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Is beef on your holiday party menu?

Besides finding a date on the calendar and time that works for everyone; coming up with a guest list and getting out the invitations theres all that other stuff that goes with hosting a holiday party. Like cleaning and decorating, as well as finding the perfect attire that suits the occasion. Yep. Its the holidays and regardless if its just the boys from the bowling team over to have a couple of laughs, the neighbors, co-workers, friends or relatives you are known for making sure everything is in perfect shape at your parties. But there is always one really big decision to make when hosting a party:

How Much To buy?

You want to be a good host and make sure there is enough of your tasty grilled and barbequed food to ensure everyone has a helping or two, but these days you also want to watch the costs! Buy too much and it goes to waste. Buy too little and folks are hungry! What to do?

Our friends at the Cattlemens Beef Board and National Cattlemens Beef Association have created a handy printable guide that may help you! It tells you the serving size in ounces and how many servings you can generally expect from one pound of beef. Of course how you prepare and serve is up to you!

They call it, simply enough: How Much to Buy

Click on the link to open the PDF file. You will need Adobe Reader to view and print it.

Grilled Flat Iron steak, sliced and served with Mustard Bourbon sauce. Photo courtesy of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association

Grilled Flat Iron Beef Steaks.

Heres a tasty idea for your holiday party menu grilled flat iron beef steaks. Flat Iron steaks are fairly standard size and weight, thus easier to predict cooking times and plan for the number of guest. One steak can provide 2 -3 servings. They are very grill-able so you can cook them to order and prepare only what you need, as you need it! Or cook several ahead to just a rare stage and hold, wrapped in foil, at a safe temperature until ready to carve they will continue to cook slightly and generally will be at medium-rare when sliced.

CBs EZ Grilled Flat Iron Steaks with Mustard-Bourbon Sauce

Happy Grilling!

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Oh my lord I just cant get enough of this bourbon steak! If you dont want to use actual bourbon whiskey in the recipe you can substitute it with Worcestershire sauce or a bit of your favorite barbecue sauce. Any way you cook it, this recipe will have you smacking your lips for sure!

Ingredients

1 and a 1/2 pounds steak
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 cup bourbon
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons water
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 cup Apple Wood Chips

Preparation and cooking

Mix all ingredients (except chips) together, place in sealable plastics bag and marinate steak 4 hours or over night.

Soak wood chips in water for 30 minutes, and add to hot coals just before commencing to grill. Grill steak to desired doneness.

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