Texas. Local butcher shop.
- 8 generous oz beef jerky made on site.
- Honey BBQ chicken wings.
- 1 lb carnal asada seasoned pork.
- 1 lb ground pork sausage.
- 1 lb bacon.
- 2 lb chicken breast.
- 2 lb boneless pork chop.
It's all pounds and some ouncy. Probably ten pounds of meat averages out to $7.40 a pound.
We used to not use butcher shops thinking they cost more than the grocery. Sometimes it's a little more expensive but sometimes not. The quality is always better.
by Aintaword
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Carne asada. Damn auto correct.
Mmmmmm meat
Butcher shops are the way to go, especially those who get their cattle and pork locally. You can buy half a cow for a thousand or so bucks and be good for the entire year, takes your meat costs down to $83/MONTH. That’s a damn deal.
Buying grocery store meat is so hit and miss — too much of it is grown and processed in Uruguay and then sent back to the US. Factory farming to meet demand for cheap meat is a detriment to all of us, but most importantly the Earth and the animals who suffer under those practices.
I know exactly where all my beef and chicken came from. I know what their lives were like/how they were raised, and what they were fed. The $8 and $9 a pound it costs me to get beef and chicken is worth it to not consume factory farm meat and to not contribute to the squeamish hell that is factory farming.
Isn’t this like… the opposite of budget food? I could get this for $40.
Bring back butcher shops like these! I want to find one. If anyone knows of any in Houston, let me know.
I dunno. This is the kind of stuff I avoid at the butcher shop, because there’s nearly no difference in most of it from supermarket at a much higher price.
Beef and and things you can’t find other places is often worth it. Chicken and pork, not so much.
Carne asada is just marinated beef. Find a good recipe and do it yourself. Or find a food Mexican market.