WELL HOLIDAY TIME MEANS LOTS AND LOTS OF ENTERTAINING.
GREAT FOOD FOR GREAT OCCASIONS GO HAND IN HAND AND WHAT BETTER
WAY TO GET READY THEN RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.
JOINING US TWO EXPERTS HERE TO HELP US PREPARE RESTAURANT
QUALITY STEAKS AT HOME, BACK FOR HIS SECOND VISIT IN OUR THREE
PART SERIES GIVING TRIBUTE TO THE AMERICAN FARMER AND AMERICAN
RANCHER IS THE OWNER OF TEXAS BASED 44 FARMS BOB MCCLAREN.
ALSO WITH US IS EXECUTIVE CHEF RANDY EVANS OF THE RESTAURANT
HAVEN IN HOUSTON.
WELCOME TO THE BOTH OF YOU.
THANK YOU.
A GOOD OLD FASHION HOWDY TO THE BOTH OF YOU.
HOWDY.
YOU KNOW BOB, I HAVE TO SAY IT IS NICVE TO SEE YOU AGAIN, I
ENJOYED TALKING TO YOU BEFORE AND AS HEAD OF 44 FARMS FROM A
PRODUCTION STANDPOINT, HOW AND WHEN DOES PREPARATION BEGIN FOR
THIS INCREASED HOLIDAY DEMAND, BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOUR GOING TO
GET A LOT OF FOLKS WANTING THEIR BEEF.
YOUR RIGHT AND IT STARTS AT CONCEPTION.
THAT IS THE KEY TO THE 44 FARMS BEEF PROGRAM.
SO WE TY TO PREDICT OUR PEDIGREE SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE THE
FINEST QUALITY ANGUS BEEF POSSIBLE.
WELL SPEAKING OF THE FINEST ANGUS BEEF CHEF RANDY,
WHAT CUTS DO YOU HAVE HERE?
WHAT KIND OF BEEF DID YOU BRING?
OH WE HAVE SOME AMAZING CUTS.
WE HAVE THE TRADITIONAL CUTS THAT MOST OF US SEE, THE FILET
OF BEEF, THE TENDERLOIN, THE RIBEYE, WE BOTH HAVE A COWBOY
CUT AND A BONELESS, SO THE COWBOYS BONE IN.
NEW YORK STRIP, KIND OF THAT CLASSIC STEAKHOUSE STRIP, THER'S
ALSO A LITTLE SIRLOIN AND ALSO A SKIRT, KIND OF LIKE WHAT PEOPLE
WOULD HAVE WITH FAJITAS.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN RANCHING, BY THE WAY?
WELL, 25 YEARS. 25 YEARS AND ALL THOSE YEARS, DO
YOU HAVE ANY PERSONAL FAVORITES IN TERMS OF CUTS OF BEEF?
WELL MY VERY FAVORITE IS THE FILET.
IT IS JUST SO TENDER...
YEAH.
...AND SO MOIST AND THE RICHNESS OF THE FLAVOR REALLY REALLY
SOMETHING TO ENJOY.
I LOVE IT.
LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT MARBLING RANDY
BECAUSE WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE, WHY IS MARBLING IMPORTANT AND
WHAT SHOULD WE BE LOOKING FOR?
UH, YOU WANT TO LOOK FOR A FINE LINE OF THAT MARBLING.
YOU DONT WANT BIG GIANT CHUNKS OF IT BUT A FINE LINE OF
MARBLING ADDS A TON OF FLAVOR AND IT ALSO ADDS A LOT OF
TENDERNESS, SO EVEN A CUT TAHT MAY NOT BE AS TENDER AS A NORMAL
BEEF, 44 FARMS BEEF IS HIGHLY MARBLED AND GIVES YOU THAT, THAT
FINE MARBLE TENDERNESS.
BUT LET'S SAY YOU WANT A LITTLE DIPPING SAUCE A LITTLE SOMETHING
ON THE SIDE, YOU DON'T NEED TO HAVE IT.
RIGHT.
