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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
1 hour 15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Beef tendon stew with medicinal herbs is a soup known for its delicious and rich flavor while being extremely nutritious. Today, TasteVN will introduce you to how to cook this dish right at home. Let’s get cooking together!
Ingredients for Beef Tendon Stew with Medicinal Herbs Serves 2 people
Beef tendon 500 gr Medicinal herbs 200 gr Duck eggs 4 eggs (boiled) Ginger 1 piece (sliced) Garlic 2 cloves (minced) Shallots 3 bulbs (2 bulbs minced) Cooking oil 2 tablespoons MSG 1/2 tablespoon Seasoning powder 1/2 tablespoon
How to choose fresh and delicious ingredients
How to choose good beef tendons
- It is advisable to choose fresh beef tendons, which are pink in color and have the strong characteristic smell of beef.
- Avoid buying beef tendons that are dry, leaking yellow fluid, or have an unusual odor, as these are signs that the tendons are decomposing.
- To ensure food safety and hygiene quality, you should buy beef tendons from reputable stores, food stalls, supermarkets, or large markets.
How to choose good fertilized duck eggs
You can buy pre-boiled fertilized duck eggs or buy fresh fertilized duck eggs to boil at home based on the following criteria:
- Good fertilized duck eggs are those that, when held up to the light, do not have much empty space at the top, and the inside should be full. The outer shell has a little white powder, and they feel heavy in your hand.
- You can also soak them in water for testing; fresh and good eggs will sink and touch the bottom, while bad eggs will float or lie sideways, and eggs floating to the surface are spoiled.
- Avoid choosing eggs that are too light, have black mold on the shell, are hollow inside, or make noise when shaken, as these eggs may have been stored too long or are spoiled.
Where to buy Chinese herbal medicine?
You can buy a pack of Chinese herbal medicine to cook this dish at traditional medicine shops to ensure quality. The price of a pack of Chinese herbal medicine ranges from 50,000 – 100,000 VND/200g (price updated on 15/03/2021).
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How to Cook Braised Beef Tendon with Herbal Medicine
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Prepare the beef tendon
After purchasing the beef tendon, rinse it briefly with water, drain, and cut it into bite-sized pieces.
Place a pot on the stove, add enough water to fill the pot to 1/3. Next, add the beef tendon, sliced ginger, and shallots to briefly boil to reduce the unpleasant smell. When the water in the pot boils, remove the beef tendon and let it cool.
How to eliminate the unpleasant smell of beef tendon: Use a roasted ginger root with burnt skin, then peel and crush the ginger. After that, rub the ginger directly onto the beef tendon, and it will have a more fragrant and delicious aroma.
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Braised beef tendon
Place a pot on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil. Wait for the oil to heat up, then add minced shallots and garlic to sauté until fragrant.
Next, add the beef tendon and stir-fry for about 3 – 4 minutes, then season the pot with 1/2 tablespoon of monosodium glutamate and 1/2 tablespoon of seasoning powder. After that, add 1 liter of water and herbal medicine to the pot, stir well, and braise for about 1 hour on low heat.
Finally, crack a fertilized duck egg into the pot and adjust the seasoning to taste, then cook for an additional 5 minutes before turning off the heat.
Tip: If you use a pressure cooker instead of a regular pot to braise the beef tendon, you only need to braise for about 30 – 40 minutes over medium-high heat.
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Final Product
You can scoop the soup into a bowl and enjoy it right away. The finished dish has a distinctive aroma of herbal medicine. The beef tendon is both chewy and tender, and the seasoning is just right. This dish is great when served with chrysanthemum leaves and dipped in chili fish sauce.
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Above is a guide on how to cook braised beef tendon with Chinese herbs, delicious and nutritious at home. Wishing you success in your cooking!
* Refer to images and recipes from the YouTube channel: Kitchen of Thuy
