Rubber beef!

foxgloves

Husband did the shopping last week & returned with a big piece of beef - £9.68. Only 2 of us but I appplied the stretching mentality that I usually apply to chicken & was pleased with the results. It did 2 portions of roast dinner, 2 portions of sliced beef in gravy, 2 portions of beef curry, 2 of beef stir-fry with green pepper & black bean sauce, 4 portions of cottage pie, 1 beef sandwich with horseradish & 2 beef & salad rolls. That worked out at 15 helpings, 64p worth of meat per portion & lots of nice extra things in the freezer for the rest of the month. As the curry sauce recipe made plenty, I froze 2 additional containers of that too. if I'd done the shopping, I wouldn't have chosen that piece of beef as I'd have gone for something cheaper, but I can't argue with all the meals/packed lunches it made. Old-style can be very satisfying, can't it?

Pink.

Hi foxgloves,

You've posted some lovely ideas there. I'll add your post to the main leftover beef ??? thread later to keep the suggestions together.

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quintwins

i find beef alot easier to stretch than most things, saying that i still only buy roasts when there in offer or reduced , we tend to get alot of pork roasts which are cheap and double as roasts.pies and currys

missminx007

How do you make your beef in black bean sauce? And do you just whizz the beef in a food processor for cottage pie? I too have got a maasive bit of beef leftover from yest so I'm looking for some ideas I can cook up today providing me with a fairly chilled week. I love this site, I've already made some pizzas and frozen them alongside friday nights dinner. This site rocks!