{"id":7116,"date":"2012-03-26T06:52:50","date_gmt":"2012-03-26T13:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/?p=7116"},"modified":"2012-03-26T06:52:50","modified_gmt":"2012-03-26T13:52:50","slug":"home-cookin-stoneridge-ranch-corned-beef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/?p=7116","title":{"rendered":"Home Cookin’ – Stone Ridge Ranch Corned Beef"},"content":{"rendered":"

I like corned beef….real corned beef. \u00a0Short of making it at home or going to some esteemed purveyor like the Carnegie Deli<\/a> in NYC (sandwich, $17.95), it’s becoming not so easy to find. \u00a0Oh, sure, lots of deli counters have a slab of meat that they will shave into bits for you – some pressed, chopped, and formed \u00a0(PCF) “roast”, that resembles ‘real’ corned beef in texture and taste. \u00a0 But to me, it’s not the same.<\/p>\n

Corned beef got its name in England, where it was traditionally a salt-cured brisket, and the ‘corn’ reference was not from the grain, but rather that they used “corns of salt” in the curing.<\/p>\n

Not in the mood to make and wait at home, and certainly not of the mindset for the PCF type, I was intrigued to see some new packaging at my local grocer, Stone Ridge Ranch “Shaved Deli Style” Corned Beef. \u00a0 It’s a heat and eat product, and not having read the label close enough, and by its packaging, I thought it was a mini-sized brisket. \u00a0 14 oz for about $8.<\/p>\n

Stone Ridge is a meat processor in suburban Los Angeles (PSI Foods<\/a>) \u00a0that provides a wide variety of pre-cooked foods, under their own name or private label, to groceries and food services.<\/p>\n

The packaging says that the product is made from “the finest 100% USDA inspected beef. \u00a0The beef is hand trimmed with just the right amount of marbling to ensure that wonderful melt-in-your-mouth flavor and tenderness.”<\/p>\n

The meat comes vacuum sealed in a tray, already sliced.<\/p>\n

It is very marbled. \u00a0Marbled is an industry term used to describe the amount of fat content visual to the naked eye. \u00a0In layman’s terms “streaks of white.” \u00a0 Most meat \u00a0connoisseurs<\/em>\u00a0say that fat is what gives beef its flavor. \u00a0The world’s most expensive beef, Kobe<\/a>, from Japan, is highly marbled.<\/p>\n

The flavor is good, very mild, and as promised on the package, the meat is deli sliced. \u00a0It makes a good sandwich and is a relatively good value compared to deli counter offerings.<\/p>\n

While the marbling exceeds my personal taste, it might suit yours.<\/p>\n

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