Breaking up the Monotony: Meal Ideas
To keep things interesting, you’ll want to mix up your cooking methods and textures. Since this is an experiment and also last minute, I didn’t have time to work up actual recipes, but here are a few methods and ideas to keep your week interesting and avoid beef burnout:
Pan-Seared Butter-Basted Ribeye – Classic, juicy, and packed with flavor – it’s the gold standard. Sear it, baste it, enjoy your best steak-loving life. 🥩
Butter-Smashed Burger Patties – Crispy edges, buttery goodness—basically steak’s low-maintenance, cheaper cousin.
Crispy Butter-Fried Beef Crumbles – Cook ground beef until crispy, then toss with butter and pretend it’s popcorn. It won’t work, but at least it’s crunchy. 😭
Steak Bites with Browned Butter Drizzle – Cut steak into cubes, grill or pan-sear, then drizzle with browned butter. Bonus points if you put it on a skewer, because who doesn’t love food on a stick?
Beef & Butter “Chips” – Cook thin slices of beef until crispy for a fun, snackable texture that won’t resemble chips in the slightest, but we’re getting an A for effort. ⭐️
Roasted Eye of Round – Season and roast it in the oven until medium rare and tender. Slice thin and eat hot, or take cold slices and spread with butter and salt and roll them up. Eating them cold will be an interesting textural and sensory difference that will be a welcome change!
Brown Butter Basted Meatballs: Roll salted ground beaf into meatballs, cook them in browned butter. The end.
Beef Jerky – Salt and pepper thin strips of lean beef, cook in the oven for 4 hours or so at about 175 degrees. Not as good as marinated teriyaki versions, but still flavorful and great for snacking on the go.
Shredded Buttered Beef (Slow Cooker or Instant Pot) – Tender, melt-in-your-mouth goodness, with very little hands on cooking time. You can modify this recipe by leaving out the balsamic vinegar.
Butter-Infused Beef Bone Broth – Sip on this to warm up and keep electrolytes balanced. Make sure it’s made without veggies.
