Piedmontese Ribeye Last Night, Meh!

dbCooper

Background info: This breed is touted as being leaner (hence healthier), more tender and more flavorful.  It has something to do with a genetic mutation and double muscles.  We were near a storefront dedicated to this breed earlier this week... https://www.cpmercato.com/  Since we've never cooked or eaten it we decided to give it a try.

Picked up a Ribeye and a pack of hot dogs.  Preference is bone-in, all they had was boneless.  The price was way above what we'd pay for Prime, by design it looks like Select or lower...

Went with reverse sear method.  Got a good deal on half-stone/grid for Adjustable Rig from Ceramic Grill Store back in December, first time using it.  Used only SPG and roasted at about 325 until hit 115 according the old reliable Poulder...

Seared for about 60 seconds per side, would have liked longer but internal temp did not cooperate...

Medium-rare or less is how we like steak, chef error took it more towards medium.  I thought it still looked pretty good...

Results were disappointing.  Tough, lacking in flavor and dry (in spite of all juice you see on the cutting board).  So dry in fact it took some 57 sauce to make it edible.  In our house no steak should ever need sauced.  Doubtful I'll be revisiting these to explore improving results, once was enough.  Hoping the hot dogs are better.

I am curious if others have done any cuts of Piedmontese and what your method/results were.

*edit to add forky plated pic

Langner91

How are the hot dogs?

Ozzie_Isaac

Lean steaks are a lot less forgiving to be overcooking.  Even when cooked perfect, I find lean beef underwhelming.

Looks like a Sous Vide, rest for 30min to lower IT, then hard sear might be needed.

ColtsFan

We used to have a Lucky's Market here and they pushed Piedmontese. I never was impressed.

dbCooper

Langner91 said:

How are the hot dogs?

@Langner91

To be determined, I'll report back when they get cooked.

Mark_B_Good

Lean is never gonna taste as good as a nicely marbleized steak.  Having fat is WAY better. That's why I have personally decided to work on my dad bod, rather than a six pack.

SaltySam

I snagged a picanha roast there last year, since it was the only place I could find one.  It was good, but nothing special.  I also got some of their beef jerky and it was very lean, and very dry.  

Isee their billboards all over town here in Omaha/Bellevue/Papillion.  I’d be curious to check out their restaurant upstairs to see if they dress it up better than I can.

I agree with you. I was pretty underwhelmed.  

Florida Grillin Girl

It looks like you did it right, but remember, fat equals flavor.

dbCooper

@SaltySam

If interested here is a recent review of the upstairs restaurant...

https://journalstar.com/entertainment/dining/dining-out-casa-bovina-adds-name-to-list-of-lincolns-best-restaurants/article_5bcbf3af-76bf-54ba-a83d-0047e2d3bf12.html

SaltySam

Well I'm sold.  That sounds awesome!

U_tarded

dbCooper said:

@SaltySam

If interested here is a recent review of the upstairs restaurant...

https://journalstar.com/entertainment/dining/dining-out-casa-bovina-adds-name-to-list-of-lincolns-best-restaurants/article_5bcbf3af-76bf-54ba-a83d-0047e2d3bf12.html

I was on my way to the restaurant reading this.   Then I got to the part about how they ask men to not wear ball caps,  it that is loosely enforced because the writer saw men in ball caps.