Matt & Jessica @ Clover Meadows Beef, Author at Clover Meadows Beef

09/25/2020 By Matt & Jessica @ Clover Meadows Beef 1 Comment

Feeding a Bottle Calf

We have a new little one at our house! It’s a girl and she has the cutest red hair you’ve ever seen. Meet little baby Scarlet! She’s a bottle calf.

What is a bottle calf?

Scarlet is what’s called a bottle calf. A bottle calf is a calf that has somehow ended up as an orphan.

Scarlet was about one week old when we found her mom lying in the pasture with all the other cows and calves, and she had passed away. It’s a sad, but true, fact that cows are a lot like humans and sometimes they pass away unexpectedly from things like a heart attack or stroke. We believe that’s what happened to Scarlet’s mom.

Beef Tongue Tacos (Beef Tacos de Lengua)

Beef Tongue is a cut of beef many people aren’t game to try, but when they do, they are amazed at how flavorful and tender it is.

What do you think of when you hear the phrase beef tongue?

Do you think of a cut of beef that you want to cook and eat? Or, does it make you squeamish?

Whenever we sell a quarter, half or whole beef, we ask customers if they want any of the offal or “one-per-cow parts” like cow tongue, heart, liver or kidney. Many say “yes” and then they quickly ask, “but how do you cook it?” We like to answer this question with firsthand experience. That’s where this recipe comes in.

There are some very popular dishes featuring cow tongue like pickled beef tongue and Beef Tacos de Lengua. With Lengua tacos, the meat is either cooked down into tender shreds or coarsely chopped before being thrown into a tortilla. When it’s cooked, you get a piece of meat that has a rich beefy flavor, buttery texture.

Sheet Pan Steak Kabobs (No Skewers)

Steak Kabobs are a summer time favorite. No skewers? No problem! This recipe turns steak kabobs into an easy, sheet pan dinner the family will love.

Since it’s grilling season, I was inspired to try a new steak kabob recipe.

I had all the ingredients ready to go, and then I realized I was out of skewers. Ugh!

It was bad planning on my part, but it made for great chance to try deconstructed steak kabobs without skewers.

Essentially, skewer-less kabobs turns steak kabobs into an easy, weeknight sheet pan dinner. And who doesn’t love an easy sheet pan meal? What’s easier than tossing all the ingredients together on a sheet pan and then throwing it into the oven for about 25 minutes.

How We Raise Our Grass Fed Beef

We’re often asked how we raise our grass fed beef. Our customers are interested in knowing if we buy our cattle, or if they are born and raised on the farm.

Our cattle are born and raised on our farm. That’s how we can tell you with certainty what they’ve eaten their entire lives and we know they’ve been treated with the utmost respect and love.

That’s the short answer. Now, let’s fill in the gaps and tell you the rest of the story about raising quality cows and calves.

What is Grain Finished Beef?

There’s a lot of confusion about what grain finished beef actually is. Even its name can be confusing since grain finished beef is also known as grain fed beef and conventional beef. Here are the facts so you can be informed about grain finished beef.

What is grain finished beef?

All cattle (and we really do mean all) spend the majority of their lives eating grass on pasture.

But beef can be “finished” in a variety of ways. This is why you see different labels on beef like “grass fed beef”, “grass finished beef”, “natural” and “grain finished beef.”

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