hikingquilter

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!

Mona Lisa 2011

stuff with bread stuffing and bake like a chicken. In the days of the Great depression, it was called a "Hoover Turkey".

dixiechunk

I knew I should have skipped this thread but I just had to check it out. Yuk, maybe even double yuk. You enjoy.

Selena

Slice it across the grain for tenderness cutting off the stringy things inside and trim off the fat. Season to your liking. Brown in a small amount of oil - just brown it putting the pieces aside on a plate as you go. Turn the heat down and put all the pieces back in the pan. Mix a can of cream of mushroom soup with a can of water and pour over it. Put the lid on and simmer for about an hour. Don't keep lifting the lid, let the steam do it's work but make sure to keep enough liquid in there. This will come out very tender and delicious. You can also dredge it in flour and fry it but it will be tougher or stuff it whole and bake it -covered of course- with water in the pan. I grew up on this and it's delicious.

jellybeans

We used to get heart from the butcher shop across the street from us. My mother would boil it - whole. Then she would cut it up into squares and make it like beef stew. It had a nice creamy gravy on it too. It was pretty good. It does, however; make alot of it.

newfiegirl

My MIL would soak it in salted water, then rinse well. She cut it into small pieces (about 3/4") and fried it with onions, salt, pepper and garlic. Made a gravy from the drippings and served it over rice. Was great! I have to say that she could clean out the leftovers from the fridge and come up with a fabulous meal. Much better cook than I could ever be.

Owllady

That is a favorite of mine. I just slice it thin (about 1/4 in. thick). Salt, pepper and garlic salt it and fry quickly in hot Olive oil. Bet you will like it.

SparkMonkey

Thanks for all the great suggestions! It's in the freezer, and I think we'll wait for cooler weather to cook it. It sounds like it'll be a pretty hearty dish, maybe too heavy for summer.

Jellybeans, I don't think we'll have a problem getting through it, even though it's just the two of us. My boyfriend runs 60-70 miles a week and eats like a horse. I have a heck of a time keeping him fed. :roll:

SandyinZ4

Since my DH used to be a hunter, he would always bring home the heart and liver. I had no idea how to do them but his mom told me to make pickled heart. I soaked it in salt water over night and then rinsed and cut in half. Put in a pan and covered with water, salt and pepper and boiled for about an hour. When it was done, I cut it up into bite size pieces and put it in a mixture of vinegar, water and s & p and let it sit in this mixture for about 2 weeks in frig. Then it was ready to eat. I could never bring myself to eat it but DH and kids loved it!

Tudey

I had fresh, really fresh beef heart some years ago, we cooked it in a cast iron skillet over our campfire, with sliced onions and a can of beer-----it was SO good!