Beef cut: where it is, price, recipes
Beef brain
Blanched then seared in browned butter with capers and vinegar, the classic beurre noir. Restricted in many countries since the BSE years, it survives in France as a bistro curiosity.
- Poached
- Pan-seared
$6/ lb
- In French
- Cervelle de bœuf
- Where it sits
- Head. Beef cheek melts after hours of braising: it is the hardest working muscle of the whole animal.
- Tenderness
- 5/5
- Flavor
- 2/5
- Marbling
- 1/5
- Price
- $6 / lb ·
- Actual size
- ~12 cm
