Very often, many culinary specialists, when preparing beef chops, encounter a problem: at the exit, the dish turns out to be very fried. But there should have been a fragrant, juicy, tender dietary product, characterized by high palatability. In fact, cooking up beef chops is not a big deal, you just need to follow some rules for their preparation. Firstly, you need to be able to properly chop the beef, beat it well, cover it with a thick layer of batter and monitor the temperature of the pan.
How to cook beef chops so that they turn out juicy and tender, this article will tell.
First of all, you need to choose the right meat product. Tenderloin is good for making chops, and it should be fresh and tender. If frozen meat is taken, it should be thawed at room temperature.
To prevent the twisting of chops, it is recommended to cut the fat that is present on them and make small incisions. Do not cut or pierce it, as juice may leak out of it.
Before cooking beef chops, it is necessary to heat the pan, then put the meat in it, while it first sticks to the dishes, and fry until it itself leaves the pan. Then it turns over to the other side, sprinkled with spices and fried until cooked, and the resulting fat is poured into a separate bowl.
Let's consider in detail how to make beef chops.
To cook the chops, you will need a pound of beef tenderloin, two eggs, salt, spices and garlic.
Chop meat is best prepared one day before frying to give it softness and juiciness. To do this, they first wash and dry it, then cut it into pieces two centimeters thick across the fibers and beat it well with a wooden hammer (it is better to wrap the meat with cling film). It is imperative to cut the fat along the edges of the pieces of beef and vein in the middle.
Next, the marinade is prepared. Two eggs are beaten in a bowl, garlic, spices are added, you can add a little apple cider vinegar and olive oil (in this case, beef chops can be fried without oil, and the meat will be juicier). Chops are dipped in marinade and put into dishes, watering with the rest of the fill, and put in a cold place for one day.
Before frying meat, it must be salted. Chops are put in a well-heated pan and fried for about a minute, after which they are turned over and fried for another minute. Thus, they are soft, juicy and tender, with good taste.
Another excellent recipe for chopping involves the presence of half a kilogram of beef tenderloin, half a glass of nuts, two tablespoons of honey and mustard, three tablespoons of mayonnaise.
The honey must be heated and mixed with mustard, chopped nuts and mayonnaise. The meat is cut into flat pieces, beat well, greased with a previously prepared mixture and set aside for twenty minutes. Such beef chops are fried in sunflower oil. It should be noted that mustard and nuts give beef an unusual taste, it becomes not only tender, but also juicy.
Thus, cooking chops does not take much time and effort. Thanks to the use of various marinades and batter, beef acquires a peculiar taste and aroma, and, properly observing the technology of cooking meat, you can get a tender and juicy product that can please not only the cook, but also his guests.
So, in order to cook delicious beef meat, you need to follow some simple rules: choose the right product, beat it well, cover it with marinade or batter and fry it properly.