Beef kidneys

Beef kidneys are an offal that is not particularly popular among chefs because of its specific smell, but if prepared correctly, you can prepare delicious and delicious dishes based on them: stew in various sauces, fry and add other ingredients. Beef kidneys do not contain fat, are low in calories and are inexpensive, because it is not for nothing that they occupy a place of honor in Russian cuisine.

Recipe for cooking odorless beef kidneys

Before preparing a dish from beef kidneys, every housewife is faced with the question of how to remove their specific smell and there are several options for this: soaking in water, in a vinegar solution or milk. In this recipe, soak the beef kidneys in a baking soda solution, which is the fastest way.

1. 
   Rinse beef kidneys under running water.
2. 
   Using a knife, cut them lengthwise and carefully, without disturbing the texture, remove the internal fat.
3. 
   Cut the kidneys into small pieces and place in a bowl for soaking.
4. 
   Sprinkle the kidneys with a teaspoon of soda, pour in 100 ml of clean water, stir and leave for 20 minutes.
5. 
   After this time, rinse the kidneys again in a colander under running water.
6. 
   Then put them in a saucepan, completely fill them with boiling water and put them on medium heat. Do not add salt to the broth.
7. 
   Cook the kidneys for a couple of minutes, during which time the broth will become foamy.
8. 
   Drain the kidneys again in a colander and rinse again with cold water.
9. 
   Return the washed kidneys to the pan, add boiling water and bring to a boil.
10. 
    There will be less foam. Boil the kidneys, also without salt, for 7 minutes, no more, so that their meat does not become rubbery.
11. 
    Place the boiled kidneys in a colander and they can be used for the chosen recipe. Delicious and successful dishes!

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Fried beef kidneys with onions in a frying pan

Fried beef kidneys with onions in a frying pan will be an unusual and tasty dish for your family lunch or dinner. Cooking them is not difficult, but it takes time to remove the specific smell. In this recipe, beef kidneys are soaked in a vinegar solution, boiled twice with bay leaves and then fried with onions.

Cooking time: 4 hours.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 2.

Ingredients:

• Beef kidneys – 400 gr.
• Vinegar essence 70% – 2 tsp.
• Bay leaf – 6 pcs.
• Black peppercorns – 6 pcs.
• Large onion – 1 pc.
• Salt - to taste.
• Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. First of all, prepare all the ingredients according to the recipe and the number of servings you need.

Step 2. From the kidneys, carefully remove the internal fat from the ureters and rinse the kidneys under cold water.

Step 3. Transfer the buds to a container for soaking, add a liter of water and add a teaspoon of 70% vinegar essence and leave for 1 hour.

Step 4. After an hour, drain this water and soak the kidneys again for another hour in the same solution of vinegar essence.

Step 5.Then rinse the kidneys again, cut into pieces, place in a saucepan, add a couple of bay leaves with black pepper and cover with cold water.

Step 6. Cook the kidneys over low heat for 20 minutes. Then drain this broth, pour clean water over the kidneys and cook for another 40 minutes.

Step 7. Drain the broth a third time, rinse the kidneys again and boil a third time until tender with the addition of salt and the remaining bay leaves and peppercorns. Remove the boiled kidneys from the broth and cool.

Step 8. Peel the onion, cut a quarter into rings and place in a frying pan with heated vegetable oil.

Step 9. Add boiled beef kidneys to the onion.

Step 10. Fry the kidneys with onions, stirring occasionally, for 5-10 minutes over medium heat.

Step 11. Serve the cooked fried beef kidneys with onions in a frying pan hot for lunch, complemented with any side dish. Bon appetit!

Beef kidneys with pickles

The flavor combination of kidneys and pickled cucumber has been known for a long time and pickle soup is often prepared based on these ingredients, but stewing beef kidneys in a sauce with pickled cucumbers would be a good dish. In this recipe, add sweet pepper to the sauce. You can prepare the buds, that is, free them from a specific odor, in any way: soak them overnight in clean water, soak them in a vinegar solution, or boil them twice.

Cooking time: 1 hour 30 minutes.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 5.

