Beef Tendon is used to prepare many delicious dishes that many people love. Today, TasteVN will cook with you to make 2 dishes from beef tendon which are sweet and sour beef tendon salad and Thai-style beef tendon salad!
1. Sweet and Sour Beef Tendon Salad
Preparation
1 hour
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Sweet and Sour Beef Tendon Salad For 4 people
Beef tendon 300 gr Young tamarind 500 gr Eggplant 150 gr Bell pepper 20 gr Tamarind juice 80 gr Shallots 40 gr Ginger 15 gr White wine 15 gr Lemongrass 10 gr Chopped chili 10 gr Chili powder 10 gr Salt 10 gr Sugar 250 gr Fish sauce 100 ml Lemon juice A little
How to Choose Good Eggplant
- You can choose either white or green eggplant. Choose medium-sized, evenly shaped fruits. When selecting eggplants, choose those with fresh stems, not infested. Additionally, avoid selecting withered eggplants as they will not be crispy and tasty when stir-fried.
- You should not choose overripe eggplants as they are very hard and have many seeds. However, you also should not choose very young eggplants as they are often not crispy and tasty. Choose those that are just right.
How to prepare Sweet and Sour Beef Tendon Salad
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Prepare the beef tendon
After buying, wash the beef tendon and let it drain.
Place a pot on the stove, add 300g of beef tendon, 15g of sliced shallots, 15g of sliced ginger, 15g of white wine, and enough water to cover, then boil for 30 minutes.
Remove the beef tendon and place it in a bowl of ice water until completely cool, then slice thinly for easy eating.
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Prepare green tamarind and eggplant
Place 500g of green tamarind and 5g of salt in a bowl, pour boiling water over to soak for about 10 minutes to loosen the skin, and use a knife to peel off the tamarind skin.
Put a pot on the stove, add 200ml of water, 80g of sugar, bring to a boil, and pour over the tamarind to soak for about 40 minutes. After soaking, remove the tamarind and cut into bite-sized pieces.
Cut 150g of eggplant in half and place in a bowl of water mixed with 5g of salt and a little lemon juice to prevent discoloration.
Sliced shallots, seedless bell peppers cut into strips, and sliced lemongrass.
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Make sweet and sour sauce
Put a pot on the stove, add 80g of tamarind and 150ml of water, boil, then strain through a sieve. Next, add 170g of sugar and 100ml of fish sauce, boil again, then reduce the heat until the mixture thickens.
Finally, add 10g of minced chili, 10g of chili powder, stir well, and increase the heat until the mixture boils vigorously, then turn off the heat.
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Mix beef tendon with sauce
Add tamarind, beef tendon, eggplant, sliced shallots, sliced bell peppers, sliced lemongrass, and green chili into a bowl, then drizzle the sauce over and mix well.
Let the beef tendon absorb the seasoning for about 15 minutes before serving.
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Final Product
Place the beef tendons and tamarind on a plate, drizzle with a little sauce, and enjoy it with the family. The sourness of the tamarind, the crunchiness of the beef tendons, along with eggplant, shallots, lemongrass, and chili blend together beautifully. Especially, the sweet and sour spicy sauce makes the dish irresistible.
2. Sweet and Sour Beef Tendon
Preparation
1 hour 15 minutes
Difficulty Level
Easy
Ingredients for Sweet and Sour Beef Tendon Serves 4
Beef tendon 500 gr Bay leaves 2 gr Brown rice flour 20 gr Cinnamon 10 gr Star anise 8 gr Lemongrass 30 gr Ginger 30 gr Onion 60 gr Tamarind pulp 80 gr Dill 1/4 tablespoon Shallots 40 gr Fresh herbs a little (green onions/coriander or cilantro) Black pepper 7 gr Chili powder 15 gr Fish sauce 40 ml Palm sugar 40 gr Seasoning/pepper a little
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How to Prepare Beef Tendon Mixed with Thai Sauce
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Prepare the beef tendon
Place a pot on the stove with 500g of beef tendon, 2g of bay leaves, 10g of cinnamon, 8g of star anise, 7g of white pepper, 30g of lemongrass, 30g of ginger, 60g of onion, 1/2 tablespoon of seasoning, 1/2 tablespoon of pepper, 1/4 tablespoon of dill along with 1.8 liters of water and boil for 1 hour.
After that, use a knife to slice it into bite-sized pieces.
Tip: You can put the beef tendon in a bowl of cold ice water to help it become crispier. -
Make tamarind juice
Place a pot on the stove with tamarind and water, boil until it simmers, and use a ladle to mash it evenly until fully dissolved, then strain to extract 50ml of tamarind juice.
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Make Thai sauce
Add 40g of palm sugar, 40ml of fish sauce, 20g of brown rice flour, and 15g of chili powder into the tamarind juice and mix well. Then add chopped green onions and coriander, and finely chopped red onions, and mix together.
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Mix beef tendon
Add the fish sauce mixture to the beef tendon, mix well, and let the beef tendon soak for 15 minutes before placing it on a plate. The beef tendon salad with Thai fish sauce is now complete.
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Final product
The beef tendon is crispy, flavorful, and aromatic, making you want to eat it endlessly. Let’s get into the kitchen to make this dish to enjoy with your family!
How to choose fresh and delicious beef tendons
- Fresh beef tendons have a pinkish-white color and a distinctive strong smell when sniffed.
- When buying beef tendons, you should sniff them; if there is an antibiotic smell, do not choose them as this indicates they have been bleached.
- Absolutely do not choose pieces that are dry, with yellowish fluid and an unusual foul smell. This is a sign that the beef tendons are decomposing.
Tips for eliminating the foul smell from beef tendons
- Dilute vinegar with water and bring it to a boil. Blanch the beef tendons in this mixture until the water is just boiling, then remove them and place them in cold water.
- Use a little white alcohol to massage the beef tendons and then rinse them with clean water.
- Rub the beef tendons with a bit of crushed ginger and then rinse them thoroughly with water.
So you can immediately have 2 ways to make sweet and sour beef tendon salad and Thai dipping sauce that are extremely delicious, and unforgettable when you eat them. Wishing you success with TasteVN’s recipe.
*Refer to images and recipes from the YouTube channel Feedy Delicious Dishes and Cooky TV
