Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Grate Steaks

Four or five times a year, our local Kroger store will have a bargain that I can't pass up. It might be spare ribs, maybe round steak or chuck steak, or even whole chickens. A few day ago, they had a sale on their USDA Whole Boneless Choice Ribeye loin for just $4.97 a pound. With hamburger running about $3.39 a pound, this is a bargain in comparison! This meat normally sells for about $10.00 a pound cut into steaks.



I purchased two of the whole loins with a combined weight of 34.24 pounds with a total price of $342.06 for a sale price of $170.18. Heck of a deal...half price for great meat.



The ticket on one of the whole loins.



I usually start by cutting off the tail as I use it in sausage and then cut a roast off of each end of the loin and slice the balance up into about 1-1/4" thick steaks. However, we were also out of what I call "State Fair" steaks so I cut what meat I would use for the roasts into my 1/2" thick State Fair sandwich steaks.

I like to grill the State Fair steaks about 75 seconds a side over a very hot lump charcoal fire and then place them into a half pan filled with some hot Lipton Onion soup. Serve them right out of the pan on a good bun. Good Stuff!!



More steaks ready for the shrink wrap.



They all didn't make it to the freezer...now that's a nice steak.



Ready to freeze for future use.

2 comments:

  1. We do the same thing with Krogers and have been satisified with the meat we get. Like you said it's too good to pass up. Last year, I bought several rib eyes and smoked them for Christmas for customers.

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  2. I love when my wife surprises me with a treat like this. I cut, she wraps. Ribeye is my favorite but sometimes it's tenderloin or strip loin.

    I don't think our Kroger had the same deal locally but 4.97/lb is a FANTASTIC price.

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