Our Classic Boneless Leg of Lamb Roast

One of the things we look forward to most about Easter Sunday is a huge, meaty leg of lamb cooking in the oven. Does anything say family feast better, especially on holidays? We think that nothing brings people together more than a juicy, flavorful lamb brought to the table accompanied by roasted potatoes, root vegetables and perhaps a legume or two. At Allen Brothers we take lamb very seriously and offer our GREAT STEAKHOUSE LAMB in a wide variety of choices, from tender rib and loin chops, to fanciful roasts like our Stuffed Lamb Crown Roast that will win the hearts, minds and palates of family and friends alike.

We search the globe for the highest-quality lamb available, proudly offering the finest selection of exceptional domestic and Australian lamb anywhere. Raised in limited quantities, our milder domestic lamb comes at a premium, while our Australian lamb offers tremendous value. Both are of exceptional quality and offer distinctive yet different flavor profiles and aromatic qualities, along with incomparable tenderness. If you want juicy, great tasting lamb, look no further than Allen Brothers.

We guarantee our leg of lamb roast will be the best you’ve ever tasted, provided you cook it simply yet properly. And though many recipes abound, we like Ina Garten’s 4-Hour Lamb particularly, and offer it to you here. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 (6 to 7-pound) leg of lamb

Good olive oil

1 tablespoon kosher salt

2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper

1 (750-ml) bottle dry white wine

2 heads of garlic, broken apart but not peeled

15 large sprigs fresh rosemary

15 large sprigs fresh thyme

6 bay leaves

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.

Rub the lamb all over with olive oil and season all over with salt and pepper. Heat a very large Dutch oven over medium-high heat until its hot. Add the lamb and sear on all sides for about 12 minutes until browned all over. Remove the lamb to a plate.

Add the wine and 2 cups of water to the pan and cook for a minute or two, scraping up all the brown bits in the bottom. Add the garlic, rosemary, thyme, and bay leaves and the lamb on top. Place the lid on the pot and bake in the oven for 4 hours, basting occasionally. (If you don’t have a lid, you can cover it tightly with 2 layers of aluminum foil.)

After 4 hours, the lamb should be incredibly tender and falling off the bone. Remove the lamb to a plate, cover it tightly with foil and allow it to rest. Strain the sauce into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes to reduce. The lamb will be too tender to slice; serve it warm with spoons and the sauce.

The signature steak, which was inspired by the late Kansas City chef John McClure with whom Adcock collaborated, will be grilled over peach wood and an open flame right on South Beach. Interestingly, the young Kansas City chef is one of the few to grill Allen Brothers’ huge bone-in ribeye steak this way. Adcock will have his grilling prowess on display as part of Moët Hennessy’s “The Q” competition during the four-day SoBe Wine and Food Festival. The hugely popular cooking event, presented by Allen Brothers, home of the “great steakhouse steaks,” is sponsored by MIAMI magazine and will be hosted by celebrity chefs Emeril Lagasse and Guy Fieri.

Adcock’s appearance at the SoBe Wine and Food Festival is a first for any chef from Kansas City. Following his debut at this year’s SoBe, the chef will have served well over 200 of this very special Allen Brothers cut from coast to coast over the past year.

Easy to eat and serve hard salami

True football fanatics will have the pre-game show already on when guests arrive, the perfect time to put out some delicious appetizers to get the taste buds warmed. How about some tasty Parisian Charcuterie, our version consisting of hard salami made of duck accented with garlic and sea salt and a traditional, soft and robust French sausage made of spiced pork seasoned with a touch of garlic and pepper. Just add some ripe cheese and a crusty baguette or two and let excited football fans have at it.

Put out these wings and watch them fly

Ultimate kebabs for after kickoff

For when the game starts to get really interesting, you’ll want to bring out food both delicious and substantial and nothing fills the bill better than our Marinated Beef Tenderloin Tip Skewers. This is a formidable trio of ultimate marinated kebobs to suit a variety of tastes: extra virgin olive oil, sea salt and cracked pepper, a steakhouse marinade of Worcestershire, steak sauce, rosemary, garlic and thyme, and an Asian inspired marinade of soy sauce and brown sugar. Just throw them on the grill or roast in the oven. They cook up as fast as a Heisman running back.

