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Award-Winning Irish Spiced Beef

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This spiced beef has been a traditional favorite during the festive season, bringing warmth and deep flavors to family celebrations. Cured in-store by our expert butchers, it is the perfect centerpiece for any holiday feast.

This spiced beef has been a traditional favorite during the festive season, bringing warmth and deep flavors to family celebrations

Our Award-Winning Irish Spiced Beef, created using a bespoke slow-cured recipe by Higgins Butchers, is the ultimate expression of Irish craftsmanship. Each cut is hand-coated with a carefully selected blend of pimento, clove, and cracked black pepper, infusing the beef with a rich, aromatic flavor that makes it a standout choice for your Christmas table.

This spiced beef has been a traditional favorite during the festive season, bringing warmth and deep flavors to family celebrations. Cured in-store by our expert butchers, it is the perfect centerpiece for any holiday feast.

To enjoy the tender, moist texture of this spiced beef, the secret lies in the cooking: slow simmering over low heat is key to unlocking its full flavor, creating a truly melt-in-your-mouth experience. Celebrate the season with our Award-Winning Irish Spiced Beef—an iconic taste of Irish tradition.

Our highly-experienced butchers work very closely with our select purveyors. This allows them to ensure that the quality of meats is pristine year-round. We source from small farms around Ireland to bring you limited amounts of special cuts that are not found anywhere else.

Our specifically bred beef is fed on a natural grass diet and is marbled to produce an unforgettable flavour. It’s also aged on the bone in our onsite dry-aging chambers using methods unique to Higgins Family Butcher for up to 120 days.

To ensure it’s as fresh as when it left our store, your purchase is delivered in superior, eco-friendly insulated packaging, specifically designed for the transportation of temperature-sensitive goods.
Yes, all products are cut fresh to order so they are perfect for home freezing.
Always remove your meat from the refrigerator one hour before cooking. Allow it to get to room temperature. When finished cooking, always allow your meat to rest for 10 minutes before carving.
Yes, we can trace each piece of meat that enters and leaves our premises. We use a cloud-based traceability and HACCP system with the latest software that is available to us.

Our Awards

While we don’t do what we do for awards, our great success is a source of pride for everyone that is responsible for it including our butchers, apprentices, cash-desk assistants, sales reps and van drivers. We are each humbled that you, our valued customers, continue to come back to us year upon year. So thank you.

Best In Ireland

2013-2022

Gold Medal

2021

Gold Medal

2020

Independently Recommended

2020

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