Whatever vegetarians would say, but under the phrase that “the most delicious vegetable is meat” will signify a large half of humanity. It is only important to know how to fry beef in a pan, lamb or pork so as not to spoil the meat.
First, it must first be carefully separated from the films, tendons and bones. This is best done while the meat is frozen.
Secondly, it is necessary to cook meat products only in thawed form!
Thirdly, meat is cut into steaks exclusively across the fibers.
Fourth, dip the slices in hot fat in a dried form. To do this, blot them with a paper towel.
These are the so-called basic tips for those who want to know how to deliciously fry beef or other meat. Definitely, each individual recipe suggests its own specific nuances in the preparation. But if the beef was not so young that the dish turned out exceptional in taste, then at this moment there are some little tricks.
An experienced cook probably knows how to fry the beef in a pan so that it is juicy and soft in any case. And not so experienced housewives can be advised before cooking to marinate the meat in sour brine or milk. The methods for making the marinade are also very different. This can be a brine made of onions, garlic and spices with the addition of vinegar, wine, kefir or sour cream. Each cook chooses those ingredients that best match the taste preferences of eaters.
It perfectly softens meat and mustard, which can be coated with slices before cooking and kept in this condition for half an hour. The meat should be fried directly in mustard - this will significantly improve the taste of the dish, give it a flavor and originality.
Very tasty is the fried meat along with vegetables. You already know how to fry the beef in a pan, but here's another little tip: transfer the fried slices to a high pan or to a baking sheet with vegetables. You can add raisins or prunes, apples or pomegranate seeds. Mix everything with a sauce of a mixture of mayonnaise or sour cream and ketchup or tomato sauce. Pasta can also be a component of the dish. Sprinkle grated cheese on top and bake in the oven or microwave.
A dish of excellent quality comes from beef chop. To do this, before frying beef, pieces should be beaten with a hammer. Sometimes clean meat is dipped in hot fat, sometimes before this pieces are crushed in flour or in crushed crackers.
And you can diversify the dish by making chops in batter. The batter is made by beating eggs and a small amount of flour. After the meat is coated with batter, it is put on a hot frying pan in boiling fat. Some also roll it in crumbs too.
How to fry beef in a pan? As you can see, there are many ways. But the most trivial is the preparation of goulash meat. For this dish, you must first fry the onions and carrots chopped with "noodles." Root parsley is excellent here. Lovers add beets to the dish. Now it’s time to dip the pieces of meat into the mixture. After it is slightly fried, you can add a little water to the pan. It is necessary that she cover the meat, then you should close the dish with a lid and reduce the heat. So the meat should reach readiness. It should be checked with a fork or knife, slightly piercing the meat - the tip should gently stick into it and be easily removed.
Then add mayonnaise and tomato paste or ketchup to the pan. Again, lovers replace mayonnaise with sour cream. Five minutes later, the dish is ready! If sour cream and mayonnaise are not in the house or the cook does not like to use them when cooking, then flour diluted in cold water is quite suitable, which must be added to the composition with a thin stream. At the same time, one should not forget to constantly stir the goulash so that the flour does not stray into lumps!
And the last, but the main advice: the cook should constantly try his product. Only in this case, food will please everyone who is lucky enough to try it.