Many housewives do not always pay due attention to offal. And I must say, in vain. After all, they have a lot of advantages, including not only a lower price (compared to meat), but also excellent quality characteristics. For example, a beef heart contains as many proteins as beef itself, but at the same time its calorie content is only 95 kcal per hundred grams of product. In addition, it also contains a huge amount of various minerals, vitamins PP, K, E, A, which makes the heart an indispensable component of diet food. And beef heart salad is a hearty, tasty and very beautiful dish that all members of your family will eat with equal pleasure. Perhaps the only drawback of this offal is that it needs to be cooked for a rather long time, and even then changing water several times. However, the final result and the unusual taste of the resulting food will more than offset the time costs.
It is worth noting that the beef heart salad is prepared quite simply. You do not need to have any special talents for this, and the ingredients for it are simple and affordable. Moreover, this dish is incredibly popular with men, which certainly should be noted by a young housewife who has not yet become skilled in cooking culinary masterpieces. So, here's a classic beef heart salad recipe .
For this meal you will need:
- heart (preferably already processed) beef;
- onion (two heads);
- carrots (pieces 2-3);
- mayonnaise or vegetable oil (for dressing);
- pepper and salt.
Naturally, before preparing a beef heart salad, the offal itself must be boiled. For this dish, it will be enough to cook it for an hour. To make the process go faster, it is better to cut the heart into several pieces. While it is boiling, it is necessary to peel one onion, cut it into half rings and pickle. For marinade, it is recommended to add four tablespoons of 9% vinegar to a glass of water. Grate the carrots and fry it with the remaining onion (also cut into half rings). The boiled heart must be cooled, and then chopped with a fine straw. After that, mix all the ingredients, including pickled onions, pepper, add salt and season. Everything, beef heart salad is ready.
Of course, the recipe presented is very simple. But beef heart salad is a secret dish. And it consists in the fact that, having made this simple meal several times — and at the same time having earned the praise of the household — you can experiment with it as much as you like. The beef heart is perfectly combined with the mass of various products. It can be mushrooms, and eggs, and pickles, and potatoes - there are more than enough options. Moreover, when preparing it, you can lay out the ingredients in layers, which will give the dish an unusual look and, of course, significantly diversifies its taste. Therefore, there is no need to strictly follow the classic recipe, you need to create, experiment and win along the way to the heart of your beloved man, deserving the praise and gratitude of relatives on the way.