Karina Jones is a real-life ranch wife in the Nebraska Sandhills and one of the most highly sought-after speakers in the cattle industry nationwide!
Welcome to a new week and a new meal idea right here on Ranch Raised!
This summer has me looking for ways to feed my family while avoiding heating up the house because out new home doesn’t have central AC. I am embracing this challenge and my family isn’t complaining so apparently, they like what I am coming up with. This weekend I went back to old favorite that I haven’t done in awhile, a smoked beef roast. My freezers are full of home grown beef so for this recipe I prefer a boneless roast like a Pike’s Peak or a Sirloin Tip.
I generously season my thawed roast and if you have time I recommend letting it marinade in your favorite seasonings overnight. Then this is literally a set it and forget it type of recipe. Bring your smoker to 250 degrees then put your roast on. I do not cover it because my family loves a that smoke flavor. I stick a meat thermometer in and I’m looking to take it to an internal temp of 160 degrees for that medium rare finish. A 4-5 pound roast usually takes around 4 hours. Once hit that 160 degree finish, I remove it from the smoker and let it sit and rest with towel over it for a little insulation. Then thinly slice. It is so tender and my husband will even call it “poor man’s prime rib”! Last night we served it on buns with a side of sweet corn. Today I will cube up the leftovers and serve in hashbrowns with sautéed peppers.
This recipe and many more can be found on the Your Ag Network website under the Ranch Raised Recipe book!
Karina ranches with her husband, Marty, and 4 children near Merriman, NE. She grew up in western NE, with roots also in southwest SD. The cattle industry and raising kids is her passion.
Watching the cattle industry go the path that it has gone, she could no longer sit quietly at home checking cows, fixing fence, and doing all the everyday tasks wondering when some else was going to make it all better. As she became more active and outspoken on industry issues, she was asked to join the R-CALF USA staff in September 2020 as the Checkoff Petition Campaign manager. That position transcended into her former role as full time Field Director for R-CALF USA.
Listen to Ranch Raised on a Your Ag Network hometown station or www.youragnetwork.com where she talks about her daily life on the Jones Ranch.
Cattle producers are her people. She will meet you at the county fair, at the sale barn, or anywhere the dusty trail leads.
karina@youragnetwork.com or visit facebook.com/ranchraisedwithkarinajones
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