My family uses this recipe as a base all the time. It's an excellent recipe to tweak to your own personal preferences, including meat cuts and spices. I personally add 2 bay leaves, 2 cloves of garlic, 1/2 of a chopped medium onion, salt, pepper and a cup and a half of beef broth as an addition. For Misfit, yes it was probably the cut of meat you used. Another suggestion I've seen is to cool the au jus and then take the fat right off the top. This would mean you'd have to wait a bit before serving, but you'd be rid of the fat.

Reviewed On: Jul. 20, 2009