Besides beef, buffalo meat is also loved by many and is prepared into various delicious dishes. Let’s cook with TasteVN in the kitchen to learn 2 ways to make braised buffalo meat with coconut and pepper for the whole family to enjoy, let’s make this braised dish now!
1. Braised buffalo meat with coconut
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
35 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Braised Buffalo Meat For 4 people
Buffalo meat 1.4 kg Fresh coconut water 500 ml Bird’s eye chili 5 pieces Ginger 1/2 piece Fish sauce 14 tablespoons Common spices a little (Salt/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate)
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How to prepare Braised Buffalo Meat
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Prepare buffalo meat
After purchasing the buffalo meat, wash it with water, then rub the meat with a little salt or 1 tablespoon of wine for about 2 – 3 minutes and then wash it again thoroughly.
Place about 1 liter of water in a stove and bring it to a boil over high heat. Add 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 crushed ginger.
Once the water boils, add the prepared meat and briefly boil it for 3 – 5 minutes, then remove it and rinse the meat with water until it is clean, then let it drain.
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Pound the chili
Wash the chili clean and let it drain. Pound 3 chilies into a paste, and slice 2 chilies.
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Marinate the buffalo meat
Cut the meat into bite-sized pieces, with a length of about 2 finger lengths.
In a bowl, add the pounded chili, 2 tablespoons of sugar, 2 teaspoons of seasoning powder, stir well to dissolve the spices together, and let it marinate for 15 minutes to absorb the flavors.
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Braising meat
Pour 500ml of coconut water into the pot, add 14 tablespoons of fish sauce, marinated buffalo meat, 2 sliced chili peppers, and enough water to cover the surface of the buffalo meat.
Place on the stove, turn on high heat, bring to a boil, skim off any foam if necessary, adjust the heat to low, cover, and braise for 2 hours until tender.
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Final product
So you have a delicious and attractive dish of buffalo meat braised in clay pot for today’s meal.
Not too complicated, yet you still have pieces of buffalo meat that are extremely delicious, visually appealing, tender, fragrant, fatty, full of flavor, and when eaten with hot rice, it will be very satisfying.
2. Buffalo meat braised with pepper
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty level
Easy
Ingredients for Braised Buffalo Meat with Pepper For 4 people
Buffalo meat 400 gr Bird’s eye chili 3 pieces Garlic 2 cloves Green onion 1 stalk Peppercorn 3 tablespoons Common seasoning a little (Salt/ sugar/ seasoning powder/ monosodium glutamate)
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How to Cook Braised Buffalo Meat with Pepper
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Prepare and Marinate Buffalo Meat
Wash the buffalo meat with diluted salt water, then drain. After that, cut it into bite-sized pieces.
Pound the peppercorns. Marinate the buffalo meat with 1/3 teaspoon of salt, 1/3 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1/3 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1/2 tablespoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of pounded pepper, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, and 1 tablespoon of coloring sauce.
Mix well and let it marinate for about 15 minutes for the buffalo meat to absorb the seasoning.
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Prepare the remaining ingredients
Green onions, remove the old roots, wash thoroughly, drain, and chop finely.
Chili peppers, wash thoroughly, drain, and finely chop. Garlic, peel off the skin and finely chop.
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Stir-fry buffalo meat
Place a pan on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, wait for the oil to heat up and sauté the minced garlic until fragrant.
When the minced garlic is fragrant, add the buffalo meat and stir-fry for about 5 minutes until it firms up.
Tip: Stir-frying the buffalo meat first will help the meat firm up and absorb the flavors better.
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Braised buffalo meat
Next, add 50ml of filtered water (about 1/2 cup), bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer for another 30 minutes.
During the braising process, if you see any scum, use a spoon to skim it off. When the braising liquid thickens, taste and adjust the seasoning, add green onions, chili, and the remaining pepper, then turn off the heat.
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Final product
Braised buffalo meat with pepper has the fragrant smell of green onions and pepper.
The pieces of meat are tender and the seasoning is just right. Taking a bite of the meat, eating a spoonful of rice, oh my, it’s truly delicious and makes you want to keep eating.
How to choose fresh and delicious buffalo meat
- You should choose buffalo meat with large fibers, purple-red color, and little fat or white fat on the surface of the meat.
- Good buffalo meat will not have a strange smell, and when you press it with your hand, the meat should have good stickiness and elasticity. If not, you should not choose it.
- For meat with a dark pale color, we should not buy it because it is definitely no longer fresh.
How to process buffalo meat to reduce fishy smell
- You just need to pound 1 piece of ginger and rub it evenly around the piece of buffalo meat, then rinse it clean with cold water. The aroma of ginger will help eliminate the unpleasant smell of buffalo meat and make the meat softer.
- You can also soak the buffalo meat in white wine for 15 minutes. Then, rinse it clean under cold water, and the buffalo meat will have less smell and will be more delicious when cooked.
Above are 2 ways to cook buffalo meat in a savory sauce and with pepper that are delicious and simple to make at home. TasteVN wishes you success with this recipe and to cook many delicious dishes for your family to enjoy!
*Refer to images and recipes from the YouTube channel Cuộc Sống Miệt Vườn and MÓN NGON DỄ LÀM
