POTTED STUFFED BEEF HEART AND MADEIRA GRAVY

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From a Woman's Day magazine from 1978. This can also be cooked in a slow (300° F.) oven, for the same amount of time.

Provided by Chocolatl

Categories     Meat

Time 3h10m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 cup onion, chopped
1/2 cup celery & leaves, thinly sliced
3 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 cups cooked rice
1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
salt and pepper, to taste
1 beef heart
1 tablespoon oil
1 cup hot water
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon madeira wine, more if needed
minced parsley or celery leaves

Steps:

  • Heat 2 tablespoons butter in Dutch oven and saute onions and celery until tender.
  • Stir in rice.
  • Add poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper, and set aside.
  • Remove cords and excess fat from heart.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Sew heart partially closed with large needle and heavy thread, leaving a pocket.
  • Fill with rice mixture (if any is left over, heat separately).
  • Sew closed.
  • Heat remaining butter and oil in Dutch oven until bubbly.
  • Add heart and brown on all sides.
  • Add water.
  • Cover and simmer over low heat until tender, about 3 hours.
  • Remove heart and let rest 15-20 minutes.
  • Remove threads and slice thin.
  • For gravy:.
  • Blend flour and wine.
  • Stir flour mixture into pan juices and cook and stir until slightly thickened.
  • Sprinkle parsley over meat and serve with gravy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 109, Fat 6.1, SaturatedFat 3, Cholesterol 11.4, Sodium 36.8, Carbohydrate 12, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 0.6, Protein 1.1

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