Buffalo Meat – A Cut Above The Rest

 

 

 Buffalo Meat – A Cut Above The Rest

Buffalo
meat is a healthy and flavorful alternative to beef whether you enjoy a
piece of jerky, a juicy hamburger, or if you want to throw a
mouth-watering steak on the grill

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For
many people, nothing could be more stressful than being a meat lover
and be prescribed a low-calorie diet.  Meat and low calories are
self-contradictory, that’s the common perception.  Persons who are
trying to find a low-calorie meat that could replace the kind they are
used to eating would do well to consider buffalo meat.

There
are many Western-themed restaurants that offer buffalo (also known as
American bison) dishes.  Ted’s Montana Grill, co-founded by media mogul
Ted Turner, which specializes in hand-cut beef and bison steaks, has
locations in sixteen states.  The Buffalo Bistro and Buffalo Grill in
Utah’s Zion National Park are popular tourist attractions.  Customers at
such restaurants can anticipate being presented with specialties like
roasted buffalo or grilled buffalo with a small serving of mashed
potato, buffalo burger type served like Salisbury steak with French
fries on the sides, regular buffalo steak with a generous serving of raw
onion toppings, and even stewed buffalo served with a large mixture of
green vegetables in it.  

Roasted
buffalo meat is especially popular, especially in its almost-raw form. 
Unlike meat from other animals, bison meat requires very little
seasoning to bring out its naturally juicy and finger-licking flavor.  A
simple preparation technique would be to score the meat only on the
surface and dab it with a little salt, a little pepper and olive oil,
and it’s ready for cooking.  One of the advantages that buffalo meat
holds over regular beef is that it takes a shorter time to cook.  Just
sear both sides to lock in the flavor and you’re done!

Buffalo
meat is the only meat with the 3 Ts – Texture, Tenderness and Taste. 
The flavor is sweeter, and it is lighter and less greasy than other
kinds of meat I was used to, such as cow beef or pork or chicken.  Also,
buffalo meat does not need any tangy gravy to bring out its naturally
good flavor; that is important because gravy for meat is usually heavy
on calories.  

There
are some interesting healthful statistics about how, in many ways,
buffalo meat is more nutritious than other kinds of animals’ meat.  It
has around 70%-90% less fat than beef, and around 50% less cholesterol.
Since it doesn’t have all those harmful fats, it has more protein, iron,
amino acids and omega nutrients that a number of people are prescribed
to take in the form of tasteless fish and raw vegetables.  It is also
eminently suitable for persons on a low-carbohydrate diet.  A four-ounce
serving contains no carbs, 11 grams of protein and three percent of
total fat.

And
the fat it contains is of the good kind, a monounsaturated fat known as
omega-3 fatty acids.  Adequate intake of this kind of fat has been
scientifically proven to prevent heart disease and promote overall
cardiovascular health.  In fact, buffalo meat has been endorsed by the
American Heart Association and prescribed by physicians for patients on a
low-fat, low-calorie diet.

Buffaloes
are grown in their natural elements in the open fields and are not
given any chemical feeds or antibiotics or artificial growth hormones
which are suspected of causing cancer.  Since buffaloes are fed only
natural grains and green grass, they have a natural strong resistance to
diseases and their meat is not tainted with any harmful chemicals. In
many ways, the meat of the buffalo, which feeds on nature’s grain and
grass, has been graded to be far more excellent than cow, dog or chicken
meat.  

Today,
we can enjoy buffalo steaks, soups, stews, and burgers either in
restaurants or at home.  Buffalo meat is conveniently available in most
supermarkets and is offered by many websites.  It’s a hearty, healthy,
delicious, and convenient way to enjoy meat.