How To Pick The Perfect Cut Of Meat For Beef Stew - Chowhound

Alex Walker/Getty Images The parts that make beef cuts like chuck roast such horrible steaks, are exactly the thing you should look for in the meat you're choosing for your next beef stew or pot roast. This is all about the connective tissues — the ligaments, the tendons, and the like — which make driving a knife through a piece of meat nearly impossible. But these tough parts of the beef, along with its fatty…