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Hearty Beef Heart Chili – Stove or Instant Pot

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This recipe is a simple way to make a hearty beef heart chili on your stovetop or with your instant pot.
Beef heart is an incredibly healthy and affordable meat. Heart is the highest food source of CoQ10 which great for energy and prevention of disease.  Based on genetics, some people are less able to produce CoQ10, therefore heart is a great way to directly get this important nutrient.  Heart is also very high in B vitamins, zinc, selenium and iron.
Feel free to garnish with cheese, sour cream and tortilla chips.  Yumm!
Ingredients
  • 1 Pound Bacon
  • 1 Pound Ground Beef
  • 1 Beef heart, peeled, de-veined and cut into 1/4″ cubes
  • 1 large yellow onion, diced
  • 2 medium stalks celery, diced
  • 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
  • 16-ounce tomato sauce
  • 4-ounce diced green chilies, strained
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 3 Tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 Tablespoon ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 dried bay leaves
Instructions
  1. Cut bacon into pieces 1 inch wide and cook in skillet.
  2. Drain and add bacon to pot. (Save grease).
  3. Brown Ground Beef in skillet
  4. Drain ground beef and add to pot.
  5. Dice onion & celery & saute in hot bacon grease till soft, drain and add to pot.
  6. Peel & de-vein beef heart. Then cut into 1/4″ cubes. Add to pot.
  7. Add crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, chilies & water to pot.
  8. Add chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt, black pepper & bay leaves to pot
  9. Simmer  on Low heat for 2 hours stirring occasionally, then serve or if using instant pot (see below)
  10. Add lid to instant pot, set to sealing, & set manual for 35 minutes.
  11. After time is up, press cancel and serve.

Fried Beef Liver, Bacon, and Onions Recipe

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Beef liver is one of the most nutritious foods in the world.

Why is liver so healthy? It’s packed full of Pre-formed Vitamin A (Retinol), iron, copper, b vitamins, zinc and more!

I wanted to share the liver recipe I currently use every week to make liver for my family.

Ingredients

  • 1 Pound bacon
  • 2 large onions
  • 1 Pound 100% grass-fed beef liver
  • 1 Cup water
  • 1/2 Tablespoon Lemon Juice or Lime Juice
  • 1/2 Cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 Teaspoons salt

Directions

Prep

  1. Cut bacon strips into 1 inch wide pieces and place in refrigerator.
  2. Slice onions 1/4″ wide and place in refrigerator
  3. Trim liver membrane and discard. (This is the tough membrane on the outside)
  4. Slice liver into 1/2″ x 1/2″ strips.
  5. Rinse strips of liver under cold water and place in small bowl.
  6. Add water and lemon juice to bowl and stir, place in fridge.
  7. Optional: Let liver soak for up to 8 Hours.

Pickup

  1. Remove all ingredients from refrigerator.
  2. Cook bacon in pan or cast iron skillet on medium
  3. Place bacon in mesh strainer and drain bacon grease into skillet.
  4. Set bacon aside in small kettle (I usually keep this kettle near the skillet to keep it warm).
  5. Cook onions in bacon grease over medium heat until soft and caramelized.
  6. Place onions in mesh strainer and drain bacon grease into skillet.
  7. Drain liver with strainer and pat dry with paper towel.
  8. In a small bowl mix flour and salt.
  9. Add pieces of liver to flour mixture and toss till coated.
  10. Heat skillet with bacon grease to medium.
  11. Place strips of liver in skillet to fry for about 1 minute per or until browned (should still be pink in the middle)
  12. Remove from pan and add to onions and bacon.
  13. Serve and Enjoy!  Tasty and Nourishing.