The Meat Mafia Newsletter #22
How to make liver taste delicious, the quiet monopolization of the beef industry, and lard skincare!
ICYMI: MMP #117 with John Pantalone (Amber Oaks Ranch)
The Meat Mafia was joined by John from Amber Oaks Ranch in Thorndale, Texas, a regenerative farm operation focused on grass-fed and finished beef, chicken, and pork.
In this episode we discussed John’s journey into regenerative ranching / farming, food sovereignty, taking personality responsibility as a man to provide for you family & neighbor, plus many other engaging topics!
P.S. - We are going to start cranking in person podcasts moving forward. 🥩
ICYMI: Brett (Sollozzo) on the Groundwork Collective with Kate Kavanaugh
Brett joined Kate Kavanaugh this week on her podcast, Ground Work. Kate is a butcher, rancher, and all around incredible human. In this episode Brett discussed his journey healing his colon with an all-meat diet, changes in our food over the last 50 years, and how we can exercise personal sovereignty over the food we put into our bodies.
Kate is an unbelievable podcast host and we can’t wait to see her show continue to grow. We were fortunate to host her on Episode #84 of the Meat Mafia Podcast and she has been one of our most informative interviews to date.
Harry (Clemenza) on Peak Earth Podcast with Case:
Harry joined one of our good Twitter buddies Case on his podcast Peak Earth (go check him out and leave a review - he’s based and the man).
Quick Hitters:
11 Graphical Representations of why we are currently in a public health crisis:
🥩Recipe of the Week: Octopod’s Liver & Shallots
Our man BowTiedOctopod is always throwing down in the kitchen. He has quickly become one of our most valuable twitter follows. In fact, we hosted him on Episode #89 of the Podcast to share his insights on how to level up your cooking game.
Octopod’s Liver recipe is simple and delicious. In fact, his liver recipe is so good you will actually make you look forward to eating liver. No, we are not joking.
His step-by-step twitter thread below will show you how to perfect this recipe and immediately take your organ meat game to the next level. Enjoy! 🍳
BONUS: Octopod’s substack is loaded with delicious animal-based recipes. Check it out!
🍗 Our (Permanent) Snack of the Week: The Carnivore Bar
This week’s newsletter would not be possible without the support of our good friends over at The Carnivore Bar!
The Carnivore Bar is exactly as it sounds. It is pure, ancestral nutrition with minimal ingredients: Ground Beef, Salt, and Tallow. It is also absolutely delicious. Philip Meece (Carnivore Bar Founder) has made a way to make the product creamy yet crunchy at the same time.
They currently offer three flavors: Salted, Not Salted, and Honey. Each bar contains 400 calories, 27g fat, 17g protein, and 410mg of sodium. 2 of these bars make a legitimate meal replacement, which will keep you "on the path" when traveling. The bars are grass-fed, grass-finished and are directly sourced from Joyce Farms.
The Carnivore Bar is also veteran-owned and operated with the highest integrity. We are hosted Philip on episode #86 of the podcast and were very excited to learn more about his story & inspiration for creating this product.
If you want to get your hands on these delicious Real Food Bars, use this link and enter in MAFIA to get 10% off your first order!
🎥Clip of the Week: The Illusion of Choice with the Beef Industry 🥩
If you have followed the Meat Mafia over the last few months, you know that we have focused very closely on the quiet consolidation of our Beef Industry.
There are currently 4 packers that control over 85% of all beef you see in the grocery store.
But what does that mean for you and the quality of beef you are eating?
Jim Mundorf discusses below. We just had Jim on the podcast and are very excited to release the episode with you all:
🥩Red Meat is Truly a Superfood… Here’s why:
We have a tendency to focus on the pure Macronutrients of the food we eat: Protein, Carbs, and Fat (plus calories, although this is not a macronutrient - just a measure of the energy of the food we are eating).
Our food is so much more than that. We need to also be looking at the micronutrient content, the actual vitamins & minerals we are absorbing in the food we are eating.
Take a look at all of the micronutrients you are getting in a 100g serving of ribeye. This is a very small serving (3.5 ounces), yet the nutrients you are deriving from this is pretty incredible.
Our take? Red Meat is truly a superfood.
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Thank you for reading The Meat Mafia Newsletter, and if you found the information in here valuable, please let us know in the comment section below!
Sollozzo & Clemenza
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