Beef Heart
Beef · Nose to tail
One per animal. Eats like a lean, mineral steak, not like organ meat.
Every cut, from one animal, from one farm.
Animal
Category
9 cuts
Beef Cheeks
Beef · Nose to tail
Two per animal. The hardest-working muscle on the cow and the best braise on it.
Beef Liver
Beef · Nose to tail
Nutrient-dense and cheap. Soak in milk first if you have been put off it before.
Beef Kidneys
Beef · Nose to tail
Soak, trim, and treat gently.
Beef Tongue
Beef · Nose to tail
Simmer, peel, press. Becomes lengua, or the best sandwich meat you will make.
Trotters
Pork · Nose to tail
Four per hog. Pure collagen. One trotter changes any stock you put it in.
Pig Head
Pork · Nose to tail
One per hog. The whole tradition of headcheese starts here.
Pig Tail
Pork · Nose to tail
One per hog. Braise then crisp.
Pork Skin
Pork · Nose to tail
Five pounds per hog.