How to Boil Beef Perfectly Every Single Time

Beef is one of the most popular food items all around the world. It’s the preferred choice of meat for many people and is the main ingredient in several of the most famous and cherished dishes around. Due to the large variety of cuts you can get from beef, it can give you many options to choose from.  We also recently added an article about beef ribs. 

However, beef is not the healthiest meat to eat. With its vast amount of fats and cholesterol, it can be harmful to those with heart problems. Boiling beef is a great way to eat it, since you add nothing else to the beef and consume it in its natural form. To do that, you must know how to boil beef.

How to Boil Beef (Step-by-Step Instructions)

To boil beef, you need to follow a step-by-step procedure. To add taste, you will need to add extra ingredients, all of which will be natural in this recipe. You need not follow the recipe down to a tee; changing things based on your specific tastes is always an option. However, the following recipe will result in a well-balanced taste for your boiled beef.

Step 1: Take 1 kg of Beef and Cut it into Lumps

Take a kilogram of beef and cut it into equal pieces. The pieces do not need to be minute. You can cut out relatively large lumps at this stage. The beef you use for boiling depends on how much you want. However, if you change the amount of beef, you must change the amount of the other ingredients accordingly to keep balance.

Step 2: Take 3 litres of Boiled Water

The amount of water taken here is appropriate to boil the quantity of beef being used in this recipe. However, if you add more water, the beef will take longer to boil and might be tenderer than it is supposed to be, losing its tensile strength. Boil the water inside a utensil. There’s no set amount of time for the boiling; just make sure the water comes to a boil.

Step 3: Place the Beef Inside the Water and Bring it to a Boil

This initial boiling is done to prepare the beef. The boiling here does not have to take place for a set amount of time. Just boil the beef inside the water until the water comes to a boil.

Step 4: Add a Piece of Carrot

Carrots are one of the best things you can add to your beef broth. A springy and sweet taste combines with the beef to give the entire solution an improved taste. You can vary the amount of carrots you add depending on how much extra flavor you want in your boiled beef.

Step 5: Add a Piece of Onion

Much like carrots, onions are a great vegetable to add to your boiled beef. Onions have a characteristically bitter taste. The taste and smell may be unbearable alone, but when boiled in a solution, it tastes nothing short of great. Onions add an opposing taste to the carrots and the acidity inside them helps the beef become tenderer.

Step 6: Add One Tablespoon of Black Peppercorns

Much like onions, black peppercorns have their own characteristically bitter taste. However, instead of being acidic, they are refreshing. They add a peppery taste to the beef broth, aptly named for doing so, and bring a new dimension of flavour to your beef.

Step 7: Add Three Pieces of Bay Leaves

Bay leaves are a great way to add minty and fresh air to your boiled beef. They are a natural ingredient that not only bring an aroma to your beef, but also enhance the taste of it with the minty touch they offer.

Step 8: Boil for an Hour

Boil the solution for an hour and then take it off the stove. Don’t let it boil for longer.

Step 9: Add one tablespoon of Salt

Salt is an ingredient that raises the boiling point of the water. The addition of salt makes it harder for the water to boil and makes boiling more thorough. Here, salt is being added for its taste and to help prepare the solution for a final boiling.

Step 10: Boil the Solution for an Hour

This is the final boiling stage.

Step 11: Let the Beef Cool Inside the Solution After Removing it Off the Stove

Allow the beef to settle and cool with the other ingredients.

Step 12: Take the beef out, cut it into smaller pieces, and serve it with the chopped carrots and onions.

How Long to Boil Beef

In this recipe, there are four stages of boiling. So, let’s look at where they occur and how long the specific are supposed to go for:

How to Boil Beef (Recipe)

Vera Stetsenko

To boil beef, use 1 kg of beef and place it inside 3 litres of boiled water. Boil and add black peppercorns, bay leaves, carrots, and onions. Boil for an hour. Take the solution off the stove and add salt. Boil for an hour again before taking it out to serve.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 3 hours hrs

Total Time 3 hours hrs 10 minutes mins

Course main dish

Cuisine all

Calories 200 kcal

Ingredients

  

• 1 kg of beef
• 3 litres of water
• 1 piece of carrot
• 1 onion
• 1 tablespoon of black peppercorns
• 3 pieces of bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon of salt

Instructions

 

• Take 1 kg of Beef and Cut it into Lumps
• Take 3 litres of Boiled Water
• Place the Beef Inside the Water and Bring it to a Boil
• Add a Piece of Carrot
• Add a Piece of Onion
• Add One Tablespoon of Black Peppercorns
• Add Three Pieces of Bay Leaves
• Boil for an Hour
• Add one tablespoon of Salt
• Boil the Solution for an Hour
• Let the Beef Cool Inside the Solution After Removing it Off the Stove
• Take the beef out, cut it into smaller pieces, and serve it with the chopped carrots and onions

Notes

Here are some useful tips for the recipe:

• Add more natural ingredients such as mint
• Add more salt to the solution for extra tenderness