8 ways to quickly clean tripe

Why don't our housewives try tripe? True, you won’t be able to cook it quickly. This part of the carcass requires a lot of preparation and cooking. Be prepared to spend up to 5-6 hours cleaning and cooking the product. It is reassuring that the constant presence of the hostess is not required, since the work is carried out in several stages.

Consumer qualities and benefits of tripe

Tripe is almost pure protein, as it consists of muscle fibers. This part of the carcass is rich in vitamins - B1, PP, B2, H, B12, minerals - iodine, zinc, copper, selenium, calcium, iron, magnesium, sulfur, potassium, phosphorus.

The calorie content of the product is low and amounts to 97 kcal. Plus, the absence of carbohydrates and almost complete absence of fats makes tripe an ideal product for girls and young people who adhere to proper nutrition. The product is approved for all consumer groups. Contraindication – individual intolerance.

Trip dishes are found in the cuisines of various nations. This is the famous haggis among the Scots, flasks and flasks among the Poles and Ukrainians, and so on.

How to choose quality tripe?

You can buy inexpensive offal at markets or in specialized departments of supermarkets and butcher shops.

By buying tripe at stationary points of sale, you will save yourself from the need to clean the product. It is already ready for use - boiling, frying and stewing.

If you decide to buy tripe at the market, be sure to adhere to the following rules.

• The product should have a light gray color.The surface is shiny with leathery hairs. Sometimes the lower part of the stomach is found on sale. It is without fibers, but its surface is lined with shiny diamonds.
• The offal should not have an unpleasant suspicious odor other than the aroma of raw meat.
• The tripe should be clean, free of mucus and green or putrid areas.

A product purchased on the market requires pre-treatment. So you will have to clean it at home.

How to clean beef tripe?

The procedure for cleaning the rumen requires scrupulousness and some preparation from the owner.

Instruments, materials and reagents:

• tripe;
• cold water;
• boiling water;
• saucepan or basin;
• table vinegar;
• potassium permanganate - also known as potassium permanganate;
• coarse table salt;
• slaked lime – calcium hydroxide;
• baking soda;
• ammonia.

If you decide to cook the offal of a freshly slaughtered animal, then first clean it of any remaining stomach contents. Wash the tripe thoroughly in cold running water. Cut into several pieces for ease of further processing.

So, let's start cleaning the tripe! There are several ways to get rid of unpleasant odors at home.

1. Pour boiling water over the tripe. After this, the top layer of skin will come off easily. The dirt is scraped off with a knife. The finished product should be gray-yellow in color. It is necessary to remove all remaining fat, as it is unsuitable for cooking. Wash the tripe with cold water.
2. After the initial treatment, the smell will still remain. Therefore, we continue to clean the scar.
3. Prepare a saline solution - 1 liter of water will require 45 g of salt. Place the tripe in the solution for 3 hours. Once the water turns dark, rinse the product in cold water and place it back into the saline solution.This will have to be done 3 or 4 times.
4. If the previous method does not help, then prepare a solution of table vinegar and salt. Proportions - to the taste of the hostess. The solution should not cause any unpleasant taste. Leave the tripe in the solution and forget for 3 hours. Afterwards, rinse with cold water.
5. Thermal method - cooking offal in salt water. Add salt to taste. Place the tripe in boiling water and leave to simmer for 20 minutes. Then drain the water and rinse the tripe. Place the offal back into the boiling saline solution for 20 minutes. Rinse again and repeat the operation one more time. After processing three times, the unpleasant aroma should go away.
6. Prepare a solution of potassium permanganate. Color – pale pink. Place the scar in the solution for 3 hours. Rinse and grate with coarse table salt. Leave for another 30 minutes. Rinse under running water and start cooking.
7. Prepare a solution of ammonia and vinegar. Proportions: for 1 liter of water, 5 ml of ammonia and the same amount of table vinegar. Leave the offal for 3 hours, rinse in cold water.

Important!

If the animal is old, then it is very difficult to get rid of the unpleasant odor. Therefore, choose tripe or other offal from a young animal.

The smell during boiling of tripe is extremely unpleasant. And it can spread throughout the house. Therefore, boil offal in the open air - on the balcony, veranda, in the courtyard of a private house. First, pour boiling water over the beef stomach. This will simplify the pre-cleaning process.

Do not forget!

After each operation, products should be washed with plenty of cold running water.

Cleaning a rumen is a painstaking job. The housewife requires not only culinary skills, but also knowledge of the basics of chemistry.The prepared product is boiled for another 5 hours. After this, the tripe is ready for consumption.