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Curry’s Culinary Corner: To ham or not to ham?

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So why is Easter associated with ham in the first place? History tells us salted pork lasted through the winter and was ready to eat in spring before other fresh meats were available.   But perhaps you prefer lamb, another favorite Easter meal. Lamb is traditional because Jesus’ last supper was the Passover meal, and if Jesus ate meat during that meal, it would have been lamb.

So again I say unto you ham or not to ham? What’s your preference?

P.S. Don’t forget to add hot crossed buns to your Easter meal – a must this time of year! 🙂

Food show fun – get yourself a sample!

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Earlier this month Angus Brands was at the Spokane Convention Center displaying a variety of products. If you were there, we hope you had an opportunity to swing by our booth for a taste! Some of the items we had at the show:

  • Assorted fresh cut steaks and chop, cut from highest quality beef, pork and lamb.  Did you know Angus Brands specializes in custom cut poultry and wild game?
  • Angus Brands’ signature Apple Cranberry Sausage.  Nothing says breakfast like real maple syrup joined with Washington State fire roasted Fuji apples and tart Craisins… wake up and smell the sausage!
  • Waddell’s Scottish Ale Sausage. This is a sausage where you won’t know whether to drink it or eat!  Waddell’s North is a local restaurant and brewery that asked us to make them a signature Scottish Ale Sausage.  The sausage link turned out so good that we want the world to try it. Because we’re that nice. 🙂
  • One of our newest smashburger creations:   Big Thyme Burger, infused with fresh thyme and roasted garlic.  We had them standing in line to try the big flavors in this burger.
  • Rounding off the burger table was another of our new creations, the Sante Fe Burger.  This bold statement combines ground beef with our fresh ground chorizo. One bite will take you south of the border with cilantro, white onion and high temperature pepper jack cheese.  Ole’!

With hot samples right off the grill, we had a blast showing off our locally handcrafted products.

Give us a call if you want to try a sample 509-482-7033

Angus Meats Old Fashioned Corned Beef with Dijon Glaze

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It’s not too early to start thinking about St. Patrick’s Day (seriously). Make sure to include traditional corned beef and cabbage for your celebration. And perhaps a pint of Guinness. We’ll get you started with this delicious recipe. Enjoy!

Ingredients:
• 1 – 6 pound corned beef
• Brown Sugar
• Honey
• 1 Can of Beer (optional)
• Dijon Mustard

Method: Place the raw corned beef with all the spices from the package into a large pot. Add hot water so that the corned beef is completely covered. Add beer (optional), and cover. Bring water to a “rolling” simmer (almost a boil) and cook for 2.5 to 3 hours. Remove the corned beef from pot making sure that all the spices have been removed. (They gave all they had to give!)

Add quartered cabbage wedges and carrots to the water and boil until just tender. Place the meat on a broiler pan. Diamond-score the meaty side of the corned beef about 1 to 1.5 inches apart and ¼” deep. Prepare the Dijon Glaze as follows.

Dijon Glaze

Mix to taste brown sugar, Dijon mustard, and a little honey. The Dijon mustard is the key to this glaze mix. Liberally smooth the glaze over the top of the meaty side of the corned beef.

Turn broiler on to finish the corned beef in the oven. Carefully watch the corned beef as the glaze begins to bubble. Just as it starts to turn a dark brown in the lower areas of the corned beef, it’s ready to come out. Let the corned beef rest a few minutes before slicing.

Thinly slice the corned beef and serve with the cabbage and carrots, or make a hot corned beef sandwich on mixed grain rye bread.

Angus Meat’s corned beef is great cold too! Make a Ruben and Sauerkraut sandwich, or serve thin slices with your favorite crackers, Swiss cheese and sweet hot mustard.

Just wing it with our temporary price reduction

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Wings, wings, and more wings. During the month of February and March your local Yokes andRosauers stores will have Angus Brands’ precooked hot peppered and honey hickory chicken wings.  During the next two months we will have the wings on a temporary price reduction.  Wings make the perfect party food for watching college hoops (go Zags!) or any gathering. Ask your grocer today!

