The composition and recipes for cooking beef kidneys

Many people prefer to cook those dishes that do not require special preparation of ingredients and a long time.But after all, there are useful tasty recipes that you should work hard to feed your family with a delicious and original dinner or lunch. Not everyone, for example, can cook beef kidneys well. However, their composition is useful for the body, and knowing the recipes for cooking beef kidneys, you can please your family and guests with a wholesome dish.

Beef kidneys are classified as by-products. If they are fresh, properly stored and carefully prepared for sale, their surface looks smooth and glossy, has a uniform brownish-reddish color.

The composition of the kidneys includes many vitamins and minerals that are useful for the normal functioning of the body. Among them are vitamins of group B, A, C, PP, K, E, and in addition, iron, calcium, potassium, amino acids, iodine, phosphorus.

They contain very little fat (about three percent) and even less carbohydrates (about two percent), but about fifteen percent of proteins. The energy value of the product is only 85 calories per hundred grams.

It is because of the high content of vitamins and low calorie content that beef kidneys are useful both for a healthy person and as a dietary meal for those who need a special diet. For example, beef kidneys are very similar in composition to the liver, but they have a lower caloric content. And this factor is significant for many.

The presence of iron will help to cope with anemia, and a high content of selenium will have a beneficial effect on the thyroid gland. In addition, the substance copes with the removal of toxins from the body. Properly prepared kidneys can improve the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract. Amino acids contained in the product have a positive effect on the nervous system.

The benefits of a product for a healthy person are obvious, and as for harm, any chronic diseases require a more careful approach to the diet, and, in some cases, beef kidneys will have to be excluded from the menu.

Many housewives do not seek to undertake the preparation of this dish for the reason that the buds have a specific smell. But getting rid of it will not be difficult if you know how to properly prepare the product for the process of cooking, frying or stewing.

You can soak beef kidneys in plain water for an hour, if there are no other means at hand. If the smell does not evaporate, you can boil the kidneys and drain the water.

Beef kidneys are quite realistic to cook at home in many ways, there are quite a few options and interesting recipes.

You can quickly cook fried kidneys with onions. They look very appetizing and will be a great addition to dinner or lunch, but in time it is very little. To do this, beef kidneys should be well washed, cut into small, flat pieces, put in a pan, pre-add vegetable oil. If the offal is frozen, they need to be defrosted beforehand so that they turn out to be fried and not boiled. Slices of buds are fried on both sides, finely chopped onions are added, and fried until golden brown.

From beef kidneys prepare not only the second dishes, but also the first. You can cook, for example, pickled soup with pickled cucumbers.The preparatory stage takes a lot of time: for an hour, the kidneys need to be poured with cold water, then bring the water to a boil and again drain. And only after that, the bay with fresh water, cook for an hour. While the product is being cooked, other ingredients are prepared.

Carrots, onions, parsley and celery should be finely chopped, fry in a frying pan, add to them diced pickled cucumbers, stew for fifteen minutes. Put vegetables in broth, add potatoes and cereals. Some prefer to cook pickle with barley, others - with rice, others add semolina. It's a matter of taste.

Delicious kidneys are obtained - beef or calf, if they are cooked in sour cream. Step by step it looks like this. The kidneys are cut into slices, fried in a pan. In a separate container fry the onion, garlic, add pepper, parsley. Then put the kidneys there, pour it all with sour cream, and stew for ten minutes. Before serving, braised buds sprinkled with herbs. The same dish can be made in mayonnaise, replacing them with sour cream.

For the preparation of the original and nourishing salad need offal, beets, onions, green peas, spices and mayonnaise. Kidneys need to be cooked, soaking them beforehand, then cut into small pieces. Beet Tinder on a coarse grater, fried onion until golden brown. Then all the ingredients are combined, add green peas, salt, pepper, all this is mixed and supplemented with mayonnaise.

You can cook offal in a slow cooker. To do this, put the mode "Baking". Several spoons of vegetable oil are poured into the bowl, spread out the kidneys, cut into pieces, cook for twenty minutes. Meanwhile, tomatoes are cut into rings, like onions. Add them to the main component, stew another ten minutes, put spices and greens. Wonderful goulash ready. A side dish to it can be boiled potatoes, rice or any vegetables.

Good offal with beans. To do this, you need to soak the kidneys, the beans should also be pre-soaked. Kidneys and beans are poured with water and boiled until cooked, periodically tasting the dish. Add salt, pepper, basil, parsley, mint, onions are overcooked with tomatoes and sent there too. In conclusion, you need to put a couple of spoons of sour cream or mayonnaise. Delicious, hearty and healthy dish is ready.

So that the dish of this product turned out delicious, and pleased the whole family, need to follow simple recommendations.

1. First of all, the kidneys should not be allowed to be overcooked, otherwise they will become rubber. If the kidneys are well soaked, it is enough just to fry them on both sides, which will take no more than twenty minutes.
2. Kidneys are soaked in cool water, boiling water, vinegar, citric acid. But it is best to do it in warm milk. So the smell will leave unpleasant, and the offal will be soft.
3. Kidneys are often fried, stewed or boiled. When cooking after all soaking procedures, they should be cooked for at least an hour.
4. When choosing a product you need to pay attention to the fact that it was fresh. It is easy to notice: there should be no stains on the kidneys, a uniform brownish-reddish color is required to be present.

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