Cutting & cooking beef heart in Egyptian style

beef heart

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: pork heart

Chicken breast is leaner and more widely available.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and is healthier.

black pepper

🥗Healthier: white pepper

💰Cheaper: ground pepper

White pepper provides a milder flavor.

cinnamon

🥗Healthier: nutmeg

💰Cheaper: allspice

Nutmeg can add a similar warmth to dishes.

Ask the butcher for a complete beef heart.

Remove the coronary part of the heart, which contains thick arteries.

Slough off the outer membrane covering the heart.

Remove the deep veins inside the heart.

Open chamber number one of the heart and slough off the inner covering membrane.

Open chamber number two and remove the thick ligament and membrane.

Slice the heart into large portions, cutting into cubes like shish kebab pieces.

Cooking Techniques

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