How much and how to cook veal so that it is soft?

Veal, unlike beef, is the meat of young animals from one month to a year.It is low in fat and a lot of healthy protein. In the calf meat also contains important trace elements: magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium. In addition, it contains vitamins B1, B2, B5, B6, B9, PP. All this makes it the best meat for cooking diet meals and baby food.

• First grade is fillet, back, brisket. Such meat is cooked quickly.
• Second grade - shoulder and shoulder. It does not have tendons and also does not prepare for long.
• Third grade. It includes a shin. Boil it ideally need a few hours. Meat on the bones. This type is recommended to cook a delicious, aromatic soup. You can cook it in a short time.

As noted above, the meat of a young animal contains less fat. This product is harder to cook. We will need more time and special conditions.

1. Before cooking, veal should be cut across the fibers. As a result, it perfectly preserves the juice.
2. Put the veal in boiling water. Only under this condition will the meat be soft.
3. If you boil veal for soup, then cook the meat with a whole piece. Do not forget an hour after boiling pierce a piece with a knife or fork. In this way you can learn about the readiness of the product. The sharp object easily passing into the pulp signals the readiness of veal.
4. Do not cook calf meat over high heat! Otherwise, the broth will quickly boil away.
5. Pour the first broth after about 45 minutes. Second cooking should be shorter - 20 or 25 minutes.
6. Do not cover with a lid for cooking, if you have not removed all the foam.
7. Salt veal should be 15 minutes before the end of cooking, so that the meat is not hard.
8. Ready meat is not recommended to remove from the broth immediately. Let then after shutdown another 20 minutes.

Ingredients:

• veal on the bone (better breast) - 500 grams;
• water - 3 liters, potatoes - 4 pieces, onion - 3 heads;
• olive oil - 30 milliliters, celery - 2 bunches, salt and spices to taste.

Cooking

1. Wash veal. Boil water and dip the meat in it.
2. Remove the foam and continue to cook on low heat.
3. We cut celery greens, onions and potatoes. Put everything in the pan, pour olive oil and cook over low heat until medium cooked.
4. With the help of a knife or fork check the meat. We take it out of the pan. Strain the broth using a sieve.
5. Cut a large piece of boiled meat into small pieces. Then put it in boiling broth. Add vegetables, spices, salt. The dish will be finally ready in 20 minutes. Before shutting down we put greens in it. Do not rush to remove the soup from the stove! It should stand for about 15 minutes.

Veal can also be cooked very tasty second course. Make it easy if you have a slow cooker.

Ingredients are:

• veal - 800 grams, butter - 150 grams, water - 1 measuring cup;
• eggplants - 3 pieces, Bulgarian pepper - 2 units, tomatoes - 1 or 2;
• carrot - 3 pcs., Onion - 2 heads, garlic - to taste, salt and spices.

Cooking process

1. We cut veal with medium sized pieces.
2. Add oil to the multicooker bowl, put the sliced ​​meat there. Fry in "Baking" mode from 15 to 20 minutes.
3. Put in the dish sliced ​​eggplants, carrots, peppers, tomatoes. Put the salt and spices, mix.
4. Pour water into the bowl. Turn on the mode "Quenching" for 1.5 hours and cook until fully cooked (to become juicy).

Boiled calf meat in the diet of children is not only tasty, but also a very useful dish. It is easily absorbed by the child's body, the protein quickly replenishes energy stores. In addition, this type of meat strengthens the nervous system of the child, improves appetite and contains a large amount of iron.

When introducing this product into the diet, it is very important to take only fresh meat for cooking, because freezing can worsen the amount of healthy substances and the taste of the product. First, the baby is allowed to eat veal, boiled and chopped to puree. After the child is one year old, boiled meat can be given in slices or in the form of meatballs. A separate piece of calf meat is recommended for children only after the age of three.

The best way to handle this product for children is cooking in a double boiler, pressure cooker or multi-cooker. Such variants of cooking meat retain all its useful properties.

Cook a calf in a double boiler for a child should be at least 60 minutes. There are two ways of cooking: you can make the meat “in juice” by wrapping it in foil or simply putting the veal pieces in the lower section of the double boiler. It is necessary not to forget to pour water into the special container of the double boiler. After an hour has passed, it is worth checking the readiness of the product with a knife or fork. Then the veal can be crushed and give the baby in the form of mashed potatoes or finely chopped pieces, you can also cutlets.

The washed piece is laid in the bowl and cover with a lid. Cooking time - 25 minutes. Then open the pressure cooker and leave the veal in the bowl for another half hour. After that, the pulp is ground and served to the children's table.

In a slow cooker, meat for children is cooked for 50-60 minutes. We put the thoroughly washed pulp into the multicooker bowl. You should add a little onions and carrots. Fill the vegetables and veal with water, close the lid and cook 60 minutes in the Quenching mode. After that, another 10 or 15 minutes do not open the multicooker lid.

Thus, it is obvious that veal is very healthy and tasty meat for food at any age. Doctors especially recommend to use it to children, the elderly, as well as those who have weakened immunity. This is a dietary product that contains few calories and fat. There is little cholesterol in calf meat, but a lot of vitamins and macronutrients. In addition, it is excellent in its taste. From this product, you can prepare nutritious and healthy dishes with recipes.

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