Beef is one of the most popular and often used varieties of meat in food. It is less fatty and, accordingly, less harmful than pork, and also has many useful properties. For example, beef contains a large amount of proteins necessary for the functioning of the human body, which are preserved even after heat treatment of meat in almost full volume, as well as vitamin B12. In addition, the use of beef is often recommended for anemia and to lower dangerous cholesterol.
In addition to many useful qualities, she has a great taste. Beef dishes are a good solution for preparing lunches and dinners, soups and main dishes. If we talk about first courses, then with beef you can cook almost any of them. Traditional cabbage soup, borsch and others containing meat will have a great taste and aroma and will be less greasy than cooked using pork or poultry. We will not discuss recipes for first courses, but talk about what to cook from beef for a second or dinner. I want to offer you some popular recipes that can be used in the daily menu. So what to cook with beef for the second?
Goulash
One of the most popular and easy to cook beef dishes is, of course, goulash. To prepare it, you need a minimum of products. For one serving: beef meat - about 200 g, 3 tablespoons of tomato paste, a tablespoon of flour, salt, vegetable oil. First you need to fry the meat in a pan in vegetable oil until it is browned. It is better to cook the dish in a deep pan or stewpan. You can transfer the fried meat to a shallow pan after it is fried. Now add tomato paste to the meat and fill it with water so that it completely covers it. Stir and
simmer the beef for 10 minutes, after which we pour a certain amount (half a glass) of broth, cool slightly and pour the flour into it. Mix thoroughly and pour back into the dishes where the goulash is cooked. Finely chop the onion and fry separately, add it there, to the meat, add the dish with salt, pepper and lavrushka. Stew for 5 minutes, sprinkle with herbs. The delicious second beef is ready! Of course, do not forget about the side dish, almost any one will do: potatoes, rice, buckwheat, pasta.
Beef Stroganoff
Another dish that needs to be mentioned when talking about what to cook from beef for the second is beef stroganoff. For its preparation we will need: beef, sour cream, onions, tomato paste, flour, butter, salt, pepper. Cut the meat into pieces about 2 cm thick and beat them so that the thickness is halved. Cut the resulting pieces into small sticks 3-4 cm long and sprinkle them with salt and pepper. Melt a little butter in a pan and fry a teaspoon of flour in it, then add 100 g of sour cream and heat for another minute. Add 2 tablespoons of tomato paste, mix. The sauce is ready. Transfer it to another dish, such as a stewpan, and the pan will come in handy. Fry the prepared strips of meat, but not all at once, but several at a time so that they do not give juice, put the meat in a bowl with sauce. Fry the onion, pour over there. All products for beef stroganoff assembly. Stir them and bring to a boil, no need to boil. Here is another answer to the question: "What to cook from beef for the second?" Serve with a side dish, the second is done!
As you can see, cooking second courses of beef is simple and quick, convenient and very tasty. In fact, there are a lot of beef dishes. It can be cooked and fried, stewed and baked. It, as already mentioned, goes well with any side dish. From it you can cook minced meat, which will serve as the basis for meatballs, fillings for pies, casseroles or, for example, navy pasta. Beef can be stewed or baked in the oven with potatoes, making an ideal second course that does not require a side dish.