Thursday, 27 April 2023

I Love Beef!

I was feeling extravagant the other day and I ordered Black Angus Sirloin Steaks from Feast Market.

The package for four pieces (0.6-0.8 inch, total weight approximately 1.0kg) cost me RM230.00. 


The beef is grain fed which I prefer because the fat content is higher. Grass fed tends to be leaner.


At RM230.00, one piece is RM57.50. A visit to the clinic with prescription medication cost RM250.00. So which money do you prefer to spend - on doctor visits or on good nutrition?

That is why I do not hesitate to spend on food, proper nutrient dense food. This is my new philosophy. Besides, a sirloin steak at the restaurant costs me a lot more. So it is better that I cook it myself at home.


I used my trusty cast iron Lodge pan which has now taken on a non-stick quality due to frequent usage and proper seasoning. I use the naturally occurring fat from the steak, so I need not add any oil to the pan.


I cooked the steak 3 minutes on one side and another 2 minutes on the other side. It turned out nicely pink and tender.


Now, this is the beef fat that I bought from Daging Online. It comes in 1kg package and I divided the fat into a few portions and store in the freezer.


I cut the fat into small cubes and add them to the beef trimmings that I buy from Aeon.


Into the air fryer they go, 8 minutes at 200C and (after tossing) another 6 minutes and they are done.


The crispy fat cubes were so tasty.


This is one of my favorite meals. Even more so with added fat trimmings.


Another thing I love is chicken livers. I don't eat it often and I only do so when a craving hits.


I had this plate of air fried chicken livers and fried eggs for dinner.


Besides beef and chicken livers, another protein that I enjoy is pork. I will do that in a future post.

6 comments:

  1. Wah, your eggs and steak platter is so delicious! Good value for money too. That day I ate steak at an eatery and it costs over rm 100 for a thin piece. Good way to use the beef fats, no need to use any oil for your beef trimmings with the beef fats. Brilliant idea 💡👍

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    1. If above RM100 it is OK if it tastes good. I would say worth it. But if it was not that great, then really menyesal. I experienced it not too long ago and I hope that restaurant shuts down. I will blog about it after they shut down. I am so evil. LOL!

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  2. I guess the fried beef fat is similar with fried pork lard aka zhu yao zha? I never did it in air fryer, but I saw people share about their result, quite impressive.

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    1. Yeah, something like that. I rendered pork lard before and after squeezing out the liquid fat, I air fried the crunchy remains. Very nice!

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  3. As usual, the steaks from Feast Market looks good. Yeah, I would rather spend on good food than doctor's visits...but whether it's good nutrition, the jury is still out on that (for me). I like to eat chicken livers too but would limit myself to one (at most two) in one sitting.

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    1. So far Feast Market has the best quality and although they are pricier, I stick to them for the excellent steaks.

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