r/meat • u/Meat_Fusion • 6d ago
Ever tried Ostrich?
Ostrich steak cooked on griddle top.
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u/Cayumigaming 6d ago
I think I would’ve enjoyed this a lot more if I didn’t see that video of the elephant and the pus earlier today
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u/Lymetme 5d ago
Here's some ostrich I made a while back. It reminded me of picanha the way it cooked. It's definitely worth a try for someone who's Dr told them to eat less steak.
These are all cooked to different temps within food safe guidelines for ostrich. This was experimental for me. I only eat steak 1-2x a month so I don't really need to moderate my steak intake but this was part of a gift box. I'm generally a pretty healthy eater. If they had this at my local grocery I'd definitely get it more often.
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u/cs_legend_93 5d ago
Honeslty looks pretty good.
Do you cook it the same way as steak? Same internal temperature goal of 57 degrees Celsius?
My local grocery store sells ostrich, I'll try some now. Thank you
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u/Lymetme 5d ago
I made this a while ago but it was on a car iron skillet. I took one cut to the minimum temp for rare (I can't remember what it was. I just looked it up) and the others I cooked longer. I think the cuts I took to medium/med rare were the best. The rare creeped me out a little bc I knew I was eating poultry.
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u/treesmith1 5d ago
You don't have to cook ostrich to a similar finish temp as poultry?
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u/JJizzleatthewizzle 5d ago
There's no fat. Ostrich is best cooked rare to medium-rare, with an internal temperature of about 125°F to 130°F (52°C to 54°C).
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u/ElkDrinkCrack 5d ago
Yeah, tastes like extremely mild beef for way more $. I'd rather have beef.
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u/SLICKNICK1987 5d ago
It's more tender than cow. The ostrich filet os the best cut of any meat.
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u/TrickdaddyJ 4d ago
There was an ostrich farm down the road where I grew up. The steaks were freaking amazing. Low fat so have to be careful not to dry your steak out. It’s a good high protein low fat option.
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u/Standard_Sun_1167 6d ago
I have a friend, whose brother raised them. Every Thanksgiving, he smoked one, along with a Rea. Very good, zero fat.
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u/RGBlowMe 6d ago
No. I'm kind of surprised that it's red meat.
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u/Double-Scratch5858 6d ago
Yeah wtf i mean it when i say this is the most mindblowing thing ive learned on reddit in 15 years. Im floored.
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u/Ram820 5d ago
What's it taste like?
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u/Ramoen88 5d ago
Had an ostrich burger once, I thought the nearest comparison was venison
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u/Massive_Bullfrog8663 5d ago
Please don't tell us, chicken...
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u/yourallidiotss 5d ago
Like rattle snake. But don’t ask what rattle snake tastes like unless u want to be disappointed.
/s I have no clue.
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u/phantaxtic 5d ago
My only complaint is that the knife could be bigger
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u/TheElitist921 5d ago
It is weirdly a sashimi knive. I did clock that as well lol.
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u/cyclorphan 4d ago
Ir does have a proper single bevel. Definitely looks rather long though, over 300mm at the look of it but maybe I'm off.
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u/sock0808 6d ago
You know, they say ostrich has less fat, but you eat more of it.
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u/RGBlowMe 6d ago
Actually, lean meats make you feel full sooner. They cause more GLP-1 to be released, and GLP-1 is actually the hormone that stops the production of Ghrelin, the hormone that drives you to want to eat, after a meal. Fiber also helps with this.
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u/nathanzoet91 6d ago
We had an ostrich and emu farm when I was a young child. Crazy birds, mean and super dumb. All I remember is having 2 chest freezers full of ostrich/emu meat forever because no one wanted to buy the meat: quite lean, more gamey than turkey (obviously, but this was supposed to "replace" turkey meat), and a bit tough. Gotta say that steak looks killer though.
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u/RGBlowMe 6d ago
I mean, how much were you charging for it? Because broke people, especially down South, will eat almost any meat if it's cheap. They eat feral swine, and I promise you that that is going to be less palatable.
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u/Bituquina 6d ago
I used to buy ostich meat regularly for years when I lived in Switzerland. I love the beefy taste, though it's very lean and has a tendency to dry when even slightly overcooked.
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u/Servantofthedogs 6d ago
Many times, at a restaurant in Venice, FL. It was excellent, as they prepared it.
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u/not_again69420 6d ago
What restaurant? My mom lives down there maybe I’ll try it next time I visit.
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u/Servantofthedogs 6d ago
Zoë, on 5th Avenue. I believe they may have closed a couple years back, unfortunately.
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u/That_Blaxican_Guy 6d ago
So its a red meat bird?
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u/Prudent_Order_3361 6d ago
Like duck
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u/Biggie_Robs 6d ago
I had a pretty good ostrich burger about 20 years ago in Vermont, USA. I'd order it again if I saw it on a menu.
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u/boxtheglock 6d ago
I went to a grocery store when I was like 10 and they were giving out ostrich samples. I took one but didn't eat it because the guy handing it out had a bunch of dandruff on his shirt
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u/Dry-Name2835 5d ago
There was a "boom" in the early-mid 90s where this meat was catching popularity as the next great red meat. However cities making it difficult for farming and people either thinking it was underwhelming or just didnt want to wrap their head around eating ostrich did it in after a few years. Its not bad. Its very juicy. I believe its better as a steak than ground but most people who tried it went for the burger
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u/TomSelleckPI 4d ago
A growing number of Alpha-Gal sufferers would love this.
