Recipes

Farm-raised spin on a Mexican favorite: tacos!

Ingredients:

• 2 teaspoons seasoned salt

• ¼ teaspoon garlic salt

• ½ teaspoon black pepper

• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

• 1 teaspoon dried oregano

• 1 lb of Calf Pasture Farms ground beef

• Taco Shells of choice (we use EggLife egg white wraps)

• toppings of choice, we like off-the-farm tomatoes, lettuce, onions & peppers; shredded cheese; sour cream; taco sauce; hot sauce; and Dan-o’s cheesoning

Directions:

1. In a small bowl, mix together seasoned salt, garlic salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper & dried oregano.

2. Brown ground beef in a skillet and mix in seasonings.

3. Cook / Warm taco shells of choice per their specific instructions.

4. Assemble your tacos with your choice of toppings.

5. Enjoy!

This week I bring you a delicious, quick weekday Mexican inspired cuisine: Enchiladas!

All you need is:

•  1 lb of Calf Pasture Farms, LLC ground beef

•  1 small onion, diced

•  1 bell pepper, diced

•  1-2 TBS of butter

•  1 can of enchilada sauce (10oz) we use red, but green would be good too

•  2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese

•  6-8 tortillas (we use EggLife tortillas)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degree Fahrenheit

2. Melt butter on frying pan over medium-high heat, once melted add onion and pepper and cook until caramelized. Set aside.

3. In same frying pan, brown ground beef. Strain as needed. Return to pan and add enchilada sauce and 1 1/2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese.

4. Prepare 9x13 inch baking dish, spray with nonstick spray and/or line with aluminum foil.

5. Once cheese is melted and sauce is combined with beef, spoon desired amount of beef onto tortillas. Roll tortillas and place seam side down into baking dish (Our tortillas are very small, so I just folded and laid in dish).

6. Sprinkle remaining shredded cheese on top of enchiladas and bake for 15-20 minutes or until cheese is browned to preference.

7. Serve with rice & Enjoy! 

A carnivore classic in our house - hamburgers & eggs!

Ingredients:

•  one pack of Calf Pasture Farms, LLC burgers

•  4-6 eggs

•  1/4-1/2 c of shredded cheddar cheese

•  1-2 TBS of butter

Directions:

1.  preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit

2.  bake hamburgers (if frozen) for 20-30 minutes, checking periodically to ensure they are made to your liking

3.  about 5-7 minutes before burgers are done, fry desired amount of eggs in butter

4.  plate burgers, cover in eggs and sprinkle with cheese

5.  enjoy! 

This week I bring you a new favorite from our house: slow-cooked short ribs and roasted potatoes 

Ingredients:

• 1-2 lbs of Calf Pasture Farms, LLC short beef ribs

• 2-3 cups of beef broth

• 2-3 TBSP of Dan-Os original seasoning

• 3-4 medium yellow potatoes

• 1 small yellow onion, diced

• 1 small bell pepper, diced

• 2-3 TBSP of olive oil

• 1 TBSP of everything-but-the-bagel seasoning

Directions:

1. Place short ribs in crockpot. Season with Dan-os.

2. Add in beef broth.

3. Cook on low for 6-8 hours.

4. About 40 minutes before ribs are done, start preparing the potatoes, cube potatoes into 1 inch cubes. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

5. Place potatoes, onion and peppers into 13x9 baking dish, drizzle with olive oil.

6. Sprinkle bagel seasoning over potatoes, onions and peppers.

7. Bake for 15 minutes, flip potatoes, and then bake for additional 15 minutes.

8. Serve with sourdough toast & enjoy! 

A favorite in our house, especially during these cold days - roast!

Ingredients:

• 3-4 lb beef roast

• 2-3 cups of beef broth

• 2 TBS of Dan-Os original seasoning

Directions:

1. place roast in crock pot

2. pour in beef broth

3. cover top of roast with dan-os original seasoning

4. cook on low for 6-8 hours on low

5. serve with sides of choice & enjoy! 

Roast, Potatoes & Carrots with Sourdough Toast

Ingredients:

•  2-3 lb Roast (this is an arm roast, but we have some chuck roast in stock!)

• Dan-o’s Original Seasoning

• half of a bag of mini potato medley

• 1/2 c of diced carrots

• everything but the bagel seasoning

• olive oil

• sourdough toast with butter

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Place thawed roast in 9x13 baking dish

3. Cover in generous dusting of Dan-o’s seasoning (or seasoning if choice)

4. Cover pan with aluminum foil and bake for about 1-1.5 hours (20-30 minutes per pound) or until desired wellness is achieved.

5. With about 40 minutes left on the roast, dice the potatoes and carrots.

6. Oil a 8x8 baking dish, place potatoes & carrots in dish and cover with about 2 TBSP of olive oil, and season with everything but the bagel seasoning.

7. Bake in the the oven for about 30 minutes or until the potatoes are browning & crispy.

8. Serve with sourdough toast & enjoy! 

Steak & Oven Roasted Potatoes

Ingredients

• (2) Steaks of your choice (these are blade steaks)

• (2 Tbsp) of butter

• (4) medium yellow potatoes

• (2 tbsp) of olive oil

• (1/4 c) of diced onion

• (1/4 c) of diced bell pepper

• Everything but the bagel seasoning

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

2. Place steaks on in baking dish or pan and put a tablespoon of butter on each steak

3. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until desired doneness is reached (this is the time for frozen steaks to a medium doneness)

4. Dice potatoes in 1 inch cubes

5. Toss potatoes, onions and potatoes in olive oil and season with everything-but-the-bagel seasoning to taste.

6. Cook in air fryer at 400 degrees F for 10 minutes, toss the potatoes, then cook for additional 8-10 minutes

7. Plate steak and potatoes and serve with sourdough toast and butter!

8. Enjoy! 

 Smothered Steaks & Baked Potatoes:

Ingredients:

• Steaks of choice

• (2 TBSP) of butter

• 1 small bell pepper, sliced

• 1 small onion, sliced

• 2 large russett potatoes

• toppings of choice for potatoes: butter, sour cream, cheese, bacon, cheesoning, chives, etc. 

Directions:

1. Calf Pasture Farms, LLC steak smothered with butter, peppers & onions and baked at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 25-35 minutes, depending on how rare you would like it & size

2. Puncture potatoes with holes, cook in microwave for 8-10 minutes depending on number & size of potatoes, serve with butter & dan-os cheesoning

3. Enjoy!