Serenity Valley Farms
The Special Occasion Bundle
The Special Occasion Bundle
THE SPECIAL OCCASION BUNDLE · SAVE 13%
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$113.73 bought separately
4 CUTS · ABOUT 4 LB · $99
Two 21-day dry-aged strip steaks and two bone-in Mangalitsa chops. The box you order when the dinner matters.
| 2× | New York Strip Steak21 days dry-aged. One steak per pack, about 1¼ lb each. | $79.98 |
| 1× | Mangalitsa Bone-In ChopsTwo chops per pack, about 1⅓ lb. Heritage breed, marbled through rather than trimmed lean. | $33.75 |
| Bought separately | $113.73 | |
| Bundle price — you save $14.73 | $99.00 |
Weights are approximate — we cut to the animal, not to a spec sheet.
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Why this one
Twenty-one days
Three full weeks in controlled cold before the loin is ever cut into steaks. Moisture leaves, flavor concentrates, and the muscle tenderizes on its own. It is the difference you taste before you can name it.
The other half of the plate
Mangalitsa is a Hungarian heritage breed that was nearly extinct forty years ago. Chefs call it the Wagyu of pork, and the marbling is why — it runs through the muscle rather than sitting around it.
Four cuts, four plates
Two steaks and two chops. Dinner for two twice over, or a table of four where nobody gets the lesser piece.
Four cuts, four plates. Dinner for two twice over, or a table of four with a choice.
About Mangalitsa
Mangalitsa is a woolly-coated Hungarian breed raised for centuries for its fat rather than its lean. Industrial pork breeding went the other way, and by the 1990s the Mangalitsa was down to a few hundred animals. It came back because cooks wanted it back.
What you notice is the marbling. It runs through the muscle instead of sitting in a cap around it, so the chop bastes itself as it cooks and stays forgiving in a way modern pork isn’t. That is where the Wagyu comparison comes from, and it is the reason to cook it to 145°F and stop there.
How to cook them
The strip
Take it out of the refrigerator 45 minutes ahead. Salt it, get the pan or the grate properly hot, and sear hard on both sides. Pull at 130°F for medium-rare and rest ten minutes — the USDA figure for whole beef is 145°F, so cook to your own comfort.
The chops
Bone-in and fatty, so they take heat well. Sear, then finish over indirect heat to 145°F internal and rest three minutes. Do not take them further — the fat that makes them worth buying renders out past that.
Both together
Steaks first, chops second — the chops render fat onto the grate that the steaks don’t need. Rest everything under loose foil while the sides finish.
How it gets to you
Questions people ask
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