Pig’s heart is a favorite dish of many people because of its unique flavor. However, to make a delicious pig’s heart, it requires a lot of complex steps, so many people, even if they like it, don’t often eat this dish. Today, we will guide you on how to make crispy, delicious, and clean pig’s heart.
1. How to choose good pork heart
It is recommended to go to the market early to choose fresh and not spoiled hearts. Choose the parts of the heart at the beginning (this is the thicker and crunchier part compared to the parts at the end). The characteristics of good pig’s heart are round and firm, with white milk-colored liquid inside.
On the contrary, do not choose thin hearts with yellow-colored liquid inside, as they will be bitter and tough.
2. How to clean the hearts to make them white and clean
Squeeze the hearts with salt and lemon
Normally, when buying hearts, housewives always consider them to be very dirty, so they often pull the hearts out and squeeze them with salt, alcohol, and ginger to make them cleaner. However, that is the wrong way to make the hearts tougher and less delicious.
To clean the hearts, you should use flour to squeeze them with salt and rinse them clean with salt. Then, use lemon to scrub and completely remove the dirt. Besides, cleaning with the above ingredients also helps the pork hearts become fragrant and have a delicious white color. Flush with water to remove the liquid inside, then pull and rinse again.
3. How to boil the young hearts
Boil a pot of water with some ginger to make it more fragrant.
Boil a pot of water with some ginger. Wait for the water to boil and then add the hearts to boil.
Wait for about 7-8 minutes, then remove them from the pot.
Put the hearts in a bowl of ice water with a few drops of lime juice (the water must cover the hearts). This method will make the hearts white and crispy.
4. Some notes when eating young hearts
Thoroughly cook and eat fully cooked pork hearts
Young hearts are a favorite dish of many families, however, you need to consider and be careful. You must thoroughly cook and eat fully cooked pork hearts in particular and all types of animal organs in general.
Do not eat too much pork hearts because this food contains a lot of cholesterol and some types of uric acid that are not good for the body, especially for people with gout, cardiovascular diseases, and obesity.
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