Creamy Braised Beef Heart

A simple and affordable dish for every taste and budget! Beef heart stewed in sour cream, if cooked correctly, will have no worse taste than full-fledged meat. With garlic and herbs, this dish turns out very tasty, juicy and inexpensive, for every day.
cook time: 4h
Caleb Huxley
Creamy Braised Beef Heart

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

106
Calories
7g
Fat
2g
Carbs
8g
Protein

Ingredients (4 portions)

Basic:

Onion 1 pc
Garlic 1 clove
Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Wheat flour (no slide) 1 tbsp
Water 300 ml
Sour cream (20%) 100 g
Parsley (2 branches) 7 g
Vegetable oil 2 tbsp
Beef heart 500 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to stew beef heart in sour cream? A very simple and inexpensive dish. To begin, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. You can use fresh or frozen heart. Of course, a fresh product is preferable, but it is not always available. I had a frozen heart, already cut into several pieces. I first defrosted it on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. Use sour cream of any fat content.

Step 2

Step 2
Rinse the beef heart thoroughly, cover with water and leave for 2 hours until all the blood comes out of it. If there is a lot of fat in the heart, you can cut it off.

Step 3

Step 3
Then drain the water and cut the heart into small pieces.

Step 4

Step 4
Peel the onion and cut into half rings.

Step 5

Step 5
Finely chop the greens. In addition to parsley, you can take your own herbs to taste: dill, cilantro, etc. It will turn out delicious if you use a mixture of herbs.

Step 6

Step 6
Peel the garlic and finely chop or pass through a press.

Step 7

Step 7
Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan, add chopped heart and onion. When stewed, onions soften the meat fibers and make them more tender and flavorful.

Step 8

Step 8
Pour 200 ml of water into the pan and bring to a boil over high heat, skimming off the foam. When you have removed all the foam, reduce the heat and simmer the heart at a low simmer under the lid for 1-1.5 hours, depending on the size of the pieces. You can add the onion after removing the foam, or you can not add it at all.

Step 9

Step 9
While the heart is stewing, combine the sour cream with the remaining water and flour and mix thoroughly until smooth. In this diluted form, the sour cream will not curl into lumps, but you will get a tasty, homogeneous sauce. If you want a lot of sauce, increase the amount of water and sour cream by 1.5 times.

Step 10

Step 10
Salt and pepper the heart. You can add other spices to taste if you wish. For example, a special mixture for offal dishes, bay leaves, allspice, etc.

Step 11

Step 11
Pour the sour cream mixture into the pan and mix thoroughly. Simmer over low heat for about 8-10 minutes until the sauce thickens.

Step 12

Step 12
Add garlic and parsley to the pan. Warm everything together, stirring, for a couple of minutes.

Step 13

Step 13
Remove the finished heart from the heat. You can serve with any side dish. Bon appetit!

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