Ingredients:

• Beef kidneys – 1 kg.
• Pickled cucumber – 4 pcs.
• Sweet bell pepper – 4 pcs.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Garlic – 5 cloves.
• Flour – 2 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Ground red pepper - to taste.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.
• Water – 2.5 tbsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Prepare (soak and rinse) beef kidneys in advance in any way. Before stewing, cut the kidneys into small pieces. Prepare the remaining ingredients for the dish according to the recipe.

Step 2. Heat vegetable oil in a deep stewing bowl. Place the chopped kidneys into it and fry while stirring over medium heat for 5-7 minutes.

Step 3. Pour 2.5 cups of clean water into the fried kidneys, add finely chopped onion and simmer for 15-20 minutes.

Step 4. Peel and chop the sweet pepper, transfer it to the kidneys and add salt (take into account the saltiness of the cucumbers) with ground black and red pepper. Mix everything and simmer for another 15 minutes.

Step 5. Grind the pickled cucumbers on a coarse grater or cut them into cubes, add to the kidneys and simmer the dish for another 15 minutes.

Step 6. Add chopped garlic to the dish along with the cucumbers.

Step 7. In another frying pan in heated vegetable or butter, fry two tablespoons of flour until creamy.

Step 8. Pour the fried flour into the kidneys stewed with vegetables, mix well so that the flour is evenly dispersed in the sauce, and simmer the dish over low heat under a covered lid for another 10 minutes.

Step 9. Taste the cooked beef kidneys with pickles and add what is not enough, turn off the heat and serve the dish hot, adding a side dish. Bon appetit!

Stewed beef kidneys in sour cream

Stewed beef kidneys in sour cream will be a tasty and healthy dish on your home menu and, not counting the time for preparing this offal, the dish is prepared simply and quickly. Beef kidneys have a special taste, which is well complemented by sour cream and onions. In this recipe, the kidneys are soaked and boiled in advance.

Cooking time: 45 minutes.

Cooking time: 10 minutes.

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Beef kidneys – 800 gr.
• Sour cream – 2 tbsp.
• Onion – 2 pcs.
• Salt - to taste.
• Sugar – ½ tsp.
• Ground black pepper – ½ tsp.
• Dry adjika – ½ tsp.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Heat vegetable oil in a cauldron or thick-bottomed pan, add the boiled and cut into pieces beef kidneys and start frying over medium heat.

Step 2. Peel the onion and chop coarsely.

Step 3. In a separate bowl, mix the spices specified in the recipe, the set of which can be changed to suit your taste.

Step 4. Sprinkle the fried kidneys with a mixture of spices and add chopped onions to them.

Step 5. Fry the onion until transparent. Then turn the heat to minimum, cover the cauldron with a lid and cook the kidneys and onions for 25 minutes.

Step 6. Towards the end of stewing, add sour cream to the kidneys, mix everything, simmer the dish for another 5 minutes and turn off the heat.

Step 7. Serve the cooked stewed beef kidneys in sour cream and onions hot. Bon appetit!

Beef kidneys with potatoes

Beef kidneys with potatoes are a Russian version of meat and potatoes stew. The dish is distinguished by its original taste and satiety, you just need to properly prepare the beef kidneys. In this recipe we bake the kidneys in pots, but you can simply stew them with potatoes on the stove. Let's complement the spicy notes with pickled cucumber, bay leaf and allspice.

Cooking time: 5 hours.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 5.

Ingredients:

• Beef kidneys – 1 kg.
• Potatoes – 6 pcs.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Turnip – 1 pc.
• Carrots – 2 pcs.
• Tomato paste – 1 tbsp.
• Sour cream – 2 tbsp.
• Garlic – 2 cloves.
• Pickled cucumber – 3 pcs.
• Bay leaf - to taste.
• Black peppercorns - to taste.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ghee butter – 2 tbsp.
• Broth – 1 tbsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Remove the outer membrane from the beef kidneys, cut them in half and rinse under running water.

Step 2. Transfer the kidneys to a separate bowl and cover with cold water for 4-5 hours. During this time, change the water several times.

Step 3. Then remove the internal fat from the kidneys with the ureters, cut the kidneys into slices, place in a saucepan, cover with clean water and cook.

