If you are looking for a beef dish to change up your family meal, you can try this stir-fried beef intestines dish. With 2 ways to make sweet and sour stir-fried beef intestines and curry stir-fried beef intestines, your rice pot will be emptied quickly. Let’s get cooking with TasteVN!
1. Sweet and sour stir-fried beef intestines
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
25 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Sweet and Sour Stir-fried Beef Intestines For 2 people
Beef intestines 500 gr Onion 1 bulb Pineapple 1/4 piece Cucumber 1 piece Tomato 2 pieces Celery 4 stalks Sugarcane leaves 100 gr Garlic 3 cloves (minced) Cooking oil 3 tablespoons Common spices a little (Ground pepper/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate/ salt)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh tomatoes
- Choose tomatoes that have an intact outer skin, no scratches, are plump, bright red, and evenly colored.
- It is best to choose tomatoes that still have the stem attached, with the stem still fresh and not wilted, and the fruit has a light natural fragrance.
- Avoid choosing tomatoes that are bruised, rotten, or have an unusual smell.
How to choose good quality onions
- It is advisable to choose onions that are medium-sized and weight, round shape, with long roots as these are the delicious onions.
- Good onions will have thin, shiny skin, even color, tightly hugging the bulb, feel dry when touched, and are firm in hand.
- Avoid buying bulbs that have sprouted, with uneven hard and soft spots as these are not fresh and may be bitter.
How to choose good, sweet pineapples
- Choose pineapples that are slightly oval in shape, short fruit, with larger eyes as these are ripe, naturally sweet fruits, and when peeling and removing the eyes, they will not lose too much flesh.
- Ripe and sweet pineapples will have an eye-catching yellow color, sometimes mixed with green spots and have a natural sweet smell.
- Do not buy pineapples that are bruised, damaged, have a rotten smell, or those that are ripe but unevenly colored.
How to choose delicious cucumbers, not bitter
- Choose cucumbers that are straight, slender, long, with even green color, with fresh skin and a white powdery coating on the skin.
- It is advisable to buy cucumbers that still have the stem, with fresh stems, and the tail has not shed the flower bud, as these are young cucumbers, which will taste sweeter.
- Avoid buying cucumbers that have a bulging belly, or the head and tail are small, with many bruises and insect bite marks.
How to prepare Sweet and Sour Beef Intestines Stir-fry
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Prepare the ingredients
Clean the beef intestines thoroughly with diluted salt water, then rinse under running water 2 – 3 more times and let them drain. After that, slice them into bite-sized pieces. Additionally, you can use lemon juice or alcohol instead of diluted salt water!
Wash the tomatoes and onions, let them drain, then cut them into wedges. Clean the cucumber and slice it into bite-sized pieces.
Peel the pineapple and remove the eyes, then wash it clean, let it drain, and cut it into bite-sized pieces. Wash the celery, let it drain, and then chop it finely.
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Stir-fry the vegetable ingredients
Place a pan on the stove, add 3 tablespoons of cooking oil to the pan. Wait for the oil to heat up, then add garlic and sauté until fragrant.
After that, add tomatoes, pineapple, cucumber, and onion, and stir-fry on high heat for 2 – 3 minutes.
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Stir-fry beef entrails with ingredients
After stir-frying the vegetable ingredients for 3 minutes, add the beef entrails. Season the pan with 2 tablespoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons of monosodium glutamate, and 1 tablespoon of salt, and stir well for about 5 minutes.
Next, add the celery and stir-fry for another minute, then adjust the seasoning to taste.
Finally, turn off the heat, scoop everything onto a plate, and sprinkle a little ground pepper for aroma.
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Final Product
So the sweet and sour stir-fried beef tripe dish is complete. True to its name, when enjoying this dish, you will feel the chewyness of the beef tripe and the sweet and sour taste of various vegetables. The seasoning is perfectly balanced.
This dish is best enjoyed with hot rice, isn’t it!
2. Curry Beef Tripe Stir-Fry
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Curry Beef Tripe Stir-Fry Serves 2
Beef tripe 500 gr Curry powder 1/2 packet Onion 1 bulb Celery 4 sticks Chili 1 piece Lemongrass 1 stalk Garlic 2 cloves (minced) Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Fish sauce 3 tablespoons Common seasoning a little (Ground pepper/ monosodium glutamate/ sugar)
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How to Prepare Stir-Fried Beef Intestines with Curry
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Prepare Ingredients
Beef intestines bought should be scrubbed with salt all over the surface and then rinsed thoroughly with water. After that, drain and cut into bite-sized pieces.
Wash the celery, drain, and then cut into pieces about 1 finger length. Wash the chili and slice it.
Peel the onion, wash it, drain it, and then slice it. Wash the lemongrass and cut it into small sections.
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Lightly Boil the Beef Intestines
Place a pot on the stove, add about 500ml of water along with a piece of lemongrass cut into sections, and bring to a boil. When the water is boiling, add the beef intestines and boil for about 5 minutes.
After that, take it out, rinse with cold water, and let it drain completely.
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Stir-fried beef intestines
Place a pan on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil. Wait for the oil to heat up, then add garlic and sauté until fragrant.
Next, add the beef intestines and stir-fry briefly over medium heat until the intestines are firm, then add 1/2 packet of curry powder and stir well.
Add 2 tablespoons of monosodium glutamate, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and 3 tablespoons of fish sauce to the pan and stir well.
Stir-fry until the beef intestines are firm and slightly dry, then add onions and celery and stir-fry for another 3 – 5 minutes before turning off the heat.
Finally, transfer all the stir-fried beef intestines to a plate, sprinkle with a little ground pepper for aroma.
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Final product
The stir-fried beef intestines dish is finished with quite an eye-catching color. The beef intestines are chewy, and the onions are sautéed just enough to retain their natural sweetness and crunchiness. When eating this dish, you will experience a very distinctive curry flavor. Enjoy your creation!
How to choose fresh and clean beef intestines
- Choose beef intestines that are evenly white in color, and when touched, feel thick and firm.
- To buy the freshest beef intestines, you should go to the market early in the morning because at this time the cow has just been slaughtered, so the intestines are still very fresh.
- Avoid choosing beef intestines that are thick and have bruises or an unusual foul smell.
How to clean beef intestines without odor
- Method 1: Use salt and lemon to scrub all over the beef intestines, then rinse thoroughly with water. After that, blanch the beef intestines in boiling water with 1 tablespoon of fish sauce and 1 tablespoon of vinegar, then remove and let cool to prepare for cooking.
- Method 2: Scrub the beef intestines clean with salt and rinse several times with water. Then, blanch everything in boiling water with smashed lemongrass (or sliced ginger). Next, remove and soak the beef intestines in a basin of boiling water that has cooled with 2 sliced fresh lemons for about 10 minutes, then remove and let drain.
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Above is a guide on 2 ways to make stir-fried beef intestines. I hope that the recipes shared above will help you easily prepare these 2 dishes. Wishing you success in your cooking and have a delicious meal with your family!
