Braised Stuffed Beef Heart

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 beef heart, washed and trimmed (about 3 pounds)
• salt and pepper
• 1/3 cup dried prune, cut in pieces
• 1/2 cooking apple, peeled and chopped
• 3 tablespoons shortening
• 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped
• 2 tablespoons water
• 3 cooking apples, peeled, halved and cored
• 2 tablespoons red currant jelly

Recipe

• 1 season meat inside and out with salt and pepper.
• 2 stuff heart with prunes and chopped apple.
• 3 close opening with skewers.
• 4 melt 2 tablespoons of the shortening in a heavy pan with a lid.
• 5 brown meat on all sides,
• 6 remove meat from pan.
• 7 add onion and remaining shortening.
• 8 saute onion until softened.
• 9 return meat to pan.
• 10 add water.
• 11 cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours, or until meat is tender, adding more water if necessary.
• 12 add apple halves to pan.
• 13 cover and simmer 15 minutes, or until tender.
• 14 remove meat and apples to serving plate and keep warm.
• 15 place onion and pan drippings in bowl of food processor and puree.
• 16 place 2 teaspoons jelly in each apple half.
• 17 slice meat across the grain and serve with pureed onion mixture.
• 18 variation: instead of fruit, stuff heart with fresh parsley.