Step 4. After boiling, drain the water, add the next portion of clean water and bring to a boil again. This must be done twice. Boil the kidneys for half an hour.

Step 5. Rinse the boiled kidneys one last time in a colander under running water.

Step 6. According to the recipe, peel, rinse and cut the vegetables into small pieces of arbitrary shape.

Step 7. In a frying pan in hot oil, fry the chopped onions with carrots, potatoes and turnips until soft.

Step 8. Cut the boiled kidneys into small pieces.

Step 9. Place the chopped kidneys into the pan with the fried vegetables, add sour cream mixed with tomato sauce, diced pickled cucumber, chopped garlic and add spices. Mix these ingredients well and turn off the heat.

Step 10. Then place the kidneys with vegetables in clay pots or one large one, and fill with any broth.

Step 11. Turn on the oven at 180°C. Bake the dish for 25-30 minutes.

Step 12. Transfer the cooked beef kidneys with potatoes to a large dish and serve. Bon appetit!

Beef kidneys in the oven

Any food cooked in the oven turns out much tastier than cooked on the stove, and beef kidneys stewed in the oven will be no exception.The kidneys are cooked in the oven either in layers, placed in a mold and alternating with vegetables, or stewed in sauce. In this recipe, we stew the kidneys with vegetables: onions, carrots and tomatoes. We prepare beef kidneys by soaking them in water and boiling them twice.

Cooking time: 3 hours.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 3.

Ingredients:

• Beef kidneys – 600 gr.
• Tomatoes – 3 pcs.
• Onion – 2 pcs.
• Carrots – 2 pcs.
• Garlic – 2 cloves.
• Salt – 1 tsp.
• Ground black pepper – 1/3 tsp.
• Dill – 5 sprigs.
• Vegetable oil – 3 tbsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Free the beef kidneys from the outer film and cover with cold water for 1 hour. Then cut them into small pieces.

Step 2. Place the prepared kidneys in a saucepan, cover with clean water, bring to a boil twice, draining the broth with foam and rinsing them in a colander. The third time, add salt to the broth to your taste and boil the kidneys until tender. This will take you at least an hour.

Step 3. Peel and rinse the vegetables. Cut the onion into half rings. Grind the carrots on a fine grater. Cut the tomatoes into thin slices.

Step 4. In a container selected for the oven, heat the vegetable oil and fry the kidney pieces in it for 5-6 minutes. Then add chopped onion to them, stir and fry for a couple of minutes.

The option of preparing beef kidneys in a cream sauce is of French origin, and it is based on the fact that a cream sauce with the addition of Dijon mustard and cognac completely eliminates the specific smell of the kidneys and it is not necessary to soak them. If you cook without cognac, then it is advisable to soak the kidneys in water in any way. In this recipe, we bake beef kidneys in the oven.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 3.

Ingredients:

• Beef kidneys – 3 pcs.
• Onion – 2 pcs.
• Butter – 60 gr.
• Cognac – ½ glass.
• Cream 33% – 100 ml.
• Dijon mustard – 1 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Freshly ground pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. The dish cooks quickly, so prepare all the ingredients at once so that everything is at hand. Peel the onion and chop finely.

Step 2. From the kidneys, carefully and carefully remove the fat with the remains of the ducts. Then rinse the kidneys and cut into small pieces. Season them with salt and freshly ground pepper and set aside.

Step 3. Melt a piece of butter in a frying pan.

Step 4. Fry the kidney pieces quickly and over high heat until golden brown on both sides, just do not overcook, otherwise they will lose their delicate texture. Remove the kidneys from the frying pan with a slotted spoon.

Step 5. Transfer the chopped onion into the same oil.

Step 6. Fry the onion just as quickly until transparent.

Step 7. Pour half a glass of cognac to the fried onions.

Step 8: Next, pour the heavy cream into the pan and stir the sauce well.

Step 9. Add a spoonful of Dijon mustard to the sauce.

Step 10. Mix the sauce with mustard again.

Step 11. Place the fried kidneys in a baking dish, pour in the prepared sauce and place the dish in the oven for 10 minutes at 200°C.

Step 12. Serve the cooked beef kidneys in creamy sauce hot. Bon appetit!