The Meat Chronicles

[JungleCat03]

WARNING: AS THE TITLE SUGGESTS THIS THREAD WILL BE PRIMARILY ABOUT MEAT. IF YOU ARE VEGETARIAN OR OF A TENDER DISPOSITION THEN YOU ARE ADVISED TO LOOK AWAY.

Ok, for christmas I was given a hamper of exotic frozen meats.

This was a great present as I like cooking, love tasting new foods and had made a resolution to try three new kinds of meat this year.

No problem. The hamper contained crocodile, kangaroo, camel, venison, ostrich and zebra steaks all of which (apart from the venison) I had yet to try.

I intend to work my way through these exotic foods and chronicle my journey via this thread. It should be a great experiment and I think we'll have some fun sampling these different meats from far-flung corners of the globe.

So, the format.

For each stage I will look up a recipe. All suggestions are welcome by the way. I will then post this recipe along with any side dishes I am making and a photo of the prepared meal. Finally I will give my conclusions about the meat and give it a mark out of 10.

That's it.

So onto stage one of the journey. Tonight Matthew, I will be eating Ostrich.

[Robert HM]

Ostrich, yummy, like steak.

[Graham C]

Ostrich, yummy, like steak.

+1, lovely meat.  Had it recently in South Africa and loved it.  Would definatley get it again.   Make sure you don't overcook it, the rarer the better with ostrich meat.

[JungleCat03]

Fast Food

The Ostrich.

A bit like Dot Cotton, it's a strange old bird. It has wings but can't fly.

It is fast as f**k, can run up to 46 mph which makes it about as quick as a horse and faster than a greyhound.

But how does it taste?

Well, I perused a few recipes, but i decided to go with this one. Hopefully I can cook it up tonight and reveal my findings.

Ostrich Steaks With Garlic Mash And Deep Fried Courgettes


Ingredients:
2 g (8oz) ostrich steaks
1 kg potatoes,(2.2lb)
2 cloves garlic,crushed
courgettes
60 ml olive oil,(2fl oz)
50 g butter,(2oz)
1 Tbsp brandy
200 ml single cream,(7fl oz)
25 g butter,(1oz)
salt and pepper
1 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
125 ml red wine,(4 1/2fl oz)

Heat 2 Tbsp of oil in a large frying pan, add the steaks and cook for 5
minutes on each side until golden brown.   Meanwhile, place the potatoes
in a large pan and cover with water. Bring  to the boil, then cook for 20
minutes, drain and pass through a  mouli-legumes into a bowl add the salt,
butter and garlic and mix well.   Thinly slice the courgettes and fry both
sides in a griddle pan.   Remove the steaks from the pan. Wipe the pan
clean, then melt the butter  in it and return the steaks. Add the brandy
and ignite to flamb?. Once the  flames have died down, stir in the cream,
worcestershire sauce and wine.  Simmer for 5 minutes until the sauce
thickens.   Serve with the courgettes and garlic mash.

Sounds tasty! I can't wait...

[JungleCat03]

Ostrich, yummy, like steak.

+1, lovely meat.  Had it recently in South Africa and loved it.  Would definatley get it again.   Make sure you don't overcook it, the rarer the better with ostrich meat.

Excellent. I'm forever berating waiters for not serving my steak rare so this suits me down to the ground.

Thanks for the advice!

[Graham C]

pics ftw!  Sounds lovely.

[Robert HM]

Ostrich, yummy, like steak.

+1, lovely meat.  Had it recently in South Africa and loved it.  Would definatley get it again.   Make sure you don't overcook it, the rarer the better with ostrich meat.

That's where I had it, never had it in the UK, pricey here. Agree that is should be treated like good steak and cooked rare.

[boldie]

mmmmmmmmm tasty.

[Longy]

Junglecat for masterchef imo.

[Graham C]

Ostrich, yummy, like steak.

+1, lovely meat.  Had it recently in South Africa and loved it.  Would definatley get it again.   Make sure you don't overcook it, the rarer the better with ostrich meat.

That's where I had it, never had it in the UK, pricey here. Agree that is should be treated like good steak and cooked rare.

Tis expensive here isn't it, I was quite surprised.  One good thing though, it hardly has any fat on it whatsoever, so at least you can eat what you pay for.

Come on JC, pics, report, verict?

[spacefrog]

I like meat. Today I buy 1 sanglier + 1 âne saucisson in the market. This is not for breakfast, for apero yes.


You make this meats rosbif way? Is burned with sauce and wet vegetables yes?  

[byronkincaid]

I like meat. Today I buy 1 sanglier + 1 âne saucisson in the market. This is not for breakfast, for apero yes.


You make this meats rosbif way? Is burned with sauce and wet vegetables yes?  

ask for a well done burger in france and you get this

[Colchester Kev]

Funny looking horse

[Robert HM]

I like meat. Today I buy 1 sanglier + 1 âne saucisson in the market. This is not for breakfast, for apero yes.


You make this meats rosbif way? Is burned with sauce and wet vegetables yes?  

Not all rosbif's like the food like that. I actually like my steaks "blue".

[JungleCat03]

Sorry for delays. I'm having a late dinner but it should be ready in about 20 mins.

And spacefrog, one thing I have to give to the French is that you ask for a rare steak, they give you one.