What and how can you make beef neck?

Beef is a very useful and dietary meat, as it has almost no fatty layers. To meat after heat treatment turned out soft and juicy, it is important to know how to cook it properly.It should be noted that each part of beef carcass has its own cooking characteristics. What and how can be cooked from beef neck, will be discussed in more detail in this article.

The neck of beef carcass has certain features of cooking, due to the structure of the meat. In the beef neck there is a fairly large number of tendons that are recommended to be cut before proceeding to cooking meat.

From the neck on the bone it turns out very saturated broth.

The flesh can be grilled, baked in the oven, stewed or used to make minced meat. Also present on the neck fat layer. The amount of fat depends on the age and breed of the bull or cow. In the process of cooking meat, most of the fat is melted down, which allows you to get a soft and juicy product.

The process of cooking beef neck, regardless of the method of heat treatment usually takes a fairly large amount of time. Prolonged heat treatment is necessary for better softening of connective tissues.

Beef neck is great for cooking traditional Tatar dishes - azu. It is a stew of beef or lamb with vegetables and spices. To make such a dish, you will need the following products:

• 500 grams of neck of beef carcass;
• three medium tomatoes;
• two onions;
• big spoon of tomato paste;
• a quarter cup of water;
• sunflower oil;
• three whole black peppercorns;
• Bay leaf;
• 200 grams of salted or pickled cucumbers;
• a bunch of parsley;
• a kilo of potatoes;
• salt and black pepper to taste;
• one clove of garlic.

The first step is to separate the flesh from the tendons and cut it into sticks. In a pan, you need to pour a couple of spoons of vegetable oil and heat it. The meat is fried on low heat with periodic stirring for seven minutes, after which the onion, cut into half rings, is added to it.

In a separate container it is necessary to combine the tomato paste with water and tomatoes, peeled and diced. The mixture is added to beef and onions. The contents of the saucepan are seasoned with salt and pepper. Also, black peppercorns and bay leaves are added to the products.

Meat is stewed over low heat with occasional stirring for twenty minutes. In the meantime, pickled cucumbers should be cut into small strips and boiled in a little water. In a separate pan, fry the potatoes, sliced ​​in small cubes, for seven minutes.

Fried potatoes with cucumbers lay in a pan to other products. Azu is stewed for a few more minutes, until the potatoes soften. Three minutes before the end of cooking, finely chopped garlic and parsley are placed in the pan.

Despite the fact that the beef neck is mainly used for cooking stewed and baked dishes, steak is also made from it. To make it soft and juicy, you need to choose the right meat and marinate it.

To prepare the marinade will need the following components:

• three tablespoons of sunflower or olive oil;
• teaspoon dried thyme;
• three sprigs of fresh rosemary;
• allspice black peas;
• salt to taste

Step-by-step process of cooking beef neck steaks is as follows.

1. Beef neck weighing one kilogram is cut into four equal parts. It is recommended to beat each piece with a kitchen hammer across the fibers or pierce with a tenderizer. The thickness of the meat should not be less than three centimeters.
2. Beef must be combined with the marinade and placed in a closed container in the refrigerator for at least two hours.
3. Cooking steaks is best on a special grill pan. Before you put the meat in the pan, it must be oiled and warm well. The most delicious steaks are obtained by frying in butter. However, it should be remembered that the burning temperature of butter is much lower than that of a vegetable oil. For this reason, it is recommended to use a mixture of vegetable and cream products for frying.
4. The meat is roasted over medium heat for three minutes on each side, after which it is placed for a few minutes in an oven heated to 180 degrees. The time spent in the oven depends on the degree of steak to be obtained. It takes ten minutes for the pieces to be well cooked.

See below for details on how to trim a beef neck.