By-products, which include the kidneys, contain many vitamins and minerals necessary for a person, they must be included in the diet. The specificity of the kidneys, which are part of the urinary system, is their unpleasant odor. But if the kidneys are soaked properly, they can be used to make many delicious dishes.
How to cook beef kidney. Recipe
How to prepare your kidneys for cooking
The kidneys need to be soaked before cooking. Rinse them well in cold running water. Beef kidneys are large enough, they need to be removed from the outer thin film. Put them in a deep saucepan, cover with water with vinegar or lemon juice, leave for 3-4 hours, then change the water and soak again for 2-3 hours. After the first soak, the water can be replaced with milk.
The specifics of cooking beef kidneys
Many housewives pre-boil the kidneys before stewing or frying them. Put the kidneys in a saucepan, cover with water, put on fire, when the water boils, drain it, and rinse the kidneys well. Pour water over them again, bring to a boil and simmer for 1–1,5 hours. Use ready-made boiled kidneys as a semi-finished product to prepare main dishes from them.
Kidneys are an essential ingredient in pickles. They can be added there in an already boiled form.
Kidneys in onion-sour cream sauce
You will need: – 500 g of boiled beef kidneys; – 2 onions; – 100 g sour cream; – 1 tbsp. l. wheat flour; – 2-3 st. l. butter; – ground black pepper; – salt.
Cut the buds in half lengthways, put them in a small saucepan. Melt the butter in a skillet and fry the finely chopped onion in it until golden brown. Put the flour in the pan, fry with the onion, it should turn light brown. Add 100 g of water to the pan, stir and add the sour cream. Stir everything well and simmer the sauce for another 7-10 minutes. Pour the sauce over the kidneys, place on the stove and, when the contents of the saucepan boil, reduce the heat to low. Simmer the kidneys for 20-30 minutes. Serve sprinkled with fresh chopped herbs.
Kidneys in Estonian
You will need: – 500 g of soaked beef kidneys; – 1 onion; – 1 pickled cucumber; – 3 glasses of water; – 2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil; – 2 tbsp. l. wheat flour; – 2 tbsp. l. sour cream; – ground black pepper; – salt.
Place the raw soaked buds in a saucepan and cover with water. After it boils, reduce heat to low and cook the kidneys for 1 hour. Drain the water, rinse the kidneys and cut each crosswise into slices of the same thickness. Peel the onion, cut into half rings. Pour vegetable oil into a preheated frying pan, lightly fry the onion and put the chopped kidneys. Season the pan with salt and pepper and fry the kidneys with the onions, stirring constantly, for 7-10 minutes. Add flour, fry and add a glass of hot water to the pan. Simmer the buds in water for 10 minutes, then add the pickled cucumber and sour cream, cut into small cubes. Stir, bring to a boil, remove from heat.