Fife farm launches £125 rare beef boxes

Lincoln Red is an ancient breed of cattle that, in the face of increasing demand for fast growing more commercial breeds, is now endangered. A small herd of cattle were introduced to the organic Fife estate in 2019 and the on-site butcher, Sophie Cumber, has worked closely with the farm to make this available to customers. Developing and expanding the herd is made sustainable through meat sales – and Sophie’s whole-carcass approach means that there is no waste. The boxes will be available periodically throughout the year as the pure breed Lincoln Red cattle go through the butchery and the meat is matured for six weeks in the hanging room.

Lincoln Red beef is renowned for its marbling and flavour, with each box containing a selection of cuts for £125.

Orders can be placed at the Butchery at Bowhouse online shop or via [email protected] and delivered across the UK in sustainable Woolcool boxes for £10. Collections can be made from the Butchery at Bowhouse shop.

The box will include: one rolled roasting joint; one rolled slow roasting joint; one bone in prime steak for sharing; a selection of boneless prime steaks; a selection of ‘butchers cut’ steaks; beef on the bone for slow cooking; stewing beef; mince; a selection of sausages; and bone marrow beef burgers.

The Butchery at Bowhouse shop opened in April 2020. Initially open only as an online shop because of the Coronavirus pandemic, the shop is now open Thursday-Saturday from 10am-2pm. The butchery also sells a range of carefully matured, organic beef, free-range pork, wild venison and organic lamb and mutton from the fields nearby on Balcaskie Estate.

Bowhouse will be hosting its next Market Weekends, giving visitors the opportunity to taste food and drink from Scotland’s best producers, on November 14 and 15, and December 12 and 13.