Legacy of quality

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It’s February, the month of our founder’s birthday. George Stachecki, Tom’s father, will be 89 years old on the 10th. Hard to believe it’s been 45 years since George, with his wife Pat, began a legacy on a shoe string and a prayer that continues to thrive today. Having accepted a position at Allied Foods in 1972, he packed up his family of six from Detroit, Michigan and drove all the way to Spokane, only to find out, once settled, that the job no longer existed. What to do?

They took a gamble and just the two of them opened a small Detroit-style deli in the Whitworth College District specializing in only the best and always fresh high quality meats, unusual cheeses, and home-made sausages principled upon, “There’s No Substitute for Quality.” They named this little place, which quickly grew into one of the largest wholesale USDA regulated business in Spokane, ‘Angus Meats, Inc.’ Why that name? As George said, everybody knows Angus beef, and they’d be first in the phone book!

Over the years, it took many sacrifices and family compromises, but they embedded the purest meaning of the phrase ‘The American Way’ – that if you work hard enough, you can make your dreams come true and leave a profound legacy.

Written by Leslie Stachecki

George and Pat

Real Estate Agents: This one’s for you!

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Are you looking for new ideas on what to give your real estate clients for a closing gift? Want to support a local business that has been in the Spokane community for 45 years?

Leave a lasting impression and buy local with Angus Brands’ “Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner” gift basket.

Our tasty and locally hand-crafted basket includes

  • Breakfast: Angus Meats’ Apple Cranberry Sausage with a spectacular arrangement of fire roasted Washington State apples, cranberries and maple syrup.
  • Lunch: Angus Meats’ Jalapeno Beer Brats are made with Steam Plant Brewing Company’s Whitman’s Wheat Ale, fire roasted peppers and stacked full of creamy cheddar cheese. Yum!
  • Dinner: Two juicy all-natural, minimum 28-day aged 10oz PRIME NY Steaks! Bring that high end expensive dinner night out to your own kitchen.

We are offering these popular gift baskets at fantastic price of $42.99. Please call us at 509-482-7033 to order today.

 

Curry’s Culinary Corner: Keep your grilling light

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During the summer grilling season fresh vegetables and numerous cuts of fresh proteins await the backyard chef.  To limit the amount of time in the hot kitchen cooking up those starchy side dishes – open up a bag of your favorite blend of fresh greens instead.  Baby field greens, baby spinach, romaine, and even good old iceberg lettuce can be mixed into a salad blend fit for any backyard barbecue feast.  Your salad blend becomes your bed of nutrition and a light and refreshing side. Pile grilled vegetables and your grilled protein on top of the greens and serve it up with your favorite condiments and dressing for a lighter grilling affair your family will love.

Written by Angus Brands’ Jeff Curry

Time to tailgate!

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Hard to believe that football season is just around the corner. Tailgating is a tradition packed with fun, food, and great memories. So why not do it right with Angus Meats’ quality fresh beef patties made right here in Spokane? Our juicy ground beef is not only a 44 year old proven formula, it’s hand-crafted, affordable, and ready to grill! Your game day just got a bit tastier. You’re welcome.
  • 1/4 lb 85/15 all-natural beef patties
  • 1/4 lb 80/20 all-natural beef patties
  • 5.33 oz supreme quality ground chuck patties

Ask your grocer about Angus Meats beef patties

Curry’s Culinary Corner: Stop poking!

By | Angus Meats, Bold Burger, Buy local, Ground beef, How to, News, Party food, Pub Patty, Recipes | No Comments

You know you want to do it. We all do. It’s a worldwide problem: Burger-checking-and-rechecking-is-it-done-yet-overkill. We all say, “Just a little poke is all.” But don’t do it! Step away from the burger! Hint: only flip once. Don’t play with your food and don’t keep poking it to check the temp when you know it’s not done. The more you flip, the more juices drain and the more flair ups. The more pokes, the more moisture drains. Cook for about 5 minutes (I literally use a watch with a second hand) on the first side, flip and cook another 3-4 minutes on the second side. I then check the temperature and will add cheese the last 30-60 seconds. Juicy perfection.

Written by Angus Brands’ Jeff Curry