When I lived on a farm we butchered a beefer a year and used every bit of it. I used to stew the heart. Cut it into cubes and brown it with chopped onion in a little cooking oil in the stew pot. Add water and your favorite herbs and spices and bring to a boil. Let it simmer while you prepare potatoes and carrots and whatever else you want to throw in there. add your veggies and cook until done. Thicken the broth and enjoy over fresh-made biscuits. Makes a "hearty" cool weather dish!