And so long as your at the grill or oven during half-time, why not throw some Colossal Black Tiger Shrimp on the barbie. Perhaps the biggest shrimp you’ll ever see, these rare beauties cook up perfectly on the grill or make for the ultmate shrimp cocktail if steamed (we leave the tail on for a stunning presentation) Not to worry, our shrimp are hand-peeled and de-veined for you (so there’s no bother), come packed in a resealable bag and ready to cook.

Colossal Shrimp. No oxymoron here.

And should there be kids around, or adults who just like the great American basics, there is none better than Allen Brothers’ USDA Prime Steak Burgers (there are all sorts to choose from) and gourmet Steak Dogs and Sausages. For dessert, choose from the widest variety of cakes, pies, brownies and cobblers. But we can’t think of a better way to end the ultimate Super Bowl party than with Eli’s Couture Cheesecake Wheel. Victory, if we do say so ourselves, never tasted as sweet.

All the Best,
Allen B.

Todd's USDA Prime Assortment

But there are still problems of fit, picking the right color and worrying if the gift will get there on time no matter how early you place your order. And it goes without saying that it takes hours of time scrolling pages and researching websites for the best possible deal.

Our Chairman's Assortment

The Dry Aged Assortment

Luscious Crowned Filets Mignon Sampler

All you have to decide on is how generous you want to be this season and to whom. Allen Brothers does all the rest. All steaks in the assortments and samplers are blast frozen then wrapped with the highest quality Cryovac packaging and hand packed in our signature sturdy gift boxes. We use dry ice and strong outer packaging to ensure that all Allen Brothers products are delivered safely to your recipients’ door. Remember that all Allen Brothers meat is hand selected and hand-cut on premises by our own specially trained master butchers.

The country’s finest steakhouses proudly serve Allen Brothers meat and celebrated restaurant chefs count on the quality and consistency Allen Brothers delivers. So there’s no need to worry about your special gift getting there safely and on time for the holidays.So why not consider giving a gift of tender, juicy USDA Prime steaks to those you love and care about this season? We can’t think of a better way to demonstrate great taste.

Happy Holidays,
Allen B.

All natural, free range turkey. Don't expect leftovers.

As much as we love Thanksgiving for myriad reasons, this quintessential American holiday also poses a perennial problem: what to serve, especially when entertaining guests, some of whom may not be turkey enthusiasts. Fortunately, Allen Brothers offers a wealth of mouth-watering ideas for a complete menu from start to finish, including awe-inspiring Prime roasts, Berkshire pork tenderloin, honey-glazed spiral cut hams and other gourmet main courses. We also have you covered with delicious side dishes, appetizers and decadent desserts, all of which look and taste home-made. And it goes without saying our all-natural turkey is as good as it gets.

Honey-glazed, spiral cut ham.

To make things even easier, Allen Brothers offers cpmplete meal assortments like our All-Natural Unstuffed Whole Turkey that comes with Creamed Spinach & Caramel Apple Pie. The creamed spinach is comprised of fresh spinach creamed with white cheddar cheese, garlic, onion and a hint of Pernod. The luscious caramel apple pie features a tender, flaky crust filled with rich caramel and luscious apples. Not a turkey fan? This same assortment is available with our center cut USDA Prime Beef Tenderloin Roast as a main course.

Savory stuffed all natural turkey breast dinner.

