Lidl-shocking diced beef.

Toddy

Its saturday night and my girlfriend has slaved away to make me a romantic meal (goulash) for two and how shocking was the meat in it.

I've never shopped at Lidl but regretabbly ventured in there today.

We bought diced beef, this is no lie. It was shocking. It was like chewing a stress ball. Totally unfit for sale to the public!!

You have been warned. Lidl diced beef is shockingly bad.

It would be more pleasant chewing a rubber gorrila! Remember those?

Toddy

moggitymog

we had lidl diced beef for tea today, cooked in the slow cooker as a casserole and it was beautiful!

thatguy1

Usually diced beef is only good for use in like slow cookers. I've had diced beef on it's own from Tesco before & it was very chewy. So not just Lidl

Lynsey

No problems for me either, in fact no problem at all with any Lidl meat.
I bought quite a bit of the diced meat when it was on the half price weekend deal and I normally cook it in a pressure cooker first.
I normally use it for "steak and ale".

Lynsey

tessie_bear

i got some shin from sainsburys....it was vile...even the dog turned his nose up

Stylehutz

We shop often in Lidl and have never been impressed with the meat products on offer.We do find it worthwhile going there for all the other bargains.

johnnyblount

I use Lidl diced steak and beef very often and everyone likes it but like all cheap cuts it has to be cooked slowly , always comes out as good as my local butchers when I use them instead here.

Searing it first or cooking fast I find is a definite no no and that along with microwaving etc will make it like rubber ,

How was it cooked ?

Cooking it from a recipe for goulash that uses sirloin or good non stewing steak wont do as they cook far too quickly which is fine for expensive cuts

BallandChain

I bought the basic diced beef from Sainsburys for the slow cooker. It turned out hard and chewy. Never again.

jackieb

I sometimes get this and it's always been lovely. Again, it's always been cooked slowly.

jaggyman

We got the meat from Lidl & cooked it slowly for 4 hours & it was still chewy!!!!!

jackieb

Do Lidl's vary in where they get their meat from? I don't have any just now so can't recall what brand it is.