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Famous and Fragrant Cut of Beef, Priced at Half a Million VND per Kilogram but Still Expensive Like Fresh Shrimp, Delicious in any Dish

While this part of the cow can be quite expensive and not always readily available, it remains a highly sought-after and sought-after ingredient by many.

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10 March, 2024

Not everyone knows that hump beef is one of the most delicious and rarest parts of beef. Perhaps that’s why beef is easy to buy, easy to cook, and easy to eat, but it is quite difficult to buy hump beef. Many people have to pre-order from the seller or go to the market early to buy this “rare” item. This is the part of the meat that is located in the back near the neck and only appears in breeds of cattle with humps. Due to its evenly distributed fat and tender texture, this meat is tender, fragrant, and crispy without being tough or greasy.

Since each mature cow only has about 2 to 4kg of hump beef, the price of this type of meat is not cheap. However, many people believe that this is a meat that everyone should try at least once. With this cooking method, you will have a delicious and nutritious grilled hump beef dish to treat your family.

Ingredients:

– Hump beef: 500g

– Lemongrass: 3 stalks

– Chili: 4 peppers

– Fermented tofu: 1 box (about 250g)

– Lime: ½ fruit

– Garlic: 6 cloves

– Seasonings: 2 tablespoons of chili oil, sugar, MSG, 1 tablespoon of chili powder

Instructions:

Step 1: Prepare the ingredients

– After purchasing the hump beef, clean it, remove the characteristic odor, and cut it into small bite-sized pieces. Then use wooden skewers to skewer about 5 to 6 pieces of meat and set aside on a plate.

– Peel the garlic, rinse it with water, and mince it.

– Rinse the chili peppers, remove the stems, and mince them.

– Peel off the tough outer skin of the lemongrass, rinse it with water, and finely chop it.

Steps 2: Marinate the meat

– Take a small bowl and add fermented tofu, soy sauce, MSG, chili oil, and chili powder one by one.

– Use cooking utensils such as spoons or chopsticks to mix the ingredients well until they blend together. Then pour the mixture over the meat and mix well.

– Marinate the skewered meat for about 30 minutes to absorb the flavors.

Step 3: Prepare the dipping sauce

– Pour the remaining fermented tofu and soy sauce into a bowl, then add minced garlic, sugar, lime juice, and minced chili peppers.

– Next, add the finely chopped lemongrass to the bowl and mix well.

Step 4: Grill the meat

– After heating the charcoal stove, you can place the grill rack and then arrange the skewered and marinated meat on it. Grill until the meat turns golden, firm, and fragrant.

– Grilled hump beef has a vibrant color and enticing aroma. When eating, you will feel the tender, fragrant, and flavorful texture of the beef. To enhance the taste of the dish, you can dip it in the dipping sauce and serve it with hot rice.

Some notes when making grilled hump beef:

– To eliminate the distinctive odor of beef, you can use familiar and easy-to-find spices in the kitchen such as ginger, cooking wine, lime, vinegar, or salt.

– Depending on your habits and preferences, you can also use this meat to make dishes such as braised hump beef with turnips, stir-fried hump beef with mushrooms, stir-fried hump beef with raw vegetables, pickled hump beef with salt and chili, hump beef with tamarind sauce…

Frequently asked questions

After purchasing hump beef, clean it and remove any strong odors with spices like ginger, cooking wine, lime, vinegar, or salt. Cut the meat into small, bite-sized pieces and skewer them for easy grilling.

For a delicious grilled hump beef dish, you’ll need 500g of hump beef, lemongrass, chili peppers, fermented tofu, lime, garlic, and seasonings like chili oil, sugar, and MSG. Marinate the beef in a mixture of fermented tofu, soy sauce, MSG, chili oil, and chili powder for 30 minutes. Grill the skewered meat until golden and firm. Serve with a dipping sauce made from the remaining fermented tofu, garlic, sugar, lime juice, and chili peppers.

Yes, hump beef is versatile and can be used in a variety of dishes. Try braising it with turnips, stir-frying it with mushrooms or raw vegetables, pickling it with salt and chili, or serving it with a tamarind sauce.

Hump beef is a unique and flavorful cut of meat that is tender and crispy without being tough or greasy. It is a rare treat that everyone should try at least once, and it can be cooked in a variety of delicious ways.