For anyone who has ever been stuck with the often unenviable and messy task of carving a turkey, Allen Brothers understands. That’s why we recently introduced our complete meal of Stuffed Turkey Breast, Green Bean Casserole and Rocky Road Cake. If that sounds delicious it’s because it truly is…we take an all natural, plump turkey breast, debone it, then roll it around a savory stuffing of ground sausage, cornbread, sage, celery and onion. Totally yummy. As an accompaniment, our classic Green Bean Casserole, the one everyone already loves, is made with fresh green beans baked with homemade cream of mushroom soup and topped with crispy french-fried onions. For dessert, it doesn’t get any better than rocky road cake, which is a 6″ chocolate cake topped with giant marshmallows and peanuts iced with chocolate ganache. A real taste sensation.

Streusel topped chipotle sweet potatoes.

If you actually enjoy cooking and stuffing a turkey yourself, Allen Brothers can still make your life simpler with many succulent prepared side dishes that will please any palate. To wit: our Chipotle Sweet Potatoes where smokey chipotle peppers and sweet potatoes are perfectly balanced with brown sugar and a pecan streusel topping. Or our aptly named Loaded Mashed Potatoes–a small mountain of buttery mashed potatoes jam packed with smoky bacon, cheese, scallions and lush sour cream. Creamy, delicious, and practically a meal in itself.

Luscious loaded mashed potatoes.

There’s much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, so why not make your holiday meal memorable with a little help from your friends at Allen Brothers? Enjoy!

Best,
Allen B.

The very special Long-Bone Berkshire Pork Chop

Recently we ordered some pork chops (not saying where) that were supposed to be the ultimate in pasture-raised, non-antibiotic, all natural pork. Guess what…they were lacking in flavor, weren’t all that juicy (despite being cooked to just medium) and were anything but tender. Overall impression, not nearly worth the money we paid. This little experiment made us realize that when it comes to the best possible white meat, otherwise known as pork, there is no match for the high quality Berkshire pork from Allen Brothers.

Succulent and Savory Marinated Berkshire Pork Chop

Ordinarily we’re not given to bragging, but our rich and complex Berkshire Pork is outstanding in its telltale marbling for flavor and juiciness beyond compare. For the uninitiated, Berkshire Pork is sometimes known as Kurobuta pork (translates as “black pig” in Japanese) and is often considered to be the “Kobe beef” of pork and only comes from 100% pure-bred Berkshire hogs. Small wonder that these days Berkshire Pork is the most highly desired pork in the world by chefs and gourmands alike. This ultimate “other white meat” does not look or taste like ordinary pork; it is darker in color and decidedly richer in flavor due to the intramuscular marbling throughout, which gives it a special and distinctive juiciness and texture beyond compare.

Fall-off-the-bone tender and meaty Berkshire ribs

For the ultimate pork chop, we strongly recommend you try our aged Berkshire Pork Long-Bone and/or our Bone-In Chops. You won’t believe how tender and tasty they are. For something extra special there’s our Marinated Berkshire Pork CHops where we give these meaty chops a generous bath of extra virgin olive oil, maple syrup, garlic and rosemary, and a touch of ginger and cinnamon to spice things up even more.

Crisp Pork Belly: the ultimate pork experience

We also have Berkshire Ribs that are carved from the loin and are the ultimate in fall-off-the-bone tenderness when grilled or slow roasted as well as a center-cut Berkshire Pork Loin Roast that is perfect for family holidays or elegant entertaining. And finally, be sure not to miss our new Berkshire Pork Belly where we do all of the work by searing a cut of Berkshire pork belly on each side and slow braising it with a mixture of ponzu and veal demi-glace until tender. Simply add a final roast in your home oven until it’s perfectly crisp. We even provide a rich braising liquid. Pure hog heaven, if we do say so ourselves.

All the Best,
Allen B.

Healthy and hearty Genoa Style Minestrone

Think of blustery fall afternoons, with crisp fallen leaves underfoot and biting wind chafing one’s cheeks and the mind, as well as the stomach, almost immediately turns to hot soup. Has there ever been a comfort food so welcome and embracing when the temperatures drop and the soul requires both warmth and nourishment? The quintessential American food may well be apple pie, but a hearty potage is right up there with it as far as we’re concerned. Which is why Allen Brothers offers a vast assortment of rich soups chock full of meat, seafood, vegetables, legumes and a litany of spices both familiar and exotic. In short, we have a soup to suit every palate, with enough variety to get through an entire week without having the same meal twice.

