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9781250052582

Year of the Cow How 420 Pounds of Beef Built a Better Life for One American Family

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  • ISBN13:

    9781250052582

  • ISBN10:

    1250052580

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2015-04-28
  • Publisher: Flatiron Books

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Summary

This is the story of a man, a cow, and a question: What am I eating?
After realizing he knew more about television on his wall than the food on his plate, award-winning TV producer and amateur chef Jared Stone buys 420 pounds of beef directly from a rancher and embarks on a hilarious and inspiring culinary adventure. With the help of an incredibly supportive wife and a cadre of highly amused friends, Jared offers a glimpse at one man's family as they try to learn about their food and ask themselves what's really for dinner.
Year of the Cow follows the trials and tribulations of a home cook as he begins to form a deeper relationship with food and the environment. From meeting the rancher who raised his cow to learning how to successfully pack a freezer with cow parts, Stone gets to know his bovine and delves into our diets and eating habits, examining the ethnography of cattle, how previous generations ate, why environmentalists and real food aficionados are mad for grass-fed beef, why certain cuts of beef tend to end up on our plates (while boldly experimenting with the ones that don't), and much more.
Over the course of dozens of nose-to-tail meals, Jared cooks his way through his cow armed with a pioneering spirit and a good sense of humor. He becomes more mindful of his diet, makes changes to his lifestyle, and bravely confronts challenges he never expected—like how to dry beef jerky without attracting the neighborhood wildlife to the backyard, and how to find deliciousness in the less-common cuts of meat like the tongue and heart—sharing a recipe at the end of each chapter.
By examining the food that fuels his life and pondering why we eat the way we do, Jared and his family slowly discover to how live a life more fully—and experience a world of culinary adventures along the way.

Author Biography

JARED STONE is an award-winning television producer who won an Emmy in 2013 for his work on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. He has worked with several major television networks including ABC, NBC, Fox, The CW, National Geographic, and many others. Stone lives with his family in L.A.

Table of Contents

Prologue
1. Meet the Meat
Recipe: The Simplest Strip Steak
2. Grind
Recipe: Red Wine-Braised Chuck Roast
3. Heritage
Recipe: The Best Burger on the Face of the Earth (Seriously)
4. New Heights
Recipe: Killer Jerky
5. New Frontiers
Recipe: Pho
6. Ancestral Foodways
Recipe: Chicken Fried Steak and Onion Rings
7. Go Big
Recipe: Christmafestikwanzikkuh Feast
8. One Step Back, One Step Forward
Recipe: Meatza
9. Heart
Recipe: Lengua Tacos
10. Around the Fire
Recipe: Steak au Poivre
11. I Am an Animal
Recipe: Steak Frites
12. Bones
Recipe: Stock
Epilogue

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