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Non-processed red meat that children will eat/ like?

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GreatGooglyMoogly · 08/03/2013 09:40

We have discovered pork tenderloin, which is nice and quick to cook and the children enjoy it. Sadly they are deeply suspicious of casseroles! Are there any other cuts of red meat that can be cooked quickly and aren't processed that children typically enjoy? Particularly looking for other types of meat like lamb, beef, etc. TIA.

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Snorbs · 08/03/2013 09:53

Pork or lamb chops go down well. Beef stir-fry is good too.

notso · 08/03/2013 09:58

Do you mean processed as in not a whole cut of meat or processed as in sausage or bacon?

Marne · 08/03/2013 10:05

Dd2 likes fillet steak Grin, roast beef or you could mince your own beef to make burgers and meat balls? Lamb kebabs (on sticks with veg)?

SilasGreenback · 08/03/2013 10:06

Lamb chops are popular here - referred to as lamb bits by ds3. Or just a nice beef steak. They like it quite rare with bernaise sauce.

Sirzy · 08/03/2013 10:06

Home made burgers? Meat balls?

Would they eat steak pie?

duchesse · 08/03/2013 10:16

DD3 was tucking quite nicely into a nice rare steak and aïoli yesterday (we'd run out of horseradish). This is, I hasten to say a very rare treat- I got the steak reduced! She also likes lamb "bonemeat" (her word for any meat on the bone).

momb · 08/03/2013 10:57

Not all sausages are included in the nitrates/salt warnings from yesterday. Our local butcher uses minced pork bellies, bread and seasoning in his sausages. may be you have a local nitrate-free supplier too?

Meatwise mine eat most things: lamb, beef or pork, or even venison, game birds (dark) or rabbit (not strictly red as more like chicken).

MousyMouse · 08/03/2013 11:03

my dc like stir fry type things. just regular steak thinly cut (helps to put it in the freezer before cutting).
as stroganoff with onions, mushrooms, cream for example.

MerryMingeWhingesAgain · 08/03/2013 11:04

Mine like lamb chops/leg steaks, and occasionally steak cut into strips.

GreatGooglyMoogly · 12/03/2013 13:12

Thanks, lamb steaks were a hit and DS1 has decided that he likes meat on the bone so we'll see what we can find :).

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whyno · 13/03/2013 14:18

GreatGoogly how do you cook your pork tenderloin please? I can't get my DC to eat any meat except sausages and ham!

GreatGooglyMoogly · 14/03/2013 07:35

I fry it whyno; with a small amount of oil in a fairly hot, deep frying pan with a lid on (as it spits). Once it has been browned well on all sides, I turn the heat down and give it a little longer, then cut into it to check it is cooked in the middle. Rest for a while and slice to serve :).

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SqueakyCleanNameChange · 14/03/2013 07:47

If it's the recent cancer connection you're worried about, mince doesn't count as processed, so you'd be ok with bolognese, lasagne, shepherds pie etc.

tilder · 14/03/2013 07:49

All sorts of game. Sounds posh but I find it cheaper than quick cook cuts of more traditional meat. Venison, pigeon, rabbit, duckl popular here. I buy bags of pigeon breasts from the butcher to fry but everything else can also get from supermarket.
Cheapest way though is to find a local supplier, so long as they are legal. Prob only works if you are rural though.

tilder · 14/03/2013 08:04

Pork tenderloin is beautiful. Second slicing it and fry. Add bit of honey, mustard and if you want cream or half fat creme fresh (how do I spell that?!). My kids don't do spices but love that.

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