What a sweet compliment! ❤
Thanks April!
Michelle, have you tried roasted sweet potatoes and onion? Just add chunks of onion to your sweet potatoes b4 roasting. Delicious.
I'm sure you guys get this all the time but you are an inspiration for sure. My wife and i just sold our home and packed up our 9mth old son and everything we own and moved to a more homestead friendly place, in order to do what you guys have done. Thank you for sharing your journey. It sgows us that things wont alway ve easy or perfect but itll be worth it
Thanks so much! I'm glad we can be a part of your journey. That's a really big step to take, and I hope it goes well for you!
Good luck 🍀
@@morethanfarmers so far so good. We're taking baby steps but we're moving towards the end goal. Keep up the great content.
Love that you showed all the struggles and mistakes of raising your own beef! In my own personal experience, messing up is how you learn the most lol.
Our heifer is pregnant and we plan on raising up her calf to put in our freezer! We buy a side of beef from a local farmer but I’m so excited to have our own!
Awesome! Good luck! There's a fine line between keepin em tame and gettin too attached 😉
@@morethanfarmers haha yes! We butcher our boy goats so it definitely is a struggle to keep the kids from being attached but I feel like they finally are starting to understand it!
All the information that you shared here is SO HELPFUL!!! Thank you so much guys!!! I only found your channel recently, but I AM LOVING IT SO MUCH!!! xoxox
You're very welcome 😊 Glad you enjoy!
Yum! Beef is my favorite meat! Blessings 💕🤗
It's great that you already have a refrigerator for storing beef, my brother 🙏👍👍👍
I found your channel several months ago and have really enjoyed every video I have watched. I’ve seen pretty much every new video since I found your channel! I love the calm nature of the editing style and music. I don’t have a homestead yet, but I’d like to start when I move to a house of my own.
So glad you're here and are enjoying the videos! I hope you get to see your dream realized 😊
My younger daughter (2) once saw a few minutes of a video with Maddie, Maple and Peaches in it. Ever since that she keeps asking me about your cows and if we can watch the videos again. :)
Oh no! Don’t show her this one then!
That's great 😊 It can be sad to see what happens with a beef, but it's also a part of life they needa learn. Maddie is due to have another calf in a month and a half!
That steak was cooked perfectly!
I have to try your burgers, they look great. I really enjoy your videos. I’m a senior lady and love seeing how you garden and cook. So many great ideas, that I can try with my own garden, so thank you. I love how you are choosing to live and raise your children. Great videos!
You're very welcome! Glad you enjoy 😊
Hi Codi, glad that you got Peaches to the processor without getting injured. Looks like all of the struggle was worth it to get the good homegrown beef to enjoy.
Totally worth it 😊
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Well thank you! So glad you enjoy 😊
I get so excited watching you guys. I think you guys should do a favorite cuts video with recipes ideas. Keep up the great work.
Glad you enjoy! Maybe we'll do that 😊
We always took one of the show steers and had butchered. I sure do miss it.
Seriously can not get enough of the more than farmers bunch!
Well thank you 😊 Glad you enjoy!
It all looks delicious.
Please share your recipe or make a video on cooking those shanks. I get them with our beef and every internet recipe I've tried was awful. 🤮 I have some in the freezer if I can make the best roast beef sandwiches, I'm all for that! Thank you!
Here's what I do with some of those other cuts.
I've ruined a few briskets in the oven so now I season sear and cook in the slow cooker with a little water/broth and liquid smoke (splash) Its very good that way. You can add sliced onions also, Shred and make bbq beef sandwiches.
Short ribs seasoned and cooked in the instant pot then finished under the broiler with bbq sauce, is pretty good. We save all the bones and add more bones for our bone broth. Ive heard shanks make a great broth but I've not tried it. Thanks for another great video Blessings to you all. ❤
A shank might make it into a video sometime, but it is basically the same as the roast she made in the video. Might just need to adjust the heat and time a little since it's a thinner cut. Thanks for the tips!
@@morethanfarmers that's good enough thanks! I'll check out that video again and go from there. It's got to be better than what I've tried so far.
I am not a vegetarian or smh but this gives me the dimension of how much we eat. When you buy weekly from the supermarket, you do not realize how much meat you eat in one single year.
Oh, to be young again! 🥲😅
Best channel ever!!!!
We brought home half a cow and stared loading up the freezer only to realize it wasn't big enough haha! Hubby had to run to Lowes and buy another one!
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All look great!
