How to Make Stewed Hearts

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How to Make Stewed Hearts

I eat meat, that means that an animal is killed to feed me. I feel that it is my obligation to eat all of the animal, not just beef and mince.

Karen Larard

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If you have never tried offal then hearts is a great start. The taste is like meat and something more that is hard to describe but not overpoweringly different.

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Start by melting of some bacon fat. Not a lot just enough to add that unique bacon taste to the dish.

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Start by cutting the heart up and rinse it under the tap for any blood. Cut off any remaining blood vessels. You can clearly see them here.

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Cut off the valves inside the heart.

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Cut off any fat and dice the meat.

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Add the meat to the bacon and brown it. Don't stir too much as it will lower the temp in your pot resulting in boiling instead of frying. Fry your veggies in another pot

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Add apples and prunes to the pot.

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Herbs crushed and chopped. Here rosemary, juniper berries, black pepper corns and a bay-leaf.

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Combine everything in your pot and give it a stir

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Add boiling hot chicken stock.

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Add cream.

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Lid on and simmer for 1 1/2 hour. You don't need to stir. Taste the gravy and add salt to taste.

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Serve with mash and a salad.

You're Done

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Karen Larard

Brønshøj , Denmark

Hi I'm Danish, 55 years old. Mum and wife, apart from that I'm almost normal

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2 Hearts from a pig

1 Onions

2 Carrots

5 Juniper berries

8 Peppercorns

1 Bay leaf

1 Apple

5 Prunes

½ Pounds Smoked Bacon

2 Cups Chicken stock

1 Cup Cream

Salt to taste

Rosemary to taste

Dear Beth. Thank you. Describing a taste is so hard. I love juniper.

Karen Larard (author) 5 months ago

😊 That is a great description of juniper sister Karen, I have to add that juniper is really delicious and something most folks haven't tried here in the states. They add such a savory richness to meat dishes especially! If you enjoy the flavor of rosemary you should enjoy juniper I believe Lisa.

Beth Wood 5 months ago

Dear Beth. Thank you for your kind words. I live offal too. We are the offal sisters. Now we just need a manager and we have a girl band.

Karen Larard (author) 5 months ago

Dear Lisa. A taste is impossible to describe just try in your head to describe the taste of milk, not easy😄 but juniper berries have a note of pine wood a bit of rosemary the same burning sensation you get in cinnamon but not the taste of cinnamon, a bit of earth and a hint of bitterness the same bitterness you some times have in red wine. That is the best I can do to describe them. Try them.

Karen Larard (author) 5 months ago

Great recipe. I love heart (any offal really) and this will be a nice new way to have it! Thanks as always for your great recipes!

Beth Wood 5 months ago

What do juniper berries taste like. I have seen them but been to nervous to try them

Lisa Papworth 5 months ago

Dear Rane. Don't trick him. I think that what is so off putting to many, is the that when you see a heart you are confronted with the fact that an animal have been killed to fulfil your need for food. You can forget that when you see a pork roast. Respect his dislike but tell him that he sets an example for his child by trying to taste it.

Karen Larard (author) 5 months ago

Maybe I'll have to trick him 😏

Rane Body Decor 5 months ago

I agree, unfortunately in my house a lot of this would go to waste of my bf knew what it was. My daughter livestock try new things but not her dad lol

Rane Body Decor 5 months ago

Dear Rane. This is some of the leanest meat you can get. Great dish and a lot of taste for very little money. It blows my mind to think that only a fraction of a cow or a pig is eaten in the western wold. The rest is either used in dog food or destroyed. Such a shame.

Karen Larard (author) 5 months ago

Lol!

Rane Body Decor 5 months ago

Dear Chantelle. This have always been mine and my children's favoured dish. What I like may not be what you like and vice versa, but why not give it a try? The worst that can happen is that you will have to order a pizza and you can send the bill to me.

Karen Larard (author) 5 months ago

I would love to try this! Totally agree about eating the whole animal.

Rane Body Decor 5 months ago