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How much cook beef

Nutritionists consider beef one of the best sources of animal protein. It contains all amino acids that are necessary for the normal functioning of the human body. It can be used to prepare broths, first and second dishes, baking, salads and snacks. The product is obtained satisfying and nutritious, but easily digestible, and under the condition of proper preparation - soft and juicy. Beef is indispensable in children and diet food, for people suffering from anemia. It is important to know how much you need to cook beef so that it turns out to be delicious and tender.

How to prepare beef to cook

The process of preparation of beef to cooking is of great importance. If you cook frozen meat, it will turn out to be dry and hard. To start it, it is necessary to definitely defrost:

  1. It is necessary to drain it with whole big pieces.
  2. A slow defrost is recommended that the juice that stands out when melting ice has been able to absorb fibers again.
  3. The most optimal option is thawing on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator throughout the day. Such beef is practically no different from fresh.
  4. For quick defrost, you can leave it at room temperature for 3-5 hours, depending on the size of the piece.
  5. A microwave with defrost function is quite suitable for training. You need beef to put in it for 30-60 minutes.
  6. Another option of rapid thawing is a container with warm water, which should be no higher than 27 degrees.

Next, beef must be well rinsed with cold running water to get rid of pollution. Pure meat should be put on the lattice or paper towels for drying. After that, the product is separated, remove large bones (optional), tendons and films. The meat is cut with small, medium or large pieces, depending on preferences and dish formulations.

How to cook beef in a saucepan

So that the meat is gentle and juicy, and the broth is transparent and weld, you need to know all the nuances of his boiling in a saucepan, and take into account how much beef is preparing. Cooking process:

  1. Rinse under running water, remove the veins, film. If a piece is large, then cut it into several parts.
  2. Water is poured into a suitable saucepan: 1 kg of product - 1.5 liters of water. Bring it to a boil.
  3. Add spices - bay leaf, peas pepper, salt and roots - onions, carrots, to taste.
  4. Then add prepared meat.
  5. It is important to remove foam on time, because Otherwise, the broth will turn out dark and muddy.
  6. As soon as the broth reloads, reduce the fire to a minimum, cook 1.5-2.5 hours, under the lid.
  7. If during cooking water evaporates, then it is necessary to add it to the required level.
  8. Beef readiness is checked with a knife - pierce the thick piece. If the flesh is rigid or on the place of the puncture, red juice is distinguished, the cooking process is continued until readiness.
  9. The finished meat should be left in the broth for 15-20 minutes on the plate turned off.

How much cook beef

The cooking process of cow meat is long, because This type of meat is hard. So that it becomes soft and gentle, she needs a long heat treatment - both for first dishes and for an independent product in the diet. The cooking time of beef depends on the age of the animal, the size of the piece. A young cutting can be welded in an hour, and for old meat it will be needed to three. About how to quickly cook beef, read below.

In a slow cooker

Kitchen device, which replaces the stove, oven, steamer and much more - a slow cooker. With it, you can boil meat as completely and small pieces. The process is practically no different from the cooking in a saucepan:

  1. The meat is washed, dried, remove the streak and the film.
  2. It is put in a bowl of the multicooker. Poured hot water to completely cover the piece. Close the lid.
  3. Include the necessary program - "soup", "Cooking", "quenching".
  4. It is important to remove the foam from the broth on time - it rises immediately before boiling.
  5. After the spices and root of taste are added.
  6. Salt put 10 minutes before readiness.
  7. Cooking takes 1-2 hours.

On a couple

Cooked for a couple, is considered dietary, it is perfect for the nutrition of young children and people who observe the healing diet. During cooking, you need to follow the presence of water in the tank of technology, you may have to top up. For this purpose, you can use a multicooker, because It has a special stand for products preparing for a couple, and the "Couples" program. Here are two ways of cooking beef:

  1. Prepared meat cut into portion pieces, folded into a double boiler with one layer, salt and pepper to taste, turn it on for 1 hour. After that flip pieces and cook for another 30 minutes.
  2. Salted a whole piece of beef, rub the spices to taste, wrap with a polyethylene package for cooking. Place the steamer in the bowl, prepare 1-2 hours.

In microwave

You can use a microwave for cooking beef if the meat is young. The process is:

  1. Prepared product cut into portion pieces.
  2. To accelerate cooking, meat is recommended to repel the hammer.
  3. Grasp salt and spices.
  4. Fold in package for baking, tie. Place it in deep dishes for the microwave oven.
  5. Swipe a couple of times with a knife.
  6. Send to oven. Cook with an average power of 20-30 minutes.
  7. Leave for 10 minutes and check availability.
  8. If necessary, cook another 10-20 minutes.

How many beef boiled on soup

If the beef is boiled on the bone, then the broth for soup will be more appropriate. In the pan, it is recommended to pour so much water as it is necessary for the dish. You can add it a little more to be a stock for evaporation. Ready beef broth dilute with water is not recommended. Preparation process for soup:

  1. Beef prepare, put in a saucepan, pour enough cold water.
  2. Put on the stove, bring to a boil on a strong fire, removing the foam to the noisy or spoon.
  3. If you cook the soup on the second broth, then after the first boiling you need to wait 5-7 minutes, and drain the liquid. Rinse the boiled beef, pour water again, bring to a boil.
  4. After that, slow down the fire to the minimum, cook 1.5-2 hours until readiness.
  5. Salt add to taste 10 minutes until readiness.

Cooking time in package or food film

To cook meat in your own juice, you need to know how much time to cook beef using the food film or plastic bag. Order of work:

  1. Slice rubbed with spices and salt.
  2. You can add vegetables - onions, carrots, parsley root.
  3. Fold everything into a package or wrap in several layers of the food film.
  4. Put in a saucepan with cold water.
  5. Bring to a boil on a strong fire, then slow down to a minimum.
  6. Cook 1.5-2 hours.

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