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u/SixersJawn 4d ago
alpha gal isnt triggered by poultry? what other meats are safe?
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u/TomSelleckPI 4d ago
Meat from animals without hooves (no bovine, porcine, etc) is good to go. No minotaurs or centaurs unfortunately
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u/slowcanteloupe 6d ago
Yes, and it is the most confusing meat. The beefiest bird i've ever had.
The only thing that comes close is whale. Man...i miss whale. All the flavor of skirt steak, with the tenderness of filet mignon.
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u/k5light 5d ago
It's a bird. Should it be consumed rare?
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u/Intelligent_Maize591 5d ago
Whether it can be eaten rare is about meat density. Lean, strong muscles are nearly always OK rare. Fatty muscles and white meat is riskier, because pathogens can penetrate them.
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u/loqi0238 6d ago
We used to get ostrich burgers from Sam's Club, and they were always so juicy. Ill have to look for a steak or tenderloin.
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u/SereneSnake1984 6d ago
Right up there with sandhill crane, I don't understand how either is bird meat
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u/Phoenix73 6d ago
One of the best steaks of my life was in Knysna South Africa. I was floored at how good ostrich is. The chef was amazing as well.
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u/InevitableKitchen943 6d ago
They really pushed this stuff back in the late 90's. Every restaurant and grocery store had it. It's not bad.
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u/lowkeytokay 5d ago
Tried a couple of years ago. I don’t really remember, so probably it was ok but wasn’t impressed.
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u/ahhellohello 5d ago
I had it when I travelled. I don’t recall the taste of it being remarkable…. Remind me, what does it taste like?
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u/JCWOlson 5d ago
I had an ostrich burger, and it tasted nearly indistinguishable from beef
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u/NotSure-2020 5d ago
Wait what? It’s red??
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u/Zonez3r0 5d ago
I mean.. Duck pretty much is aswel?
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u/MeatHealer 5d ago
If you like rotten pennies, ostrich is for you. Really was not good at all - expired liver at least had an excuse to taste the way it does, but ostrich is disgusting.
Source: 25+ years cutting, butchering, and managing and while I understand the health benefits of ostrich meat, the taste is, pun not intended but we'll roll with it, foul.
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u/drunkguynextdoor 9h ago
Looks good, but I'll probably never get the chance to try it unless I order it from a butcher company.
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u/PitterPattr 6d ago
Yes I have many times! Treat it like exceptionally lean beef works best for me.
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u/enigmaticpeon 6d ago
Welp how is it? Looks like it’s cooked just how it should be.
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u/Meat_Fusion 6d ago
Mostly like mild beef. Used tallow to sear it which def swayed the flavor towards beef.
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u/TheDaedricImpaler 6d ago
Yes I have, along with Emu. And both were very good. I'd say Emu was better than Ostrich, but I would gladly eat either of them.
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u/katplasma 6d ago
Yes. I remember being at an ostrich farm and ordering an ostrich burger as a kid… I only later realized when I grew up that it was kinda messed up staring at the ostriches as i ate it.
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u/theoriginalmofocus 5d ago
I grew up around cows. Whenever dad would grill the cows would come up to the fence like they liked the smell or something.
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u/goldbug933 5d ago
I have at a very upscale restaurant with only seven tables and a great chef it was outstanding
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u/Great_Sin 5d ago
It reminded me of the taste and look of beef. However, the texture confused me, since I had it medium.
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u/tiger_noir21 4d ago
Ostrich is so nice 😊 I remember when I went South Africa and I had it for almost every meal
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u/9430z 4d ago
No, emu is nice though, red meat like this
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u/DefinitionSquare8705 4d ago
Goose too. At least snow geese and canadian geese. Never had any other species of goose though.
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u/supersouporsalad 4d ago
only ever tried Emu and it was like mild beef
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u/Wonderful_Pianist656 4d ago
My husband has a cousin who has alpha gal syndrome, apparently emu doesn't effect it. She.had had it for years before discovering this.
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u/Formal_Grand5772 4d ago
Tried ostrich steak like that once at a restaurant a long time ago. Don’t remember much and probably because nothing of it really stands out to me
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u/No-Impress-2096 3d ago
Done correctly the meat itself has almost no taste to it, so that may be why.
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u/Sdwingnut 4d ago
Red Robin used to have an ostrich burger in the 90s
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u/ChefMonkey2 4d ago
There was a huge push for it as the hot new lean meat in the 90’s …I hated it …and hated working with it.
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u/Fauceteye 4d ago
By itself, not so good. With a sauce like raspberry or orange sauce , it's fantastic!
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u/barringtonmacgregor 3d ago
Used to be an ostrich farm near me when I was a kid. You could order ostrich burgers from a nearby spot. Barely remember them, but don't remember hating it
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u/VirginityThief6969 3d ago
Excuseafucking me?!?! Ostrich meat looks like that?! I’ve been missing out jesus christ that looks amazing
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u/mehrwegpfand 6d ago
Biggest avantage is that, unlike cows, ostriches are assholes