WHAT IS A MARINADE ? A marinade is a mixture of ingredients used to add layers of extra flavour to your beef. While some acidic or enzymatic marinades can tenderise meat, the main role of a marinade is to enrich flavour. To achieve tender meat, you need to select the right cut for your cooking…
How to Cook the Perfect Steak First, start with a great cut of steak. The best place has to be here at Hope Island Gourmet Meats. There are plenty of cuts of steak Rump steak This great value, traditional pub fave has the greatest beef flavour, making it popular with meat lovers. It’s lean, full-flavoured…
Acres Organic Grassfed Beef Hope Island Gourmet Meats now proudly stocks Acres organic grassfed beef. The natural environment Acres source their beef from, provides the perfect platform for nurturing cattle that are guaranteed to be 100% free from added hormones, antibiotics and genetically engineered ingredients (GMOs or GEIs), while also meeting the strict organic standards…
How to Cook a Beef Eye Fillet Preparing and cooking eye fillet steaks Have the fillet at room temperature and blot it dry with kitchen paper. Slice the fillet into steaks, at least 2cm but ideally 3.5cm thick. Massage a herb rub into the steaks (try dried rosemary and oregano) and then brush them with…
Beef cooked slowly with bacon, mushrooms and red wine, and covered with cheesy dumplings. Prep Time: 45min Cooking Time: 2hrs 40min Serves: 6 INGREDIENTS 2 tablespoons olive oil 1.8kg gravy beef, excess fat trimmed, cut into 3cm pieces 400g button mushrooms, halved 5 (about 250g) bacon rashers, rind removed, coarsely chopped 1 large brown onion,…
Little Joe Beef Little Joe is the global epitome of grassfed beef. It is exclusive in supply and a luxurious eating experience. The Little Joe promise is to deliver an all-natural grassfed beef product that offers a minimum marble score of four (AusMeat Standard). A feat near impossible to replicate. Grassfed for…
Beef Bourguignon – A timeless, full flavoured casserole! Beef Cut – Chuck or boneless Shin/Gravy Beef Prep Time – 15 minutes Cook Time – 2 hours This dish is ideal for both a family meal and stress-free entertaining. It has the reputation (and the looks) for being a lot harder than actually it is. In fact…
Every piece of meat you see in our store has been cut and prepared by our butchers. We get only the best Tasmanian Grass fed cattle straight from the source. The process of getting high quality beef means it needs to come from farms that allow their cows to be in a natural environment, with…
Natural grass fed beef can be hard to come by in this country, especially if you buy your meat from leading supermarket chains. Here at Hope Island Gourmet Meats we supply the best grass fed produce that you can buy. A lot of our prime beef comes from Cape Grim in Tasmania and here is…