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My favorite part of the National Jr Angus Show is the Certified Angus Beef cook off. My kids have participated in this educational competition yearly since 2006!
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The kids come up with a recipe that utilizes Certified Angus Beef and then they write a skit to promote their recipe. This year, the recipe is Spicy Espresso Flat Iron Steaks. If you haven't tried a flat iron, run to your supermarket and ask the butcher for one. It is the second most tender muscle in the beef carcass. And this dry rub is delicious!
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To promote the recipe, the skit featured a couple of cowboys in the late 1800s following a herd of longhorn steers across the western Kansas prairie. They cross a ridge and see a man in a Scottish kilt and his wife. He turns out to be George Grant who imported the first Angus bulls to America--more precisely, Victoria, Kansas--and he shows them his prize bull. Of course he is Angus. To make a long story short, Mr. Grant serves the cowboys a steak from this recipe.
We have to wait until Wednesday evening to find out the results of the competition, but the kids did a great job and the skit had everyone laughing! I think my son in a kilt (with hairy legs) and another kid dressed as an Angus bull were the main attractions! They sure caused a stir when they appeared in costume!
Anyway, I will update you all when we find out the results, but let me share the recipe with you now. As well as another picture of Mr & Mrs Grant!
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Spicy Espresso Flat Iron CAB Steaks
1 Tbsp dry steak seasoning (we use a mesquite flavor)
1 Tbsp chili powder
2 Tbsp finely ground espresso beans
2 Certified Angus beef flat iron steaks
Mix seasoning ingredients together and rub each steak with 1 Tbsp on each side. Carefully oil the grill and cook each steak to medium rare doneness--or 135 degrees internal temperature.
Remove from heat and allow to rest for 5-10 minutes. Serve hot!
Enjoy and think of my son's knobby knees as you cook--no, on second thought, just remember that George Grant started a revolution in 1873 with his new bulls. It is a revolution that we all enjoy today!
And check out CertifiedAngusBeef.org for more recipes and information about different cuts of meat!
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UPDATE: This is the 2nd place overall CAB Cook off team for the Intermediate age division, cooking Steak. It was so fun--from the costumes to the meal preparation, we have many stories to share for years! Congratulations, kids, and I hope everyone enjoys this recipe.
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