A tasty soup from Mexico called Chicken Posole. Ole!

Whether you choose one of our great soups as a dinner starter or add a chunk of crusty bread and make it a single meal, you’ll find them to be delicious, satisfying and easy to prepare. And while we offer classics such as clam chowder and matzo ball, there are new, international soups on our menu that we truly love. A case in point is our new GENOA STYLE MINESTRONE, often considered Italy’s signature soup. Brimming with hearty vegetables, the tasty broth is made even more memorable with the addition of basil pesto. Now that’s Italian. We recommend adding a shower of Parmigiano Reggiano and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil to make it even better.

Tasty tenderloin beef barley, the ultimate comfort soup.

Even newer is our CHICKEN POSOLE, a Mexican favorite not often seen stateside. This flavorful chicken soup is lush with shredded chicken and posole (whole kernels of corn hominy) and brightened with garlic and cumin spice. Caramba, this is as satisfying as soup gets.

Succulent seafood swimming in a saffron laced broth.

For those extra cold autumn days and evenings, nothing compares with a bracing bowl of TENDERLOIN BEEF BARLEY, especially our version, made with tender and tasty tenderloin tips–anything but standard, porcini mushrooms, barley and lentils. Deep. Dark. Delicious. It’s the real deal. And if it’s seaward you lean in the fall months, we bring you the best of all fish-filled potages with our traditional, south of France inspired BOUILLABAISSE. Here’s a bowlful of tomato-saffron seafood broth overloaded with red snapper, sweet sea scallops, tender mussels, jumbo shrimp and potatoes, then accented with white wine and spices. Excuse our French, but ces’t magnifique!

For those dear readers and Allen Brothers aficionados who live in the South, the sun belt or the west coast, we would remind you that blistery afternoons and cold rainy evenings are hardly a requisite for enjoying great soup. After all, when it comes to enjoying true comfort food, the focus should be on flavor, not plummeting temperatures. Then again, you could always turn up your air-conditioner, don a pair of mittens, and pretend.

Best,
Allen B.

The Great Steakhouse Steak Burger by Allen Brothers

Top restaurants in cosmopolitan cities like New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Boston these days are taking pride in their respective burgers, attempting to build one better (and often more expensive) than ever before. Whether any of these are worth the price of their embellishments, is probably subjective at best. But you don’t have to frequent these eateries or lighten your wallet to enjoy a great burger; Allen Brothers provides all that’s needed to make the best burger right at home, starting with the quality of the meat, which is, after all, the most important thing.

Gourmet blend ground beef with USDA Prime.

Love making your own patty as big and plump, or delicately thin, as you like? Prefer sliders to bigger traditional burgers? Make your own with our USDA Prime gourmet blend ground beef or opt for our one-pound bulk ground Wagyu beef. Both have all the flavor, juiciness and perfect texture for a truly memorable steak burger made to the size of your liking. If time is of the essence, our hand selected individually packaged USDA Prime steak burgers may be the way to go. A juicer, tastier steak burger you’ll never find anywhere. In the mood to try something different? You won’t believe the flavor of our bison and elk burgers, which are lean and luscious with much fewer calories and lower in fat.

Chipotle sliders have just the right amount of heat.

But Allen Brothers doesn’t stop there. We have flavored steak burgers and sliders, and steak burgers made of lamb. For those who prefer fowl there are truly tasty turkey burgers that are delicious and never dry no matter how you cook them. And if you really want to taste a steak burger taken to the max, our Gilia Steak Burgers are an inventive combination of ground sirloin, veal, and pork blended in an old-world recipe of garlic and fine herbs. Allen Brothers’ own Todd Hatoff got the recipe from an Italian-American woman named Gilia who he met during his travels, hence the name.

Are you game for a lean and luscious Elk Burger?

