Braising Beef Steaks x 2

We raise our own beef cattle on our family farm in East Devon, where the pastures overlook the Jurassic coast. The management of our herd is carried out according to strict animal welfare guidelines, including those required by the Red Tractor Food Assurance Scheme. We use an abattoir less than eight miles away from our farm, minimising this potentially stressful journey for the animals; on reaching Greendale Farm Shop, each carcass is hung and dry-aged for a minimum of three weeks, to allow it to mature, then expertly prepared by our skilled butchers. We take great pride in all our beef here at Greendale – not only because it’s exceptionally delicious and tender, but also because it’s fully traceable back to our farm.

A closer look at this steak shows there’s a good marbling of fat through the meat. Along with any extra fat or connective tissue, this is important, as it will slowly break down during cooking and infuse the meat (and thus the stew or casserole) with wonderful flavour.

Beef Braising Steak will suit any recipe where it can be cooked ‘low and slow’ (i.e. put in a low oven for a long cooking time), such as stews and casseroles.