What exactly is "shoulder" beef?!
What exactly is "shoulder" beef?
I am from NZ but I am living in Sweden.
I have a slab of beef that is just called Shoulder Beef.
I've done a lot of cooking and I know how to cook different beef cuts except in NZ we get them precut and not in slabs called "shoulder".
I don't know if this cut is too make steaks or cassroles or roasts or what to do with it.
It's pretty lean.. there doesn't seem to be much fat, so I am guessing some sort of steak??
Answers:
It's beef that comes from the shoulder of the animal.
It's a tough cut because of the muscles in the shoulder.
Which is shoulder roast, shoulder steaks etc.
It takes more tenderizing and longer to cook than
tender beef.It makes a good pot roast, cook a couple of hours before adding your veggies.
roast it and make a nice roast dinner with all the trimmings!! x
Cuts with large amounts of collagen and elastin
Shank, shin and shoulder cuts of beef and lamb contain collagen and elastin. They should have visible connective tissue cut out, and be cooked by slow, moist heat to gelatinise the collagen. -
Info found here:
http://www.nzbeeflamb.co.nz/cookingtips/...
Here are some recipes (as close to what you need as I can find, I think):
Braised Veal Shoulder
http://fooddownunder.com/cgi-bin/recipe....
Shoulder of Veal Braised in White Wine, Sage and Garlic
http://fooddownunder.com/cgi-bin/recipe....
Shoulder Roast
http://fooddownunder.com/cgi-bin/recipe....
Center Cut Shoulder Crock Pot Roast
http://www.uswellnessmeats.com/recipe_ct...
Braised Veal Shoulder #2
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/...
Anyway, I know it's not exactly what you are looking for, but hope I helped some! Good luck!