easygoin said:
Were not talking about boiling pork in a crockpot.
Were talking about quality beef.... and to say you cannot get no better than their product is hilarious.
Not talking about the cost were talking about quality.
I have to admit that I am not sure what you are talking about, although Amy seems to understand.
Anyhow, just to clarify, this is not an advertisement for Rocky's and which steaks we choose to use.
When I was in the fruit & veggie biz here for 8 years, we supplied 90% of the restaurants in Sosua & Cabarete.
It came to my attention, that one of the biggest problems our clients had, was getting good tender beef.
Along the way, I met several vendors, who sold impoted beef. From my recollection, most, if not all of it was from the US.
When we opened the restaurant in Rocky's, I was faced with the same problem.
We found that if, and it's a big if, we could get a tender beef filet, that it tasted better than it's American counterpart, and, of course, as the cattle are not hormone enhanced and just graze on local grass, I assume it must be healthier, although I have no scientific evidence.
Anyhow, it's a constant battle, trying to get good cuts, and I have never found really good cuts in the supermarkets.
We buy from slaughter houses, and, as we are their biggest filet customers here,(as it appears that everybody else is buying the imported beef), we get a preferential treatment, and they keep the better cuts for us.
Despite that, it's not uncommon to find that they are not as tender as I would like them to be, so we tenderize them and cut them up into strips for the steak subs.
IMHO, when you do get a Dominican steak filet, at it's best, it is the best steak I have ever had.
Perhaps I should have written all this in my first reply, but, as I said, I am not trying to get some free advertizing here, furthermore, some may disagree with me, as they may prefer US beef.
My point is that it is very difficult to get a good tender beef filet from the DR, but if you do, it may very well be the best steak you ever had.
I hope I made myself clear.
Regards, Marco.