Clear the Freezer Gravy

How long has it been in your freezer? I have a recently developed weird issue with leftovers and frozen foods.

You could do smothered ribeyes. I've never made them, but I've seen recipes on line for them.

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Is that a good gravy meat?

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Virtually any meat that gives off fat will/can make a good gravy.

If you're looking for volume, you may need to add some good beef stock. Are you planning on cooking it like a roast?

If it were me, and I was looking for a good gravy, I would:

Thaw the ribeyes in the fridge. Then let sit to get room temperature. Check them out. Do they look good? Any bad smell?

If no, cook them up in an iron skillet. Save every little bit of fat and drippings. Eat em up. Save all the fat, bone (if bone-in) and put all you have saved in the skillet with a touch of oil and some beef stock. Low simmer for 30 mins or so and season to taste.

If they have a slight odor or don't look just right, slow cook them (Crockpot style) in beef stock with some carrots and onions. You can add sliced potatoes mid way through. Drain and simmer your liquid as above. Ribeyes likely wont get super tender like a rump roast, as the fat content is different for slow cooking.

If they have a bad odor (rotten meat or freezer smell) feed them to the dogs.

adding water obviously, yes?

Yes

Maybe so .... I guess I just call it a steak gravy ... Could be wrong by calling it that.

Call it whatever you want but just cook them down and yes they will pull apart and be tender like a chuck roast. Cube them like stew meat and add potato sand carrots. Or slice them in strips and make stroganoff.

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quote: slice them in strips and make stroganoff. I really like this idea.

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My wife made it the other night so I was thinking about it. My mother cooked whatever her kids wanted on their birthday. Mine was beef stroganoff. She made them with filets sliced thin. Back then filets weren't that expensive and I'm guessing early 1970's mom wasn't buying prime, grass fed filets for grilling or stroganoff.

Good stuff and those frozen rib eyes would do very well.