Beef 101: How to Pan Roast Your Dinner

Pan roasting is a simple technique that yields juicy tender steaks with sizzle. Simply prepare and cook the steaks, then set them aside to rest. While that’s happening you can prepare a rich, decadent pan sauce in the same skillet. In this cooking video, Chef Michael Ollier shows you how easy it really is. Pan Roasted …   Continue Reading

Simple Surf & Turf for Your Sweetheart

"Keep it simple!" Chef Tony said, when I asked for advice on a Valentine's Day dinner. I wanted a unique spin on surf and turf — scallops — instead of more typical lobster. With a few suggestions and an easy but mouthwatering recipe from the chef, Valentine's Day will be pure perfection.  Continue Reading

Do you believe in magic?

We’re talking serious culinary alchemy, folks… and it’s the perfect choice for any special occasion dinner. I’m going to be making this again for Valentine’s Day. (This just in from the Department of Understatements: I’m pretty sure my husband will approve.)  Continue Reading

Friday Faves: The Dry Aging Cooler

Think of a dry-aging cooler as a giant humidor, where steaks are held on racks in a temperature- , air flow-, and humidity-controlled environment with an aim on evaporating the moisture within the meat, leaving only immense beef flavor.  Continue Reading

Chef Peter’s Garlic Chili Rub

These tender, juicy cuts of beef had been rubbed with a mixture of garlic, chili powder and brown sugar — yum! Always seeking flavorful secrets from these fine culinary folks, I asked the chefs to share the recipe. Here it is ... Chef Peter's Garlic & Chili Rub.   Continue Reading

Holiday Appetizer: Sirloin on Endive

This simple, yet stunningly delicious appetizer will delight your holiday guests. It combines the rich, beefy flavors of a perfectly grilled sirloin steak with the creamy tang of blue cheese, and the crisp crunch of fresh endive. Top with a pecan for a bit more bite.  Continue Reading

Leaky Cauldron Stew

Create an air of spooky mystery on trick-or-treat night with Leaky Cauldron Stew. This rich, beefy soup features cubes of round steak, beef broth, elbow macaroni and crushed tomatoes. It’s the perfect thing to warm your little ghosts and goblins after a chilly night of haunting the neighborhood. Find a plastic cauldron and serve this …   Continue Reading

Tailgate Touchdown

Whether you follow a professional team or remain loyal to your alma mater, weekends during football season are all about fun, friends & family … and great food! Here are a few favorite recipes that’ll tackle your taste buds.  Continue Reading

Fall Flavor Under Wraps

I’m always searching for lunch ideas — something delicious and nutritious, but I want lots of flavor, too. This Barbecue and Cider Slaw Wrap recipe is perfect. The main ingredient — flat iron steak — is grilled (or pan seared if you prefer), slathered in barbecue sauce, and then loaded into a wrap with apple …   Continue Reading

Patience, confidence … and risotto

I’ve always heard that you should stir risotto constantly, but I found that to be somewhat exaggerated. Sure, each addition of broth should be stirred in, and you want to get things moving around the pan regularly – but don’t feel that you need to cement your feet next to the stove top for the duration.  Continue Reading

Chef Mytro’s Ribeye Steak with Polenta

Chef Matt Mytro of Flour restaurant in Moreland Hills, Ohio, is heating things up this summer with grilled recipes that sizzle, literally. Chef Matt offers his recipe for grilled ribeyes with polenta with GoRare.com readers. This is a meal made for [mouthwatering] dinner parties or grand summer gatherings, but you could easily half the quantities, below, for a more intimate affair. Just add a glass of wine or two, a spectacular sunset, and you have a perfect patio soiree. Enjoy!  Continue Reading

For Your Best Guests: Serve Pinwheel Steak Skewers

This is a great recipe for weekend gatherings or your next back yard bash. These skewers are an excellent way to serve steak to larger groups, too. Just grill several top sirloin or flank steaks, thinly slice the tender beef, roll pinwheels, and skewer. Juicy bites of luscious, mouthwatering steak for every guest without breaking the bank.  Continue Reading

The ultimate finger foods

teaks and burgers are great, but a highlight of the grilling season has rather primitive tendencies. You see there's nothing quite like thick, juicy hunks of beef and fresh vegetables slow-roasted on a stick over flame. I can almost hear the sizzle.  Continue Reading

Beef 101: The story

owboys and chefs, ranchers and restaurateurs — they work together to bring tasty, tender, juicy Certified Angus Beef ® brand steaks, burgers and roasts to the table. It's a pasture to plate process and all parties strive to live up to the brand's impeccable standards. After all, it's not called 'Angus beef at its best' for nothin'.  Continue Reading

In the mood? Perfect your art and cook with color

If there's one thing to remember when making a meal — with or without a recipe, it's this: color counts and variety matters. Remove boring from your repertoire. Find ways to add color to everything and the folks you feed will thank you. Also worth mentioning: colorful food is typically the healthiest food.  Continue Reading