My local butcher is trying to keep me supplied with brisket points. I told him, "If anyone wants just the flat, save the point for me".
I stopped by today and he had 2 "kinda" points - part point, part flat. One was frozen and in my freezer. The other one was from local farm raised beef, grass fed, etc. Typically on the small side. He said they are upper choice, almost prime. He had trimmed a full packer for a local restaurant that just wanted the flat.
Well I bought them both and proceeded to trim the flat/point from the end cut. Well, I ended up with 2 nice small hunks of beef!
The point trimmed down to 2 1/2 pounds. What was left of the flat was.... 1 1/4 lbs. Yes, 1 pound 4 oz!
Now, the question.... What to do with a small flat.
My first thought was - pastrami. It's just my wife and I and we like a nice reuben once in a while. Is such a small flat worth it?
I have a KBQ smoker so setting up for a short cook is easy enough. This thing will probably be done is a few hours!!!
Any other ideas on what to do with such a small flat? It's the one on the bottom of the photo.
ps: Don't say feed to the dog, I left her some fine chunks from the trimming!
I stopped by today and he had 2 "kinda" points - part point, part flat. One was frozen and in my freezer. The other one was from local farm raised beef, grass fed, etc. Typically on the small side. He said they are upper choice, almost prime. He had trimmed a full packer for a local restaurant that just wanted the flat.
Well I bought them both and proceeded to trim the flat/point from the end cut. Well, I ended up with 2 nice small hunks of beef!
The point trimmed down to 2 1/2 pounds. What was left of the flat was.... 1 1/4 lbs. Yes, 1 pound 4 oz!
Now, the question.... What to do with a small flat.
My first thought was - pastrami. It's just my wife and I and we like a nice reuben once in a while. Is such a small flat worth it?
I have a KBQ smoker so setting up for a short cook is easy enough. This thing will probably be done is a few hours!!!
Any other ideas on what to do with such a small flat? It's the one on the bottom of the photo.
ps: Don't say feed to the dog, I left her some fine chunks from the trimming!
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