Cooked beef I froze on Boxing Day… what am I going to do with it now?!

[Bougainsillier]

We had a lot left over. Really delicious rib beef that I couldn’t use but couldn’t bring myself to throw away so I just froze it. But now what?

If I defrost it could I make it in to a stew? It would be perfect in this weather.

I’d make this, the most delicious sandwich ever!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/french_dip_sandwich_45633

Defrost it and make beef and gravy sandwiches.

Chop and put into a cottage pie

Rib I would make into stew with mushrooms and red wine

I’d make this https://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/leftover-beef-ragu-rigatoni/

I’ve just turned mine into a beef curry with lots of peppers, chickpeas, carrots and onions in it. It will be frozen in portions and served to my dad with brown rice and naan (I eat a lot of soup and it’s not substantial enough for Dad).

January is the only time I really enjoy batch cooking rather than it being an annoying chore. So many Christmas goodies to use up and repurpose.

I just turned my beef leftovers into a cottage pie. It was great. Put in carrots, celery and onions into beef and gravy mixture. I cut the beef up into fairly small chunks. Worked well with seasoning and creamy potatoes on top.

You dont have to use it right now, it will make tons of various dishes

Defrost for a stew, cottage pie, another roast dinner , beef sandwiches

If you've still got the gravy, I'd just gently re-heat the slices in it for another roast dinner.
Sounds too good to be curried or added to a stew.

Stroganoff

I made a stroganoff with ours, massive hit, doing it every year now. Was lush

Stroganoff

I’m amazed you even considered throwing it away…

My kids made ours into a stifado. Was delicious. So beef, baby shallots, red wine, red wine vinegar and cinammon.