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Franci

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I usually eat beef tendon Szechuan style every Saturday, it's tendon and shin. I wanted to try something different, so I asked my butcher to get me some tendons and he put me on the side a little less than a pound. I was intrigued by this recipe. I didn't have szechuan peppercorns or dry chili, so I used fennel, black pepper, garlic, korean ground peppers. And I didn't vacuum seal but put in a terrine with a weight. 8 days have passed, need to cook them but I don't have the sauce mentioned, any suggestion? I also thought about PCooking them.

 

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Yesterday,

 

I just bought some too!!  Sauce looks like a lot of red pepper flake..  I think it would have some acidy and sweetness  I make one with chili paste, rice wine vinegar and green onions I will probably use.  posssibly add some Gogeejang ( sp )  ..lord forbid some catsup ..tomato paste ? 

 

Like to see what everyone else has to say

 

I'm going to PC  mine

 

I like it.   ----->  But I dont have a slicer  ?

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there is a Szechuan restaurant near me, on the way to TJ's

 

I noted they have beef tendons

 

a shame they do not have salted and spiced calamari

 

but  ....   it this a texture thing ?  gelatinous ?  

 

what's the calling you to the plate for expertly made BT ?

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3 minutes ago, rotuts said:

a shame they do not have salted and spiced calamari

 

Given that Sichuan is a landlocked province far from any coast, it is not at all surprising they don't much feature seafood.

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4 minutes ago, Paul Bacino said:

Mine were on SALE  !!

 Seriously Paul I'm just as curious. What is the appeal of this dish? Is it a texture thing? 

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@Anna N    Don't know till i try it!!  Never made just a dish from tendon

 

For me,  when I eat Pho soup..  that is one of the things I loved to eat in the soup. 

 

The texture is wonderful,, gelatinous.  So when I saw it on sale I bought it.. knowing I could find a recipe to cook em...  I'm sure the key here is to make sure they a cooked fully

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5 hours ago, Paul Bacino said:

Yesterday,

 

I just bought some too!!  Sauce looks like a lot of red pepper flake..  I think it would have some acidy and sweetness  I make one with chili paste, rice wine vinegar and green onions I will probably use.  posssibly add some Gogeejang ( sp )  ..lord forbid some catsup ..tomato paste ? 

 

Like to see what everyone else has to say

 

I'm going to PC  mine

 

I like it.   ----->  But I dont have a slicer  ?

 

 

Paul, if I had to do Italian style, I'll cook them fresh with my beef stock in the pressure cooker, put in a terrine with a little bit of salt and press down until the day after. Then slice thin and add thinly sliced sweet onion, sharp white wine/oil dressing and chopped parsley.

 

This time I cured in salt for 8 days, curious to know how they will turn. I'll put them in the PC when I get back tonight, just with vegetables without rinsing them and press them. I'll report back tomorrow.

 

I love  tendons.

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Sooo

 

the texture is gelatinous ?  

 

that's all I can think of.

 

I have a community from Brazil one town over

 

they have a very nice Meat market near me

 

some very interesting ''chorizo"  but of its own kind

 

they also have a lot of beef calf muscles, with the tendon, the one that got Achilles in trouble.

 

I know that's different, but ....................

 

 

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Tendon texture seemed crunchy rather than gelatinous to me (probably it does get gelatinous if boiled long enough).

I tasted it used in Fu Qi Fei Pian - a cold SiChuan dish with a slightly sweet, sour and very bright Mala dressing. Grew addicted to it while in ChengDu last week.

 

 

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19 minutes ago, zend said:

Tendon texture seemed crunchy rather than gelatinous to me (probably it does get gelatinous if boiled long enough).

 

I also often get beef tendon in Vietnamese pho soup, where it's typically both crunchy and gelatinous. Delicious and full of umami!

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6 hours ago, FrogPrincesse said:

 

 

I also often get beef tendon in Vietnamese pho soup, where it's typically both crunchy and gelatinous. Delicious and full of umami!

 

The next time "the ladies who lunch" go for pho I too will try the tendon version.  I know it is on the menu.

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To me, a bowl of Phở without either tendon or tripe is simply deficient. Beef flank or beef balls etc can be omitted, but a bowl of Phở that has simply "rare beef slices" (equivalent to simply Phở bo) is just a shadow of the dish. IMO. YMMV of course.  Also, to me, "crunchy" tendon (??) is undercooked tendon. I view a restaurant that serves me crunchy tendon (you mean chewy) in my bowl of phở as a place that didn't take the time to properly cook the tendons.

 

Here's one example of Phở I made with tendon & tripe.

https://forums.egullet.org/topic/150165-dinner-2014-part-7/?do=findComment&comment=2003969 

 

There are others I've posted here on eG.

 

I usually order phở đặc biệt when I eat out at a Viet restaurant and want a bowl of the stuff.

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To me, a bowl of Phở without either tendon or tripe is simply deficient. Beef flank or beef balls etc can be omitted, but a bowl of Phở that has simply "rare beef slices" (equivalent to simply Phở bo) is just a shadow of the dish. IMO. YMMV of course.  Also, to me, "crunchy" tendon (??) is undercooked tendon. I view a restaurant that serves me crunchy tendon (you mean chewy) in my bowl of phở as a place that didn't take the time to properly cook the tendons.

 

Here's one example of Phở I made with tendon & tripe.

https://forums.egullet.org/topic/150165-dinner-2014-part-7/?do=findComment&comment=2003969 

 

There are others I've posted here on eG.

 

I usually order phở đặc biệt when I eat out at a Viet restaurant and want a bowl of the stuff.

No, not chewy. There is a very slight (but pleasant) resistance and yes, a crunch with the first bite, and then it's mostly rich gelatin. I agree with you that a proper pho needs tendon AND tripe (plus brisket and flank, etc). :)

 

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On 5/14/2016 at 1:38 PM, Franci said:

 

- if I had to do Italian style, I'll cook them fresh ---------- and chopped parsley.

I love  tendons.

 

Isn't there a famous song, made famous by Elvis Parsley?

 

Elvis Parsley 

Love me tendon, 
Love me sweet, 
Never let me go.
You have made my life complete, 
And I love you so.

 

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Hi, hi, like that dcarch!

 

This my tendons after they have been in salt and spices for 9 days

 

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I didn't scrape the excess salt and when in the KR with just water and some scallions and 1 carrot. PCooked for 1 and half hours. I had to leave, so I turned off and came back after 1 hour. They were cooked just right for me, only too salty. For who is wondering at this stage they are very gelatinous and quite tender with just some bite. 

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So, being too salty I decided to cover again with cold water, bring to a boil and let it sit for 1/2 an hour. Perfect saltiness and still nicely spiced. I could have eaten the all thing like that...my husband instead prefers them crunchier, so I put the in a terrine, pressed and in the fridge. I'm going to slice later.

 

 

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This is my set up!!

 

I went with a 2/1  Sugar (  Demerera ) / Kosher salt  /  Ginger/ peppers/ fennel/ garlic

 

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Does one need to trim tendon?

 

Below ready for the Bag O game ---  rest till next weekend  f

 

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