Chef demo of breaking down a 109 rib.. (rib eyes). We cut our own steaks from that for tomorrow night. Then we watched a beef slaughter video. It was horrible.. Almost made me want to become a vegetarian. Oh, the way they treat those poor cows..... I was shocked at the process and had to turn my head a few times. Then we cured brisket for making pastrami and corned beef... Did y'all know that both pastrami and corned beef come from a brisket? And do you know why it is called corn beef? Because back in the day the brisket was rubbed with pieces of salt the size of corn kernels and so it took on the name corned beef. Then we ground meat for our filling for ravioli for tomorrow night.
Pretty cool. Then we took the mid term exam. UGH! Wasn't too bad though. Finally after that we made rueben sandwiches with previously cured corned beef and pastrami. When you cure pastrami or corned beef it needs to cure for 3-6 weeks. The sandwich consisted of rye bread (buttered), with russian dressing on the bread, then the pastrami (or corned beef) then the swiss cheese, then sauerkraut. Toasted on both sides until the cheese melted, and that was dinner! YUM! Very delish! Tomorrow is gonna be hard... another night of Hell's kitchen in Foundations III!!
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