GoDawgs wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:43 pm The only smoked turkey parts they have around here for seasoning are wing flats with tips and maybe some neck chunks.

Man, the price for smoked ham hocks and neckbones is getting ridiculous these days. I think the next time they have a sale on fresh pork neck bones I'm going to get a bunch and smoke the danged things myself!

While ham hocks are ridiculous, have you priced oxtails, lately? Ham hocks, here, are just under $6/lb, while oxtails are about twice that price.

Ox tails are over the top everywhere.
I see old folks just looking at the price of something they used to be able to afford because they are poor with almost tears in their eyes.
It's practically a crime.

worth1 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:42 pm Ox tails are over the top everywhere.
I see old folks just looking at the price of something they used to be able to afford because they are poor with almost tears in their eyes.
It's practically a crime.

Did Oxtails get trendy? Did some instagram influencer or tik tok hero tell the world how delicious ox tails are?

karstopography wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:54 pm

worth1 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:42 pm Ox tails are over the top everywhere.
I see old folks just looking at the price of something they used to be able to afford because they are poor with almost tears in their eyes.
It's practically a crime.

Did Oxtails get trendy? Did some instagram influencer or tik tok hero tell the world how delicious ox tails are?

I think that they became trendy about the same time as the bone broth craze several years back.

The past two winters, here, have been very mild. So, I just didn't get around to making a lot of soup. This upcoming winter, I think I'll finally get around to making oxtail soup. It's been in the planning stages for more than 5 years. My mom made an amazing oxtail soup, but had no recipe that I could find.

I think that I finally found the key ingredient, star anise (if one knows how I like black licorice).

I'll cobble together something from a search of several recipes.

The known ingredients will be...

oxtails (5 pounds likely cost mom $4.95 or less, I'll be spending about $60, unless I find them on sale)
beef broth
onions
carrots
celery
tomato paste (if not something from the garden)
garlic
thyme
anise
bay leaf
salt & pepper (no salt, if I can't find sodium free broth)

And, maybe a bit of sweet potato, either in small chunks or blended in as a thickener. I'll just have to remember to refrigerate the soup overnight, and skim off the fat, before blending in the sweet potato.

Just thinking about it is making me hungry, but I have a 6 month, or more, wait.

6.75 a pound here for oxtails.
They have designer oxtails for a ton of money on line.

Beef has actually gotten so expensive many people just can't afford to eat it.

worth1 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:32 am 6.75 a pound here for oxtails.
They have designer oxtails for a ton of money on line.

Beef has actually gotten so expensive many people just can't afford to eat it.

Where those designer oxtails raised in a fly-free environment?

Tormato wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:59 am

worth1 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:32 am 6.75 a pound here for oxtails.
They have designer oxtails for a ton of money on line.

Beef has actually gotten so expensive many people just can't afford to eat it.

Where those designer oxtails raised in a fly-free environment?

They're various beef ranchers that butcher their own beef and sell it on line many times at a premium price.
They even have waygyu oxtails.
HEB doesn't even carry select Dino ribs anymore they are USDA prime or choice.
Pound for pound you get a better deal with beef cheeks.

Never bought turkey thighs before but out of curiosity I looked last time I was at our main store and they had them.

Tormato wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 3:15 pm

GoDawgs wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:43 pm The only smoked turkey parts they have around here for seasoning are wing flats with tips and maybe some neck chunks.

Man, the price for smoked ham hocks and neckbones is getting ridiculous these days. I think the next time they have a sale on fresh pork neck bones I'm going to get a bunch and smoke the danged things myself!

While ham hocks are ridiculous, have you priced oxtails, lately? Ham hocks, here, are just under $6/lb, while oxtails are about twice that price.

I saw that the other day while cruising the meat counter and I was astounded! Absolutely ridiculous money for bone, fat and a little bit of meat. Something else they can keep.

Liver is still pretty cheap.
And I can cook it where kids even love it.
My mother bless her heart couldn't cook liver to save her life.
Tough as a mules butt.

I love liver. My mom made it just right and usually with bacon and sauteed onions; mashed potatoes on the side. Oh yeah!

worth1 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:32 am 6.75 a pound here for oxtails.
They have designer oxtails for a ton of money on line.

Beef has actually gotten so expensive many people just can't afford to eat it.

$8.99/lb, here, in just one store. Other stores are much higher. Vac-packed with an expiration date of May 3rd. They have lots of them, but I also noticed several different oxtail seasonings that are new. I'll likely visit the store on the 3rd.