[Sca-cooks] Chuck vs Bottom Round
Mike C. Baker
kihebard at hotmail.com
Sun Apr 27 21:24:35 PDT 2008
> Serena da Riva:
<SNIP>
> What should I do? Is there enough of a difference between
> Chuck and Round in flavor that it will significantly impact
> my recipe? From what I can determine the biggest difference
> is that Chuck is fattier than Round. Can I make up the
> difference by getting some free beef fat and larding the Round roast?
In my experience (Grandad was a farmer-rancher, chuck vs. round made a
difference to *him* when he gave orders to the meat processing plant),
Chuck is typically coarser / stringier as well. Slow, long cooking
should do well with either cut, but I would expect the Round to be
better for your purpose. I'm usually better off with Chuck cooked in
liquid -- or at least a closed pan. "Swiss steak", and other smothered
steak preparation methods commonly used with Chuck, I am most confident
in preparing in a *mostly* covered pan, removing the lid only on the
front end when searing or later to turn / stir the contents.
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