Enjoy the relaxation of the Tet holiday with a cold beer and some well-marinated beef tendons, spicy and delicious, isn’t it great? If you also like it, let’s get into the kitchen and immediately prepare a delicious dish for this Tet holiday!
1. Marinated beef tendons
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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Marinated Beef Tendons For 4 people
Beef tendons 1 kg Horn chili 2 pieces Ginger 3 bulbs Galangal 2 bulbs Garlic 2 bulbs Green chili 10 pieces Granulated sugar 350 gr Vinegar 250 ml Fish sauce 50 ml Pickled chili sauce 5 tablespoons Chili sauce 5 tablespoons
How to choose delicious beef tendon
- By the naked eye, fresh and delicious beef tendon usually has a pinkish-white color. When touched, the tendon should still be firm and chewy, with a certain elasticity, and no strange smell.
- Absolutely do not buy and use tendons that are dry, have unusual colors such as yellow, pale white, or bluish, have an unusual foul smell, or leak yellow fluid, as these tendons may be old and in the process of decomposition.
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How to prepare Marinated Beef Tendon
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Prepare the ingredients
Wash clean and peel the rhizome and ginger, then chop the ingredients into small pieces.
Wash the chili peppers. After that, chop the ingredients and crush 1 piece of ginger.
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Boiled Beef Tendons
You briefly wash the beef tendons. Then, place a pot of water on the stove, and when the water boils, add ginger along with all the beef tendons and boil.
Prepare a bowl of ice water; when the beef tendons have released all the impurities and become softer, take them out and put them in the bowl of cold water. To keep the tendons crispy, soak them in ice water for 10 minutes, then remove, rinse with clean water, and let drain.
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Grinding Dry Ingredients
Add all the chopped spices into a mortar and grind until the ingredients are finely crushed.
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Making the Marinade for Beef Tendons
First, boil a mixture of 350g sugar, 250ml water, and 250ml vinegar until the sugar dissolves. Then wait 10 minutes for the syrup to cool down a bit, then add 50ml fish sauce, 5 tablespoons of chili sauce, 5 tablespoons of plum sauce, ground spices, and 10 green chilies, then stir everything well.
2. Beef Tendons in Fish Sauce (Recipe shared from Tiktok Cooking with TasteVN)
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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Beef Tendons in Fish Sauce (Recipe shared from Tiktok Cooking with TasteVN) Serves 1 – 2 people
Beef tendons 1 kg Ingredients A little (ginger/red onion) Seasoning A little (fish sauce/sugar/vinegar)
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How to Prepare Beef Tendons in Fish Sauce (Recipe shared from Tiktok Cooking with TasteVN)
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Prepare the Ingredients
You can buy raw or pre-cooked beef tendons for preparation, but whichever you choose, you need to clean them thoroughly.
Peel and wash the ginger and red onion, then slice them.
To clean the beef tendons, you can follow these steps:Wash the beef tendons under cold water to remove dirt and impurities. Use a sharp knife to scrape off any impurities, fat, and membranes from the outside of the tendons. Prepare a pot of boiling water and soak the beef tendons in it. Let them sit in boiling water for about 2-3 minutes to soften and remove dust.
After that, rinse the tendons in cold water to clean and cool them down. If there is still fat or impurities stuck, you can use a stiff brush or scrubber to gently scrub. Next, soak the tendons in lemon juice or vinegar for about 15-30 minutes to eliminate odors and soften the beef tendons, then rinse them in clean water.
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Boil the beef tendon
After cleaning the beef tendon, you place it in a pot to boil with a little ginger and shallots to enhance the aroma, you can adjust the boiling time according to your desired tenderness and chewiness.
While waiting for the beef tendon to boil, you can prepare the fish sauce, by adding 2 bowls of water, 3 bowls of sugar, 3 bowls of fish sauce, and 1 bowl of vinegar to a pot, boil until the sugar dissolves completely and let it cool.
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Processing
After boiling the beef tendon, take it out to cool and use a dehydrator to dry the surface of the beef tendon. Slice the shallots and also use the dehydrator to dry them. Then, arrange the beef tendon and shallots in a glass container and pour the prepared fish sauce in for soaking. You can eat it after soaking for about 2 – 3 days.
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Final Product
The beef tendon after soaking has a deep color that looks very eye-catching, the tendon pieces absorb the spices evenly, and have a crunchy and chewy texture that is very appealing. You can eat it with fresh vegetables to reduce the spices in the beef tendon. This dish can be a snack in family drinking parties.
See more:With just a few simple steps and easily found ingredients, you can make marinated beef tendons delicious enough to treat your family during this Tet as well as on regular days. Wishing you success!
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