My Farmers Market connection keeps trying to get me to try beef tongue, Does Michelle have a good recipe for Beef Tongue? would love to see a video. Also not eeww beef heart, It is so good grilled it is very much like a piece of tenderloin. And for the liver I put it in a bullet processor with an egg and mix it into my meatloaf so all of the nutrition and none of the liver and onions smell in the house like Mom used to make.
Love you videos thank you for sharing
We got the tongue one year and Michelle refused to make it 😂 She fries up liver for me, and takes it raw herself.. So not sure why she's ew-ing the heart 😏 We'll give it a try!
I'm sooooo hungry! 😂🤤 The cheeseburger looked incredible!
And it was very delicious 😁
I guess the man van isn’t the best for transporting cattle 😂 Hope you’ll be able to get a truck soon. Way to make it work though.
Exactly 😉
omg I love your Vvlogs....... cooking with what your are growing is amazing......... the only thing I worry about is watching the cows going in and then you see them no more untill they are all chopped up............. but I get I can get over it...... I am trying to grow my own vegetables etc and have blackberries and rashberries plants as wel..I am in Adelaide south australia.
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Short ribs= birria tacos 🌮 😋
Thanks for sharing how to cook some cuts in a practical manner. I have so many steaks and cuts in our freezers that i dont know how to cook 🫣 this gave me some good tips!
You are so welcome!
It never seems like Michelle hates cooking. :-) I'm addicted to your videos even though I don't even eat meat.
She doesn't mind doin a little, but she also hides it well 😉
I make corned beef using the brisket. I follow Jill Winger's recipe (using half the salt, Prairie Homestead. Give it a try!
This video was excellent! Thank you so much for sharing bits of your homesteading/ family life!
Definitely smoke the short ribs over hardwood, oak or hickory low at around 250-275. The meat will slide off the bone. Make sure to remove the sinew film off the back of them first. You can thank me later :) season with SPG keep it simple.
Sweet, thanks!
My “smella-vision was working!!! God bless you Peaches.
great videos, keep it up! We are in Texas, and raise grass fed beef, our cost for raising and butchering our steers (Aberdeen) come out to about $4.64/lb. Way cheaper than the grocery store, think about steak for $4.64/lb!!!
Yeah! Right on!
I relate to your 'loading the calf wreck'. I built a load alley way. If a beef can't see the end of the alley way (curved) they will enter it better. That can be a logistic/space problem. So I just built a straight alley way but left it open. Over time (going to water or just boredom) the cattle will get used to walking thru it. Then when you load, the animal thinks - "I've always gotten thru it before with no problem!" Also I worked my cattle quietly and mostly by myself. They get used to you. I've had help before where the guy had a scarf (rag) and a big belt bucket. That mouthly noisy 'cowboy' was just a problem. I finally told him - "This isn't a damn John Wayne movie! Act accordingly. 🙂
Haha right on 😏
Thank you Michelle for the cooking lessons. I'm getting a quarter of Rocky in February. Not sure what cuts I'll get, some steaks, a roast or two. My friend says I'm the first to ask for the tallow. Some of my family is upset my meat is named. Knowing where it came from is so important, also the life it had. Enjoy the wonderful meat, knowing Peaches had a good life.
It is very important. Way to go!
Hey guys, finally got round to watching this vid. A big thanks for all the time in producing it! MMMMM MEAT, delicious ;-) May I ask, here in Australia the Govt requires every property that keeps livestock to have a PIC code (property identification number) that we pay for every 2 years. We also must register all animals to that number and tag them if they are moved from one property to another. It is like a sensis for who has animals . Anyway, do you have something similar, or are you allowed to keep any livestock without notifying Govt. Or is this only if you get your livestock butchered at a butcher? God bless and keep on shining!
You’re welcome! That sounds crazy to me! They do an agriculture census like every five years, but it’s pretty chill compared to that.
Oh my gosh! That cheese burger looks so amazing!!! 🍔❤🎉
And it was 🤤
You folks are doing such a great job! Thanks for sharing your story with us. Blessings
Keep going! Thanks for teaching the others :-).
You all are amazing
,,a cool video keep up the great content.. Thank you…
Another amazing video! I’ve never been good at cooking meats but I’m excited to try your methods! Thank you ❤
Beautiful family, careful with those feisty cattle partner 😮.
Oh my! I would love to try that burger 🍔 I really enjoy watching your channel, thank you! ❤
Oh my goodness!! So glad you’re ok!!
You guys are just so inspiring! Thank you!