BUT IF YOU WANT TO HAVE IT?
IT'S A GREAT ACCOMPANIMENT, IT'S LIKE A NICE WINE, IT BRINGS A
LITTLE MORE TO IT.
I LOVE IT, I LOVE.
I LIE TO MAKE A SIMPLE STEAK SAUCE, IT GOES A LONG WAY.
GREAT FOR ENTERTAINING BECAUSE YOU CAN MAKE IT, PUT IT IN THE
FRIDGE AND BE DONE WITH IT.
SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF ONION, GARLIC, WE
CARAMELIZED THAT SO IT'S NICE AND TENDER, WE ADD SOME NICE
PEARS, RAISINS, A LITTLE BIT OF TOMATO PASTE, LET ALL THAT COOK
DOWN, THEN WE ADD OUR LIQUID, WHICH IS JUST BALSAMIC VINEGAR,
WORCESTER SAUCE AND A LITTLE BIT OF CANE SYRUP, STANS SUGAR CANE
SYRUP IS A GREAT ONE THERE, IF YOU CAN'T FIND IT, YOU CAN USE A
LITTLE BIT OF MOLASSES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND THEN A
TOUCH OF MUSTARD POWDER, COOK ALL THAT DOWN.
ONCE IT'S ALL TENDER WE JUST PUREE IT AND YOU HAVE THIS NICE,
SIMPLE SAUCE HERE.
YUMMY.
THAT CAN BE YOUR SIGNATURE TO GO ALONG WITH THE 44 FARMS STEAKS.
LOVE IT.
SO LET'S TALK A LITTLE BUT BOB THEN ABOUT GRASS FED VERSUS
GRAIN FED ANGUS BEEF, IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO?
WELL, WE THINK THAT GRAIN FED BEEF IS THE MOST FLAVORFUL OF
ALL BEEF AND THAT'S WHAT OUR PROGRAM IS, SO WE WOULD
CERTAINLY ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO GIVE THIS A TRY.
BOB, A LOT OF MEN AND WOMAN ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR
CHOLESTEROL AND I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD THIS BEFORE, UM, WHERE
DOES BLACK ANGUS MEAT PRODUCTS KIND OF FALL IN WHEN IT COMES TO
CHOLESTEROL?
WELL THE KEYS TO THE FLAVOR WAS THE MARBLING AS WE SPOKE ABOUT
AND THAT IS AN OLEIC ACID WHICH IS AN UNSATURATED FAT SO THAT IS
THE GOOD KIND OF FAT WE ALL NEED.
WHERE CAN WE FIND THESE PRODUCTS?
WHERE CAN WE FIND 44 FARMS PRODUCTS?
WELL PLEASE CHECK US OUT AT 44STEAKS.COM AND AT GREAT
RESTAURANTS LIKE HAVEN.
ALRIGHT SO I HAVE BEEN WAITING AND WAITING TO TRY THIS, FIRST
OF ALL THANK YOU.
I'M TRYING TO TRY IT BEFORE I SAY THANK YOU FOR COMING BY AND
SHARING THIS GREAT INFORMATION WITH US...
THANKS.
...BUT MAYBE ILL TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT SAUCE TOO.
OH PLEASE, LET'S PUT A LITTLE SAUCE ON HERE.
YUP, ABSOLUTELY.
THERE YA GO.
THANK YOU SIR.
OH MY GOODNESS.
(LAUGHS).
THAT IS SO GOOD.
HERE WE GO, IF YOU'DE LIKE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HOLIDAY
ENTERTAINING FEATURING RESTAURANT QUALITY BEEF YOU CAN
PREPARE AT HOME, VISIT 44STEAKS.COM, THAT'S
44STEAKS.COM OR GALLOP ON OVER TO FACEBOOK AND SHARE YOU
SECRETS TO MAKING MEMORABLE MEALS FOR THE ONES YOU LOVE.
VISIT US AT FACEBOOK AT BALANCING ACT FANS.
I'M GONNA HAVE ANOTHER BITE.