Boiled Beef Knee Cartilage

Boiled Beef Knee Cartilage

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Total time
210 min
Level
Hard
Servings
3 servings
Ingredients
7

About this dish

Knee cartilage and tendon should come out chewy and springy.

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Cooked too long, they slump and start to melt. Slices about 0.7cm thick sit on blanched garlic chives with a ladle of warm broth poured around them, so it eats like a moist meat platter rather than a soup.

Ingredients

servings

Instructions

5 steps
  1. 1

    Soak the cartilage and tendons in cold water for 3 hours to drain blood, replacing with fresh water every hour.

  2. 2

    Boil the cartilage and tendons in boiling water for 10 minutes to remove impurities, then scrub and wash in cold water.

  3. 3

    In a large pot, combine the parboiled beef meat, green onions, garlic, ginger, peppercorns, and 3.5L of water.

    Bring to a boil, then simmer over medium-low heat for 2.5 hours.

  4. 4

    Once the cartilage and tendons are chewy and tender, remove from the pot, let cool slightly, and slice into 0.7cm thick pieces.

  5. 5

    Spread blanched chives on a plate, arrange the sliced cartilage on top, and pour a small amount of warm broth over it.

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Tips

If boiled for too long, the cartilage melts and loses texture, so limit boiling to 2 to 2.5 hours to retain its elasticity.
Edited by Charim Team