The heart is just another muscle, so if you’ve never tried beef heart, this slow cooker beef heart recipe is the ideal place to start.
I love using inexpensive cuts of beef. Utilizing inexpensive, less-favorite cuts and organ meats is one of the best ways to reduce the cost of meat. This recipe for beef hearts in a slow cooker is quick and gluten-free by default.
Since Gabriel prefers the heart, we don’t actually sell our beef hearts. He sells the choice steaks and eats the heart. But really, the heart is a muscle, just like other meat, and since it doesn’t taste funny similar to liver, it’s not a big leap to use beef heart in recipes instead of beef roast.
After preserving the hearts of several cows the previous year, I was able to experiment and determine our favorite preparation methods. With every beef we process, we make this recipe because it has stood the test of time. Even after our friends have processed their own beef hearts, we buy them from them!
Not surprisingly, this recipe for slow-cooked beef heart won first place. I adore being able to put everything into a pot and leave it to cook by itself until dinnertime.
Hearts typically contain a lot of fat, which you can save and use to make homemade tallow. The fat is typically saved in the freezer until I’m ready to render a larger batch of tallow.
This rice-based slow cooker beef heart dish is ideal for soaking up the cooking juices from the beef heart while being topped with homemade sauerkraut. We prefer to serve this dish with a side of salad or roasted sweet potatoes with broccoli and thyme.
CoQ10 For Cardiovascular Disease and Inflammation Treatment
CoQ10 improves energy, augments the immune system, and acts as an antioxidant. (source)
Despite the fact that humans naturally produce CoQ10, supplements may also be beneficial, particularly as we age.
There is evidence that supplementation positively affects mitochondrial deficiency syndrome and the symptoms of aging based mainly on improvements in bioenergetics. Cardiovascular disease and inflammation are alleviated by the antioxidant effect of CoQ10. (source)
Despite the fact that CoQ10 is well known for its importance, it was challenging to locate numerous studies on its presence in food. In many popular articles, the phrase “in fresh fruits and vegetables” was used without providing any context. Further research revealed that CoQ10 is extremely abundant in the hearts and livers of all animals, especially the hearts!
Compare the mg of CoQ10 in the tables below between heart, liver, muscle meat, vegetables, and grains.
And fortunately for us, heart is also affordable, simple to make, and delicious!
Another victory for organ meats and the customs of consuming the entire animal
How to Serve Beef Heart
Consider the beef heart to be a large, flavorful roast. Since it doesn’t dry out, I’ve found that cooking hearts is even simpler than cooking roasts.
In this recipe, the heart is cooked alone, but you could also add sliced carrots and celery and cook them alongside the heart at the same time.
US Wellness Meats sells pieces of beef heart, or your local butcher may be able to reserve one for you.
Beef Heart in the Slow Cooker
Beef heart is a tender, mild-flavored organ meat that cooks quickly in a slow cooker (crockpot) and is high in CoQ10, protein, B12, folate, and other nutrients.
- 1 beef heart 3-4 lbs
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup water
- 2 onions optional
- Optional onion should be peeled and cut into quarters and placed in the slow cooker’s bottom.
- If not already cut in half, cut the beef heart in half and scrape off any tough parts. If it has already been trimmed, nothing further needs to be done. If using, place it in the slow cooker on top of the onion and season with sea salt. Pour water around the salted beef heart.
- Cook the slow cooker on low for 8 to 10 hours with the lid on.
- Slice thinly against the grain, salt as desired, and enjoy. The pieces can be sliced thinly and used as lunchmeat in sandwiches, served as you would serve steak, topped with sauce like chili-lime mayo, salted, or even diced and added to stir fry or soup.
Recipe VideoNutrition FactsBeef Heart in the Slow CookerAmount Per Serving (5 ounces)
Alternative Option: Beef Heart in the Instant Pot
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