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Easy All-Occasion Beef!

FEATURED RECIPE
Move over filet; make room for the Petite Tender! This classy cut not only looks like a filet when cut into medallions, it has a similar bit but not the price tag. With school around the corner, this featured recipe is great for busy families who need a quick meal without sacrificing essential nutrients!
You can pick up this recipe in the "What's For Dinner Wednesday's" section at your local participating Kroger.

Shopping List: Beef shoulder petite tender, lemon pepper, fresh chopped parsley, olive oil, mushrooms, shallots or onions, brandy, whipping cream and Worchestershire sauce.

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Funded by the Beef Checkoff Program
 


Feature Cut of the Month: The Petite Tender
What is a Petite Tender?
The new Petite Tender makes an impression on any plate. Serve whole as a small roast or slice into elegant medallions. It has size and shape comparable to a pork tenderloin. One of the most tender cuts available, the Petite Tender also provides great beef flavor and a juicy bite. The Petite Tender comes from the Shoulder.

Preparation and Cooking Time:
Can be served as a whole roast or sliced into small medallions. Cook to 145ºF for medium rare doneness or 160ºF for medium doneness using meat thermometer.

Storage:
This steak can be stored in the refrigerator for about 3 to 4 days and in the freezer for 6 to 12 months.

Try out these easy to please Petite Tender recipes:
Oven-Roasted Spicy Beef Petite Tender Roast


Beef On A Budget
As the cost of living increases, more and more people are trying to make the best of their money when they go to the grocery store! Consumers have three budgets they consider when buying beef:

  • Financial Budget: How much they are able to spend
  • Calorie Salary: How many calories they should consume
  • Time Budget: How much time they have to make the dish- the quicker the better!

Grilling meets all three of these methods because you take your cut of beef, throw it on the grill and walk away! Beef cuts such as the Top Sirloin, Top Round and Flat Iron fit your calorie salary as they are one of the 29 lean cuts of beef, and your financial budget: they are economically priced! The featured recipes below are ones utilizing these cuts and offer a "grill once-eat twice" method. Try them out!

Flat Iron Steaks with Grilled Corn and Cumin-Lime Butter
Italian Marinated Steak with Grilled Ratatouille
Grilled Steak Tacos with Poblano-Mango Salsa

More Grilling Tips!
Safe and Healthy Grilling Tips
Interesting facts about beef's nutritional punch
29 Ways to Love Lean Beef
Grilling Fast Facts
Grilling Tips
Grill Talk 

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Visit the Gourmet Garden at 2008 Kentucky State Fair
August 14-24 in South Wing Lobby A
Kentucky's Beef producers are once again the proud sponsors of the Gourmet Garden at the Kentucky State Fair this year! Gourmet Garden showcases daily beef demonstrations and entertainment events featuring culinary professionals from 10AM to 7PM. New this year is the Texas Roadhouse Roadshow that will feature beef 101 demonstrations! Also there will be a Cast Iron Chef contest and a Cookoff Contest. Come out and enjoy the fun and support Kentucky's Beef Producers!
Click here for the Gourmet Garden Schedule


Visit the Kids in the Kitchen Exhibit at the
2008 Kentucky State Fair August 14-24 South Wing Lobby A
Kids in the Kitchen State Fair Brochure

Kids In The Kitchen Activities include:

MyPyramid Bingo – Bingo with a nutritional twist.  Students will fill their carts by answering nutritional questions
Finding Nutrient-Rich Foods – Students will learn about nutrition facts, food labeling, food with key nutrients that are good or excellent sources of nutrients
Mixed Dish Mysteries – Students will combine foods from different food groups to make a delicious dish
Portion Control – Students will learn the meaning of serving size, how to identify serving size information on nutrition labels
Calorie Salary – Kids go shopping in a mock grocery store with calories instead of money to learn how to choose a well balanced diet
Cooking Time – Kids pull it all together to prepare a well-balanced meal – MyPyramid Pizza

We can schedule groups!
If you are interested in bringing a group to the exhibit, contact Alison Smith at asmith@kycattle.org Whitney Brown at wbrown@kycattle.org or 859-278-0899.

"Discover the Power of Protein in the Land of Lean Beef"

Protein equals satisfaction. According to a 2007 Journal of Nutrition study, protein provides more satiety than carbohydrates and fat. Eating a moderately high-protein diet can curb hunger and the body's desire to eat. Protein even helps you maintain weight while you are asleep! Animal Proteins like lean beef are complete high-quality proteins that contain all the essential amino acids, or "building blocks," the body needs to grow, build, and maintain muscle mass.  It is recommended that  a person eat at least four ounces of a high-quality protein at each meal to help maintain muscle mass, and provide energy to lead an active lifestyle.

Tips on how to get lean with protein:  Based on 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPyramid.

  • Wake-up Call: start the day with scrambled eggs in a whole grain pita with vegetables and order a nonfat latte to add a protein boost to your caffeine fix.

  • Maximized Mid-Day Munchies: Pack beef jerky for a protein-powered treat, add low fat cheese to apple slices, or snack on cottage cheese for a complete protein pick-me-up.

  • Lean Lunches: Add more protein to any salad with a hardboiled egg or lean beef, or enjoy an open faced lean roast beef sandwich.

  • Satisfying Suppers: Add lean ground beef to chili or other soups to spick up the protein power. Don't forget sliced lean steak in your stir-fry for more protein sizzle.

 

 Confident Cooking with Beef!

 

For a copy of Confident Cooking with Beef, send a $0.58 stamped, standard, self-addressed envelope to: 

  KY Beef Council
Attn: Confident Cooking with Beef
176 Pasadena Drive Lexington, KY 40503.

   

Kentucky Beef Council
176 Pasadena Drive
Lexington, KY 40503
P: 859-278-0899 / F: 859-260-2060

The Beef Council receives its funding from the "checkoff" dollars of Kentucky’s beef producers. Those dollars are invested in research, promotion, consumer information, industry information, foreign marketing and producer communication, all with the purpose of strengthening demand for beef and veal in both domestic and foreign markets. © 2006 Kentucky Beef Council. All rights reserved.

KY Beef Council is going to the 2008 KY State Fair! Click here for details!