stew beef vs tenderloins tip

[BigD32]

i am making bef stroganof and i heard that if i use stew beef it would be lower in fat than to use tenderloins tips....and i was wondering how deeply would that affect my beef stroganoff....anyone can help please...

[Suzanne]

"Stew beef" is more likely to be from a lesser cut of the animal -- that is, tougher meat that needs long cooking. Tenderloin tips, otoh, are more tender and quick cooking. If your stroganoff recipe is a fast saute, you'll be better off with the tips; if you use the stew beef you might not be able to chew the finished product.

[MarkV]

And, "stew" beef, (usually from the chuck) is absolutely fattier than tenderloin tips. The reason tenderloin has less flavor than other cuts is because it's low in fat.

As Suzanne pointed out, your cooking technique would determine which cut to use......

fast dry heat methods: tenderloin and other tender cuts

slow wet methods: chuck, shank, brisket.

Mark

[jenni belle]

Definitely find out what kind of meat the stew meat is. I make my stroganoff from stew meat, but the place I buy my meat from makes their stew meat of round. It's not as tender as tenderloin, but it is a nicer cut of meat. As pointed out before, if your stew meat is cut from these lesser cuts of beef, you're best off slow cooking it so to ensure tenderness.

[Pete]

I almost always prefer "stew meat" over tenderloin tips. Sure that means that you will need to cook the dish much longer, but you will achieve a better flavor and the stew meat is less likely to dry out and become overcooked, something which can easily happen to the tenderloin tips.

[cape chef]

A bit off the original question, but cuts of beef from the four and hind quarters are actually lower in fat and higher in pure muscle tissue. They do the work. Where your tenderloin, sirloins etc on the back of the steer are basically along for the ride. They don't do all the work. Think about a humans arms and legs,stronger,leaner than other parts because we use our arms and legs constantly. They build mass, and burn more fat.