Filet Mignon is boring. Pork Chops are overrated. The skinless boneless chicken breast is the single worst cut of meat humans have ever created.

Give me a fatty, tough, tendony, sinewy piece of meat with all kinds of bones in it anyday. My ancestors ate sausage and stomach and offal and all kinds of weird animal parts and I enjoy doing the same thing. Added bonus: these cuts are cheap.

On sale tonite: Beef Neck Bones.

Tough cuts just need to be browned, then slowly simmered in liquid. Tonite I used some apple cider vinegar, Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale (I had a growler of it), and some water.

Two and half hours later ….

After another hour or so I got too hungry and took the meat out. Typically I would cook it for another few hours and then stick in the fridge over night, but honestly this cut of meat was so rich it didn’t need it.

The finished product: Potatoes, Carrots, and Beef Neck Bone Stew. Simple, rich, and really, really flavorful.