Appetizing meat dishes - 76 types of meat dishes for you to choose from

Author: Wu Jie / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
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4. Quality Identification and Selection of Beef
Fresh beef has a brownish-red or dark red color, firm and elastic meat, fine fibers, and is interspersed with fat. When pressed with fingers, the indentation immediately recovers to its original state. The meat of adult female cattle is often slightly darker in color, especially during lactation, when the meat appears deeper red. Male cattle have lighter meat color, with even lighter color in young cattle. Unfresh beef has a moist and sticky surface, darker muscle color, and the fat becomes less transparent and white. When pressed with fingers, the indentation does not recover, and it may develop mold, discoloration, and an odor. The quality of beef varies greatly depending on the part of the cow, and different cooking methods require different cuts. The following introduces the uses of various beef parts in Chinese cuisine.
- Beef Head: Contains a lot of bones and little meat, suitable only for braising or slow-cooking in red sauce.
- Beef Tongue: Suitable for stir-frying, boiling, or braising.
- Beef Tail: Not widely used in Chinese dishes but is rich in nutrition and can be used for boiling soups.
- Flank Meat: Coarser in texture, can be braised, slow-cooked, stir-fried, or minced into meatballs.
- Rump: Thick and tender, suitable for slicing, mincing, or marinating.
- Foreleg: Tender with less connective tissue, suitable for slicing or mincing. Some parts are smooth and ideal for steaming, stir-frying, or quick-frying.
- Loin: Thick and tender, ideal for stir-frying or quick-frying.
- Pork Belly: The tenderest part of the whole cow, with fine texture and rich flavor, suitable for slicing or shredding.
- Beef Brisket: Suitable for slow-cooking, boiling, stewing, stir-frying, or quick-frying.
- Beef Shank: Contains many bones and tendons, with thick skin and little meat, suitable only for slow-cooking in red sauce or clear boiling.
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