How to cook beef liver correctly?

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Beef is considered the most popular meat in all the world's cuisines - thanks to its useful trace elements and mild taste, but in order for beef to be soft, it must be cooked correctly.

Beef liver is a meat offal, it is unique in its composition. According to the content of iron and vitamin A, this is the richest product. People with iron deficiency are advised to consume beef liver. It is also very low in fat and carbohydrates.

And you can cook beef liver very quickly and easily. But unfortunately, the liver is such a product that you cannot eat too much, since the cholesterol content in it is high, and this is very harmful to blood vessels.

Still, the best way to cook liver is boiling: boiled food does not contain cholesterol, and for many people, fried food is generally contraindicated.

The main question remains: "How to cook beef liver?" To make it soft, first remove a thin film from it and place it in a container with milk just before cooking, for about half an hour or an hour. Cook the liver in whole pieces for 40-50 minutes, placing it in the alreadyboiling water. Onion and parsley are added to it, it is important not to overcook. Stir and skim off the resulting foam.

There are many recipes that use boiled beef liver, and here are some of them.

Carrot liver salad

This is the easiest salad ever. For it you will need: medium carrots, beef liver - 400 g, green onions and onions - 1 small head each, mayonnaise and vinegar - to taste. So, we already know how to cook beef liver, cooked it, cut it into strips. Grated carrots, preferably on a large one. Cooked beef liver mixed with carrots. The onion was also cut into strips and poured with vinegar, let it brew for 5 minutes and added to the salad. Pour everything with mayonnaise, stir - and the salad is ready.

Liver "under a fur coat"

Ingredients for cooking:

• beef liver - 0.5 kg;
• potatoes - 2-3 pcs. medium size;
• hard cheese - 100-150g;
• carrots - 3 small pieces;
• egg - a couple of pieces;
• onion - 1 medium piece;
• s alt, garlic, mayonnaise, pepper.

How to cook beef liver, see above and do not forget to soak it in milk first to make it soft. Also boil vegetables and eggs. Then fry the onion in a pan and add the already chopped liver, pepper and s alt to it. On a fine grater, grate carrots and potatoes, and on a coarse grater, grate cheese and add garlic. We pass the fried liver through a blender or meat grinder. Three eggs. Proteins and yolks - separately. And the last: we collect the salad according tolayers. Potatoes, liver, cheese, carrots, proteins, yolks. S alt each layer and coat with mayonnaise.

Salad "Delicious"

And here's another delicious recipe, it's called "Delicious". We will need: beef liver, carrots and onions - half a kilogram each, a can of green peas, 5 eggs, s alt and mayonnaise.

First, cook the beef liver and boil the eggs. Naturally, separately. Cut the liver into cubes. We know how to cook beef liver, but now it can be slightly undercooked and fried in a pan. While the liver and eggs are boiling, grate carrots and onions, fry in a pan, but not much, then add the liver there, fry over medium heat for 5 minutes, mix everything. Then add chopped eggs and peas, s alt to taste and pour mayonnaise, and our salad is ready.