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Recipe Discussions => Meat => Topic started by: Smoking Duck on January 03, 2009, 06:24:26 PM

Title: Anyone ever try to smoke a veal breast?
Post by: Smoking Duck on January 03, 2009, 06:24:26 PM
The grocery store had some in the meat section.....I assume they were a special order that someone ordered but didn't pick up as I've never seen them there before.

Anyways, they had the veal breat on sale for $1.31/lb which I thought was a very reasonable price, however, I've never cooked/smoked veal breast.  It seemed to me to be part brisket/part spare rib in texture.  They were very small in size (about 2-3 lbs) and they had 3 pieces.  I just couldn't pull the trigger as I have no experience and wonder if anyone here has.

Thanks!

SD
Title: Re: Anyone ever try to smoke a veal breast?
Post by: Habanero Smoker on January 04, 2009, 03:12:37 AM
I've never cooked them. After doing a search, they sound like an interesting cut to cook. Most recipes involved stuffing them, but from the area they are cut from I would smoke/cook them like short ribs.

I'm doing a batch of short ribs today for the the first time. I'm going to season some with just kosher salt and coarse pepper, and season the other Asian style. I'm figuring 1:40 hours of oak smoke or maybe the J.D. bisquettes, and a total smoke/cook time of 6 hours at 220°F.
Title: Re: Anyone ever try to smoke a veal breast?
Post by: Smoking Duck on January 04, 2009, 06:50:47 AM
I did the search like you did, Habs and there definitely were some interesting ways to cook them.  The breast definitely had a good mixture of fat and meat which led me to believe they would be great smoked.  I think the normal price was around $5/pound but they were marked down $1.31/pound.  Maybe I'll talk the wife into letting me go back there and I'll try them with some pics.  Sounds like they haven't been done here before and maybe I can be the guineau pig.

SD
Title: Re: Anyone ever try to smoke a veal breast?
Post by: Habanero Smoker on January 04, 2009, 02:22:29 PM
If you get them definately post how they turned out.

My short ribs are still in the smoker, and hopefully I will be taking them out around 6 PM.
Title: Re: Anyone ever try to smoke a veal breast?
Post by: Smoking Duck on January 04, 2009, 02:44:57 PM
Got my beef center cut ribs in the rub and refer right now.  Gonna smoke tomorrow.

Hokey cats was the membrane tough as Hades to remove!  Really gotta get a pair of catfish skinning pliers if I do that again.  Much harder for me than pork ribs.

SD
Title: Re: Anyone ever try to smoke a veal breast?
Post by: Habanero Smoker on January 04, 2009, 02:51:17 PM
I had the same problem. Since each short rib was cut individually, the membrane was only covering bone, so I left it on, and concentrated on removing the silver skin that was on the meat.
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