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!
Thanks for tuning in to the last random fun fact about Karina as we count down to our 100th episode of Ranch Raised tomorrow!
Anyone can ask the question, “what is your favorite cut of beef to eat?” But I have never been asked the question, “what is your favorite cut of beef to cook?” And honestly, I have two different answers to those questions. But, today, I’m going against “the grain” ….see what I did there….and I am going to answer the latter.
My favorite cut of beef to cook in my kitchen is undoubtly, a beef roast! Roasts get a bad rap, in my opinion. From the time I was a little girl my best memories around my grandma’s kitchen table usually included a roast, served in some fashion. So, as I became the queen of my own kitchen, it was only natural that I would serve all those meals that I enjoyed as a child. And that is how my deep love the beef the roast evolved to what it is today.
I’ll be honest, the first cut of meat I run out of when we have a cow butchered is the roast cuts! I don’t understand why the beef roast is so under-utilized and underappreciated. I think that roasts are honestly more versatile than ground beef and way easier to cook! I don’t even have a fancy insta-pot, but what could simpler than putting a roast in the crockpot and covering it with water, adding a heaping tablespoon of Better than Bullion, turning it to low and letting it slow cook overnight while you sleep! You wake up to the aroma of beef filling your home and then that beautiful pot roast is a blank canvas of how you can serve it to your family!
Now, I’m hungry and it has my thinking that I better work on a future Ranch Raised series letting you know the many ways I serve beef roast at our table!
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Karina ranches with her husband, Marty, and 3 daughters near Broken Bow, 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 current role as full time Field Director for R-CALF USA.
You can hear her almost every Friday on Your Ag Network’s Hot Barn Report that is broadcast on 60 radio stations with coverage in 9 states, where she deep dives into cattle industry issues and highlights R-CALF’s work on industry reforms. Listen to Ranch Raised on a Your Ag Network hometown station or www.youragnetwork.com where she talks about her daily life on the 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