If restaurant chefs take pride in the burgers they create, so can everyone else. But it all starts with the meat. And when it comes tenderness, juiciness and flavor, Allen Brothers is the best place to start for building a better burger at home.

Best,
Allen B.

For Purists: hale and hearty Steakhouse Chili

There’s an art to making really great chili. First and foremost, it requires patience; slow cooking is a must. Next you must start with excellent ingredients—fresh and natural whenever possible. Finally, it comes down to meat: the better the meat used, the better the chili. Then everything has to be cooked in layers, combined and allowed to stew slowly so that the many and varied flavors can peacefully coexist and integrate into a lusty conglomerate of tomato-based spice and zestiness. Like we said…it’s an art.

Lean and luscious Bison Chili

This culinary wisdom is not lost on Allen Brothers and neither is our enthusiasm for great chili of all sorts. From our hearty STEAKHOUSE CHILI with chunks of tender, slow cooked beef, to our TURKEY CHILI that is a rich amalgam of ground turkey cooked slowly with tomatoes, corn, beans, tomatillos, poblano and jalapeño peppers and zesty spices, we offer a terrific menu of these soul-warming, comfort-inducing prepared dishes.

Tasty, corn-riddled Turkey Chili

In the mood for something completely different? Try our lusty new BISON CHILI, a distinctive blend of lean ground bison, seven varieties of peppers and 10 types of beans, all stewed with tomatoes, onions and just the right amount of spices. Thus far, from the responses, our chili purist fans love it. Aficionados of all culinary things Latin will be in heaven with our newest creation: CHICKEN CHILI WITH CORNBREAD TOPPING. Starting with our already loved traditional chili recipe, we’ve created a variation on a theme using minced chicken and combing it with corn, red peppers, onions and jalapeno peppers, all slowed cooked to flavorful perfection. Then we give it a special treatment by topping it with a hearty cornbread crust made with buttermilk, butter and a touch of sugar. Even carnivores of the highest order will love this Latin-inspired version.

Sweet and crusty cornbread crowns our Chicken Chili

We’re not suggesting you give up concocting your own favorite chili recipes at home. Many home chefs, including yours truly, pride themselves on their chili. And rightly so. But when time is at a premium and getting to the market and into your own kitchen is a daunting task, we recommend the next best thing—a Heat & Serve Chili from Allen Brothers. After all, art is meant to be shared.

Best,
Allen B.

All Allen Brothers beef is expertly cut by hand

It’s a common question these days. So isn’t it important to know that Allen Brothers is totally committed to food safety and its quality and safety standards are unparalleled in the industry. It’s all part of the company’s continual efforts to provide the safest possible food products to its customers by using state-of-the-art equipment and storage well beyond industry requirements.

All trimming and packaging is done under strict supervision

How far do we go? Over the last decade Allen Brothers has worked diligently with food safety experts to develop ground-breaking systems that exceed USDA requirements and offer new paradigms for the meat industry. These include air treatment units that provide a clean and sanitary environment for cutting steaks and for dry aging all cuts of beef. In addition, these wholesale cuts are treated with specially designed ultraviolet light panels that successfully reduce the risk of microbiological contamination prior to cutting. Independent research has confirmed the effectiveness of these technologies for controlling both Salmonella and any E. coli.

USDA Prime beef dry ageing under ultra violet lights

So intense is Allen Brothers about safety that high level government officials, including the USDA Undersecretary for Food Safety, have visited the company plants in Chicago to personally witness how food safety investments are setting the bar for steak purveyors nationwide. Allen Brothers continues to seek out and evaluate emerging food safety technologies to assure that the company maintains the highest possible standards. When it comes to food safety, Allen Brothers leads the way.

For those who enjoy the great flavor and juicy tenderness of the best possible USDA Prime steak, it’s reassuring to know that Allen Brothers is on the job 24/7 making sure that the only thing being delivered is the highest quality beef, cut and aged in the safest, most regularly tested workrooms possible. Because with Allen Brothers, there’s no substitute for excellence.

Best,
Allen B.