i grew up eating grass fed meat (lamb, venison, beef, bison) and quite honestly loving it. then as i got older and experienced the of privilege of dogs and cats pets and looking after them. i became a vegetarian for a number of years. and was a vegan for a year. it wasn't easy and a lot less fun come meal time. so i started consuming seafood and chicken. however, several months into the health pandemic, i decided i would eat red meat again.
we have been regularly enjoying red meat again, bison, lamb, grass fed american wagyu steak. we like our steaks medium to medium rare. i favour filet the most. it's just perfect to me. my husband prefers rib eye and new york. he always shares his fat cap. we usually go to whole foods or bristol farms for our steaks and such. i've ordered our steaks online as well but feel that bristol farms and whole foods are very good too
as an occasional indulgence such as this past thanksgiving or christmas eve, or christmas, or new year's eve, or new years day, or birthdays, or anniversaries, or just "because" we like japanese a5 waygu we go to a specialty butcher in town. we like it because it is really rich, soft and melty. we can't enjoy too much of it. 4 ounces per person is plenty of soft rich mild beefy fattiness. the rendered fat makes for some delicious and tasty potatoes ... french fries or roasted potatoes
we usually don't have sauce with our steak, just a bit of salt and pepper. sauteed mushrooms, pan fried zucchini rounds, a fresh tomato salad or an arugula salad, fries or roasted potatoes or mashed potatoes. that with a glass or two of a good french Bordeaux or a robust california cab is sublime
we've had lots of good steak at restaurants. but there is just something special and sweet about preparing a lovely steak dinner at home. some places that come to mind are mastros, palms, bourbon steak, cut and spago ... i feel where restaurants excel is prime rib. i miss prime rib
now that i think about it, once the world is right again, i wouldn't mind going out for a nice steak dinner