| Beef is a meat of cattle.
Beef is divided into 3 grades. Dorsal, thoracic parts, fillet,
sirloin, rump to the first grade; scapular and leg portions and flank belong to grade 2;
chuck, front and rear shanks belong to the third.
Beef, obtained from beef breed cattle is much valued and more so,
the delicate veal obtained from bull-calves and cow calves.
Use in food:
Beef is consumed in fried, boiled, stewed or smoked form and also sent
for the production of minced meat for cutlets and hamburgers. It is
better to use rump with the bone, which is also called “sugar” and also
the rear portion of the rump, sirloin with the bone and the scapular and leg portions of
the carcass to prepare transparent bouillons and the majority of soups. Fatty
meat (the front portion of the brisket, the so called “Brisket”) is required
to prepare cabbage soup and borshch (beetroot soup). Soup, is
prepared from the rear shank, however, it is necessary to note, that this
part of the carcass takes longer time to cook and quite often, soup from
the rear shank acquires a specific smell and glutinosity, characteristic for
jelly. Soups are also prepared from the rib section of the scapular portion of
the carcass and flank.
It is better to prepare fried meat dishes from fillet steak, loin,
the inner parts of the rump (so called “Silverside”), top portion of the chuck and
also steak (the clod, located along vertebra).
Stewed meat can be prepared from the external part of the rump and from the front
portion of the brisket. Beef stroganoff can be prepared from the internal
portion of the rump and the top portion of the haunch.
For minced products - cutlets, meatballs, zrazy, meatballs, roulette,
for minced meat and stuffing’s the bottom portion of the haunch, rump, leg
portions, flank, pulp from shank and zrazy are used. Jelly is prepared from
the shank.
Food bans and restrictions:
Traditionally, food containing beef is avoided by Indians as a token of
respect to the sacred cow.
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The largest beef recall in U.S. history happened this week - California meat processor recalled 143 million pounds of tainted beef. The recall comes after the release of the scandal video by Humane Society of the United States, showing how sick Californian cows were prepared for slaughter.
