
Air-Dried Beef Balyk in Cognac
Description
The recipe won't take much time. The distinctive feature of this recipe is the mandatory use of curing salt. I cured the meat for a month, but I think three weeks of curing will also be quite sufficient. Serve with herbs and sauce.
Instructions
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Step 1

Ingredients for balyk.
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Step 2

Mix all dry ingredients (sugar, salt, curing salt, coriander, pepper blend) with cognac and sauce. Do not add the garlic yet.
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Step 3

Rub the mixture well into the meat pieces by hand after it has soaked for 15 minutes. Leave in the refrigerator for three days to cure and marinate.
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Step 4

Remove excess moisture from the tenderloin with a towel.
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Step 5

Wrap the meat first in cheesecloth, then in paper. Tie it tightly with twine. I put it in the refrigerator for three weeks.
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Step 6

Such a beautiful result on the cross-section.
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Step 7

The beautiful color comes from nitrite salt. It also protects against possible botulism and salmonellosis.
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Step 8

Very DELICIOUS!