Beef spleen

Offal has long been used by humans in the preparation of a huge variety of dishes. The liver, lungs, kidneys, spleen, brain, heart, intestines, throat, tongue and udder are undoubtedly cheaper parts of the animal's carcass than meat, but they are no less valuable for nutrition.

Take, for example, beef spleen - this product contains many important minerals and vitamins for the human body. In particular, beef spleen is rich in vitamins of group B, C and PP. There are macronutrients such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium and sodium in this by-product, while trace elements are represented by selenium, iron, manganese, zinc and copper. The calorie content of beef spleen is approximately 105 kcal per hundred grams of fresh offal.

However, the use of beef spleen, like other types of offal, experts in the field of dietetics advise to limit. This is due to the fact that it is these internal organs of the animal that are relatively heavily overloaded with salts of heavy metals (for example, cadmium and lead). Ideally, you can include beef spleen in the menu of a healthy person no more than 2 times a month.

As a rule, beef spleen is processed for the sausage industry, although at home this sub-product is often grilled or fried. By the way, for most dishes they prefer to use beef spleen, and not pork. As you know, the spleen is surrounded by a rather strong skin, which must be removed before preparing this product, and the meat itself must be scraped and washed. Basically, beef spleen is used together with other offal products as a soup dressing.

In addition, a very tasty and unusual dish can be made from beef spleen. To do this, a knife puncture is made from the wide side of this organ, after which its inner part is squeezed out with the index finger, giving the spleen the appearance of a bag. Beef spleen is filled with diced salted Kurdish lard. The hole is tightly tied with a thread and the spleen prepared in this way is cooked with a weak boiling for about fifteen minutes. To prevent the beef spleen from bursting during cooking, you need to puncture it with a needle in several places. The finished beef spleen is dried and deep-fried, and before serving, it is cut into beautiful pieces, stacked on a dish and garnished with salads.