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Pre-packaged tri-tip, not fresh cut from butcher - yes or no?
Posted on 6/10/13 at 11:19 am
Posted on 6/10/13 at 11:19 am
So after several recent tri-tip threads, I have started looking around for it at local grocery stores (Shreveport). I found the pre-packaged variety and am wondering if it is worth trying. This my be a stupid concern, but I've never bought meat packaged like this before and don't want to waste my time and money. Here is a pic of it:
I know $8/lb isn't a great price but I am just jonesing to try it out.
I know $8/lb isn't a great price but I am just jonesing to try it out.
This post was edited on 6/10/13 at 11:20 am
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Posted on 6/10/13 at 11:22 am to The Last Coco
That's fine...same way whole tenderloins, ribeyes and briskits and other cuts are packaged.
Posted on 6/10/13 at 11:28 am to The Last Coco
DO IT
Posted on 6/10/13 at 11:28 am to The Last Coco
Never in my life have I seen it. I've even asked around here and told I cannot get it.
Posted on 6/10/13 at 11:32 am to The Last Coco
Looks ok. The pre packaged ones I don't like are the ones that are already seasoned as well. Yuck. My daughter calls my mom by her maiden name of Coco by the way haha.
This post was edited on 6/10/13 at 11:33 am
Posted on 6/10/13 at 11:35 am to Ysebaert
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Ysebaert
Your momma from avoyelles?
ETA: and thanks to OTIS and the rest for the vote of confidence on the meat. I will post a results thread when I get around to cooking it.
This post was edited on 6/10/13 at 11:37 am
Posted on 6/10/13 at 11:44 am to AlxTgr
Tri-tip and Hanger Steak. All over Napa, never seen it in El-lick. It must be a liberal cut.
Posted on 6/10/13 at 11:46 am to Mung
Left Coast favorite.
Posted on 6/10/13 at 11:49 am to Mung
Sounds terrible from the description and where it comes from, but I still want a crack at it.
Posted on 6/10/13 at 12:48 pm to The Last Coco
If you buy it from almost any butcher case in your area, this (cryovac packed) is the way they received it. They did you the favor of cutting open the bag and placing it on the pan in their case. Maybe they trimmed it and maybe they didn't.
Very few butchers order a side, front quarter or hind quarter of beef any more. They order the big cuts and get them delivered the way you pictured. They stay fresher longer like that.
Very few butchers order a side, front quarter or hind quarter of beef any more. They order the big cuts and get them delivered the way you pictured. They stay fresher longer like that.
Posted on 6/10/13 at 12:57 pm to AlxTgr
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Sounds terrible from the description and where it comes from, but I still want a crack at it.
I'm not a fan. I do like hanger
Posted on 6/10/13 at 1:03 pm to The Last Coco
How are you planning on preparing it? I'd like to try it - I'm also a big fan of Brookshires and have had no issues with any meat there, packaged or not 
Posted on 6/10/13 at 1:12 pm to The Last Coco
Looks a lot like the ones i got from matherne's over the weekend Theirs were actually $8.99/lb But, they tasted the same as maxwell's..They look a little different than the one's they cut at Maxwell's they also charge $8/lb. The ones from mawxells have a 1/4 inch or so layer of fat on one side.
Posted on 6/10/13 at 1:40 pm to NaturalBeam
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How are you planning on preparing it? I'd like to try it - I'm also a big fan of Brookshires and have had no issues with any meat there, packaged or not
I plan on using the same preparation methods that I do for boneless leg of lamb:
marinate for a couple hours in a red wine, olive oil, lemon juice, herb and garlic mixture and then grill it to medium rare.
And regarding brrokshires, I love the one on Line in Shreveport. After shopping there so much the past 2 years, I really don't like shopping in other grocery stores.
Posted on 6/10/13 at 2:09 pm to The Last Coco
Sounds great, thanks
And yeah I haven't stepped foot in another grocery store on purpose in over a year. The renovations they did were outstanding for our area, as we'll never get a Fresh market or Whole Foods apparently. Brookshires is about as close as we're going to get.
And yeah I haven't stepped foot in another grocery store on purpose in over a year. The renovations they did were outstanding for our area, as we'll never get a Fresh market or Whole Foods apparently. Brookshires is about as close as we're going to get.
Posted on 6/10/13 at 2:23 pm to The Last Coco
This is a west coast favorite cut. If it's not seasoned, then you're ok. If it's seasoned already...put it back. The pre-packaged, seasoned tritips are awfully salty.
A little pepper and soyaki marinade will do the trick. Put it on the BBQ pit on a medium flame and close the lid and let it go. Hard to truly over cook it...easy to under cook it.
A little pepper and soyaki marinade will do the trick. Put it on the BBQ pit on a medium flame and close the lid and let it go. Hard to truly over cook it...easy to under cook it.
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