Our pleasure!
just found you guys nice,,,,,I cook those fatty ribs in crock pot with asian type seasoning soy garlic onion b sugar ketchup little vinegar sesame oil low and slow till meat falls off bone very rich but soooo delish
Bro is out here making netflix level videos for us
Hey thanks man 😊
Those burgers and steaks looked absolutely delicious!! 😍🙌🏻🍔
Boil your short ribs before you do anything with them! You get more meat off them and it will cut some of the grease. After they boil, I put mine on the grill or slow bake. I don’t eat pork anymore so if I crave ribs, I go for the beef short ribs.
The short ribs are a pain. But my husband always pulls them out. I like to pressure cook them, strip the meat and use it in an Italian red sauce with spicy sausage. I use red wine in that pressure cooker, by the way.
Try osso buco with the cross cut shanks 😋
👏🏼 👏🏼 That was most entertaining!!! Some close calls there 😮 I agree… there is a big difference in home grown beef. You can even smell it in the cooking 🤤 Good job on cooking the meat in a very hot pan… I just learned that this year🙄, another thing that makes a big difference!
Yes!!
Me tooooo!
How long is the beef good for in the freezer? Delicious looking meals.
We store for at least a year, two years would be ok.
@@morethanfarmers Thank you so much for replying. I appreciate all of your videos and information.
Awwwww I love this video....to celebrate I'm going to go out for a juicy cheeseburger after work ....which might not seem like a big deal to some people...but I only eat out in a restaurant a handful of times in a year....handful..like 5 times...just because I like eating my own cooking after decades of working in restaurants....
So Tonight is going to be sooooo much Fun.. going to go to Pint and Cork for their Bib Burger ! Thanks for the inspiration!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Love it! Glad to inspire you to have some fun 😊
Short ribs? Chef Jacob Burton does a fancy recipie that tells you all the tricks for this cut. Now, heart! Take heart, it's the leanest meat you brought home. It does have some gristle to contend with, but is really delicious steak and yours is a decent size to learn from. Dice and slow cook in a casarole, stew or hagis (don't bother with the traditional type, I do a Cottage Pie, Steak & Kidney style, with some liver added (brown them all in a frypan first) delicious!). Great video.
Oooo thanks for the tips!
Ohh Yumm!!
Awesome video! I have been binge watching today. Love how you built the root cellar. We love Azure but would also love to know more about purchasing from Dutch Valley Foods. Do they have a way for us to order and meet the truck unload and bring our food home? How are you able to buy from them?
Glad you’re enjoying the videos! Somebody in our community is a dealer for them. The only other way to buy from them that I know of is through allbulkfoods.com.
Thank you and have a great evening.@@morethanfarmers
Love your channel....But how do you know its YOUR beef that you raised, when you get it back from processing? thank you!!
Just gotta trust em 🤷🏻♂️
just curious if your comfortable with sharing around how much does it cost to get you beef processed like that? also love your videos!
No prob! It was $675.
I have never put an egg in my ground beef when making hamburgers. I just usually use some kind of seasoning. Do you put the egg in to hold it together? I believe you also said oat flour. What is the purpose for that? I have a lot of oats that I could grind into a powder/flour to use, just not something I had ever thought to do. They did look good and they browned up nicely. So glad you didn't get hurt from the cow.
I asked Michelle why, and she said it’s just something her mom always did 😁 But it does help hold it together.
Maybe use short ribs for soups.
just use the short ribs for broth :) or try Red Wine-Braised Short Ribs by Ina Garten.
If she put on makeup, she would be like a super model... who works on a farm. Her facial bone structure is that of a high class beauty, classically beautiful. That's crazy that she's so down to earth.
For everything meat, dry brine is the way to go for an absolute level up in flavor and quality, I suppose that'd be hard to do with frozen meat but give it a try as an experiment some time to see if maybe you want to figure out a way to implement it into your kitchen system.
I can't do pink meat, sorry, but otherwise I love the look of those steaks. That roast looked good, as did the hamburger. Can you tell us how long this beef will typically last you? And how many different cuts do you get and pounds of ground beef? And isn't beef tallow just lard?
Get your butcher to cut those beef ribs across the bones AKA flanken ribs or Korean BBQ. Thickness about 1/3-1/2 an inch. Grill them for a minute or two on each side over a scorching hot grill to char grill them. You can marinate them ahead of time or simply baste them with a teriyaki or similar sauce while cooking. Serve with rice cooked with a couple tablespoons of coconut oil and your favourite steamed veges like bok choy etc.
When you do the money episode, can you please include electricity costs?
My friends and I go in together to get a cow and they just want the basics. So I get the suet, organs, and bones. This year they gave me the ribs because just like you they didn't like them with the excessive fat. Same here but now I have 6 packs I'm gonna have to figure out a good receipe..maybe some kinds stew
Love you guys and your videos. Can't watch Peaches though.