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Cutting Stew Meat

You can buy prepackaged stew meat, but we prefer to purchase a whole cut of meat and cut it into stew meat ourselves.

You can buy prepackaged stew meat, but we prefer to purchase a whole cut of meat and cut it into stew meat ourselves.

1. SEPARATE

1. SEPARATE:

Pull apart the roast at its major seams (delineated by lines of fat and silver skin). Use a knife as necessary.

2. TRIM FAT & SKIN

2. TRIM FAT & SKIN:

With a knife, trim off excess fat and silver skin.

3. CUT IN CUBES

3. CUT IN CUBES:

Cut the meat in cubes or chunks as directed in specific recipes.

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