Braised Beef Heart

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs beef heart
• 3 tablespoons onion soup mix
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 medium onion
• 1 teaspoon prepared mustard
• 1 cube beef bouillon
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs

Recipe

• 1 trim any fat off the heart. use a pair of kitchen scissors to cut off any large pieces of the connective tissue around the top of the meat.
• 2 roll into a roast form and tie with string.
• 3 brown in the oil on all sides.
• 4 put in a dutch oven and add the onion, cut into about 8 pieces, and all the other ingredients, except the bread crumbs.
• 5 bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 4 hours, turning every hour.
• 6 after 2 hours, add the bread crumbs.
• 7 when done, remove heart and use an immersion blender or regular blender to smooth the gravy. if desired, you can thicken the gravy some more with a water and flour mixture, bringing it to the boil.
• 8 slice the heart lengthwise into 1/4" slices.