Beef Heart Recipe

Beef heart is incredibly nutritious and delicious when prepared correctly, but it can be intimidating to add it to your menu. Here are 6 great recipes from recipe developers and food bloggers. These recipes will dispel the misinformation surrounding the cut and show you how to turn beef heart into a meal that not only nourishes your health but tastes amazing too!

This popular Peruvian street food recipe from Tara at Tara’s Multicultural Table is marinated in aji panca, oil, vinegar, garlic, oregano and cumin. This dish is traditionally served on skewers with sliced potatoes, Peruvian giant field corn and aji amarillo sauce!

This appealing recipe is brought to you by Sonia at the Healthy Foodie. The meat is stuffed with a delicious, nutritious bacon, onion, mushroom, and spinach filling!

This wonderful recipe, another great one from Sonia at the Healthy Foodie, offers step by step instructions from prep to finish. You might be surprised to find that this balsamic vinegar marinated grilled heart is similar to steak in both taste and texture!

This exotic Moroccan heart stew recipe comes from Vivica at The Nourished Caveman. This dish contains fragrant tones of cinnamon, cardamom and lemon. Exceptionally high in nutritional value, the stew is brought to delicious completeness by the sweetness of apricots!

This stew recipe from Vered DeLeeuw is tender, flavorful and incredibly nutritious; serve on a bed of mashed cauliflower with a side of roasted brussel sprouts!

This slow cooker recipe is from Elise at Frugal Farm Wife. It is perfect served up over a bed of rice to soak up the juices and topped with sauerkraut. This recipe also came with a great tip; since hearts tend to have quite a bit of fat, be sure to save and render this fat into homemade tallow!

Beef Heart Stew

This beef heart stew is so flavorful! Slow cooking ensures that the tough muscle meat becomes wonderfully tender.

Prep: 20min

Total: 260min

Yield: 2

Serving Size: 0.5 recipe

Nutrition Facts: servingSize 0.5 recipe, calories 381 kcal, Carbohydrate 2 g, Protein 57 g, Fat 16 g, Saturated Fat 8 g, Sodium 818 mg

Ingredients:

• 1 beef heart ((1.5 lb.))
• 1 cup beef stock
• 1/2 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley (for garnish)

Instruction:

1. If the heart comes with a thick layer of fat, lightly trim it (but don’t go nuts about it, you can leave a thin layer of fat).
2. Using a sharp chef’s knife, cut the heart into 1-inch cubes. Place them in the slow cooker pan.
3. Add the beef stock. Sprinkle the meat with salt, pepper, garlic powder, cumin, paprika, and oregano.
4. Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours.
5. Use a slotted spoon to temporarily transfer the meat to a plate, and strain the cooking liquids into a saucepan. Return the meat to the slow cooker, cover, and set to warm.
6. To the liquids in the saucepan, add 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, and 1 teaspoon of cornstarch mixed with 2 teaspoons of cold water. Cook over medium heat, whisking often, until the sauce thickens, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat as soon as the sauce thickens.*
7. Transfer the beef heart to plates. Top with the sauce, garnish with parsley and serve.

Grilled Beef Heart

Grilled Beef Heart has a taste and texture that are surprisingly similar to that of a good grilled steak or roastbeef. Dare try it, bet you’ll LOVE it!

Prep: 10min

Total: 745min

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 357 kcal, Carbohydrate 4 g, Protein 54 g, Fat 12 g, Saturated Fat 4 g, Cholesterol 375 mg, Sodium 301 mg, Sugar 3 g, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 1 beef heart (about 1kg | 2.2lb)
• 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Fair amount of cooking fat

Instruction:

1. Rinse the heart well under cold running water and pat it really dry.
2. Cut the heart open (if your butcher hasn’t done that already) and remove any visible strings, arteries and blood vessels that may have been left behind; trim off excess fat and set aside.
3. Place the heart to marinate overnight in balsamic vinegar.
4. When you are ready to grill the heart, pat it really dry once again, and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper on both sides.
5. Cut the heart in half if necessary, so it fits in your skillet (or if you want to save some of it for another recipe)
6. Melt a fair amount of cooking fat in a large heavy skillet set over high heat. Grill the beef heart without moving the meat for 5-6 minutes per side, or until a nice golden crust forms.
7. Remove the meat to a plate, tent loosely with aluminum foil and let it rest for 15 minutes.
8. Slice fairly thinly against the grain and serve.

How to Cook Beef Heart

How to cook beef heart to tender and flavorful is here! Best way to cook heart meat with caramelized onions for dinner.

Prep: 10min

Serving Size: 1 oz

Nutrition Facts: servingSize 1 oz, calories 225 kcal, Carbohydrate 9 g, Protein 14 g, Fat 15 g, Saturated Fat 3 g, Trans Fat 0.1 g, Cholesterol 94 mg, Sodium 76 mg, Fiber 0.5 g, Sugar 5 g, unSaturated Fat 11 g

Ingredients:

• 1 lb beef heart
• 5 tbsp olive oil
• 1/3 tsp granulated garlic
• 1/3 tsp paprika
• 1/3 tsp coriander
• 3 tbsp all purpose flour
• 1 onion
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• salt and pepper

Instruction:

1. Rinse and pat dry the beef heart with paper towels, cut off excess fat and membranes. Cut the heart into small slices 3-4 inches long and 2-3 inches wide. Put the pieces in a bowl.
2. Add 2 tbsp olive oil, salt and spices on top of them. Mix thoroughly. You can leave for 1-3 hours in the refrigerator, covering the bowl with a lid to season the best.
3. Pour the flour into a plate. Cover each piece of beef heart in flour to coat completely. Transfer the beef heart pieces to a pan with hot olive oil. Fry on medium heat for 3-4 minutes.
4. Flip the pieces and fry for another 3-4 minutes on the other side, covering the pan with a lid each time.
5. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels to soak up excess oil. Cut the onion into thin strips and fry in olive oil for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
6. When the onion is soft, add sugar and continue to fry for another 5 minutes until the onion turns brown and soften. Transfer the beef heart pieces to a plate, top with caramelized onions.

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