3 x entrecôte = fore rib roast

The butcher made us six rib roasts for our customers. That’s a fore rib roast to the Brits and a standing rib roast to the Americans. [Note that some Americans with lovely Southern accents give ‘rib’ two syllables.] In French terms, this is a roast made from the entrecĂ´te of the animal. They don’t usuallyContinueContinue reading “3 x entrecôte = fore rib roast”

Young beef, get out of my pan

For those interested, here are the numbers from the recent veal/young beef. It had a carcass weight of 154kg at a little over 7 months. From that carcass the butcher made 108kg of cuts, a rendering of 70%. Note that the cuts include the jarret which includes the shin bone thus adding to the weight.ContinueContinue reading “Young beef, get out of my pan”