10 Meals for BBBE

10 Meals for BBBE:

Don't make anything too elaborate when doing BBBE because the goal is to use it as a "reset" button to get back into treating food as fuel, rather than anything else. Eating fairly simply and rotating through food preps, plus having lots of leftovers, really helps. It's crazy how quickly doing BBBE gets snacking/cravings under control and creates a better mindset about eating.

1. Steak. Any steak that's on sale is fair game. Air fry steaks from frozen, seasoned with salt, to medium rare, then finish a good sprinkle of flaked salt (like Maldon). If it's a lean steak like a sirloin,  add a little butter to it.
2. Chuck roast. Season with salt, and sear well in a dutch oven. Deglaze the pan with about 3 cups water or broth. Cover only about 2/3 of the way with the lid & bake @350F for about 4 hours until fall-apart tender. Eat with the braising liquid. This method is so simple and yet it's the best preparation of a chuck roast ever. 
3. Ground beef. This is the MVP of BBBE and how to stretch that beef budget. Cook 2-3 lbs of ground beef with a little salt & freeze to have it on hand for a quick meal. Burgers: Mix ground beef, eggs, and salt, and cook in the air fryer.  Burgers can also be wrapped in bacon.
4. Mystery Beef Cut. Pick up a cut of beef that I don't often make (or have never made). I often let the store sales dictate what it is but sometimes I'll splurge. In the past, it's been top round roast, short ribs, wagyu burgers, flat iron steak, etc. Bonus points if I can learn a new cooking technique or eat it in a way that's different.
5. Beef & egg scramble. Warm cooked shaved beef or ground beef in a little butter, then add in 1 egg + 1 egg yolk to scramble lightly (the ratio is more beef and then just enough egg to hold it together), the extra butter & egg make this scramble reminiscent of a Philly cheese steak filling in texture and flavor...yum! Bulk cook the shaved beef/ground beef to have on hand so this is a quick meal.
6. Lamb. Lamb chops, lamb shanks (using the chuck roast method) or lamb burgers.
7. So about that bacon thing....I opt to interpret "bacon" as "fatty pork" for BBBE....which means I will also have some pork belly, some no sugar sausage, and occasionally a fatty pork chop (which is a great budget option). I don't go overboard on it, but I do usually include more than bacon.
8. Scotch eggs: Wrap a hard-boiled egg in sugar-free sausage or ground beef, then wrap in bacon and air-fry.  
9. While not a meal per se, "cravings buster" options: Keep cooked burgers and hard-boiled eggs in the fridge.
10. Eggs with everything. The first meal of the day is typically eggs + meat.  Adding a few eggs to meat for any meal is a way to stretch the meat.
11. Bonus - Food prep/leftovers/planning ahead. This is 100% recommended to make it through BBBE. Before starting, make sure to have plenty of supplies (ground meat and steaks in the freezer, plus cooked bacon, cooked ground beef, sausage patties). Always make extra food when cooking a meal. Batch cook Scotch eggs, burgers, meatballs, hard-boiled eggs, and larger cuts of beef (like a chuck roast) for leftovers throughout the week.

Susan Westall

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