How to cook beef kidneys
1. Wash the beef kidneys, cut off the kidney segments from the ureter (thick white vein).
2. Wash, cut large slices in half.
3. Put the beef kidneys in a bowl, pour in a third of a glass of water and 2 rounded tablespoons of baking soda.
4. Stir, cover and leave for half an hour.
5. Rinse the kidneys from the soda, put in a saucepan and cover with cold water.
6. Put on fire, cook for 5 minutes.
7. Change the water, wash the pan, rinse the kidneys and cook in new water for 45 minutes.
Kidney and pea salad
Products for making salad with beef kidneys and peasBeef kidneys - 300 grams
Green peas - 100 grams
Onion - half a head
Lettuce leaves - 1 bunch
Three percent vinegar - 1 teaspoon
Sour cream - 3 tablespoons
Dill - tablespoon
Salt to taste
How to make boiled kidney salad
Boil the buds and cut into pieces, sprinkle with vinegar.
Wash the salad, dry and cut into strips.
Peel the onions and chop finely.
Put the buds in a bowl, add salad, salt, add sour cream and stir well.
Sprinkle with peas and chopped dill on top.
Kidney and mushroom salad
Salad products with kidneys and mushroomsChicken meat - 300 grams
Beef kidney - 150 grams
Dill - 2 tablespoons
Pickled champignons - 3 tablespoons
Cherry tomatoes - 7 pieces
Onion - 1 small head
Olive oil - 2 tablespoons
Salt and pepper to taste
How to make a kidney and champignon salad
Boil the chicken and kidneys and cut into pieces.
Chop the champignons finely, the onion into half rings, the cherry into quarters, chop the dill.
In a bowl, combine the ingredients, add oil, salt and stir.
Cooking tips
To make the smell of beef kidneys pleasant, before cooking, you need to soak them in a soda solution for half an hour, in water or milk overnight. It is also extremely important to drain the first broth - with it, the rest of the pungent smell will go away. Buying beef kidneys is better than a young cow - then the smell will be even softer. After boiling, the kidneys can be stewed with sour cream, adding fragrant spices.It is convenient to use a sharp, medium-length knife to quickly remove the ureter and veins.
Beef kidney broth can be used to make soup or sauce.
Pickle with boiled beef kidneys
ProductsBeef kidney - 300 grams
Potatoes - 4 medium potatoes
Pickles - 3 medium cucumbers
Onions - 1 large head
Carrots - 1 piece
Butter - 3 tablespoons
Pearl barley - 100 grams
Celery - 2 stalks
Parsley - 2 tablespoons
Basil and salt to taste
How to cook beef kidney pickle
Boil the buds and chop finely.
Soak the pearl barley in cold water for 1 hour.
Peel and finely chop the carrots and onions, fry in vegetable oil. Then put the pickled cucumbers cut into strips into a frying pan, simmer for 15 minutes with the addition of meat broth and cucumber pickle.
Add potatoes, barley and beef kidneys to the meat (beef is most suitable) broth, cook until the potatoes are half cooked, then add vegetable frying and cook until the potatoes are fully cooked. Serve the pickle with chopped dill and sour cream.
The price of beef kidneys is from 180 rubles / 1 kilogram (on average in Moscow as of June 2017).