Beef Patella - What should I do with this?

[HotSun]

My DW, thinking she was doing me a favor, brought home some beef patella from the international market, about 4 pounds worth. I'm not sure what the heck I'm supposed to do with this and I can't seem to find any recipes. My best guess is stock, but I'll lean on my fellow pitmasters for what to do with this.

Any ideas?

[STEbbq]

Is there a large bone?

[MBMorgan]

From what I've seen online, either stock ... or doggie chew toys/treats. Good luck!

[HotSun]

Thanks MBMorgan , that's kinda what I'm thinking, too.

Is there a large bone?

Yes.

[barelfly]

Beef patella……..


all this makes me think of are the pieces of the patella that were removed from my knee two weeks ago! I’ve never heard of beef patella…so off to read a little on this!

[HotSun]

I’ve never heard of beef patella…so off to read a little on this!

Hope your rehab is going well. Good luck on your search, I couldn't find much at all. I'm wondering if it is a Latin American or Caribbean thing.

My DW likes to keep me on my toes.

[barelfly]

All is good! Thank you! And definitely want to hear what you end up doing with this patella….or multi-partite patella in my case

[MBMorgan]

Just did a search for "beef knee cap recipe" and got a bunch of hits (turns out to be an Asian thing).

[HotSun]

MBMorgan , that makes sense. The international market has a lot of Asian foodstuffs.

[STEbbq]

I wonder if you could adapt something like this to make it work.

https://afoodloverskitchen.com/crispy-pork-knuckle-schweinehaxe/

https://www.cooklikeczechs.com/pork-knuckle-recipe/

https://www.rednumberone.com/pork-knuckle-recipe/

https://www.recipetineats.com/crispy-german-pork-knuckle-schweinshaxe-with-beer-gravy/

[HotSun]

I'm not entirely sure this would work, but I am totally trying the Cook Like Czechs pork knuckle recipe. Thanks for sharing STEbbq .

[PGH_RAM]

HotSun STEbbq the Cook Like Czechs version of the pork knuckle was the first meal I had in Prague when I visited 25 years ago. It still counts as one of the most memorable meals I've ever had, and not just because it was the first time I was ever served beer in a liter mug.

[STEbbq]

PGH_RAM I have had it twice. Once in Prague and once in Munich. It is wonderful. Enjoy.

[HotSun]

I think I will just try to make stock with it. What could possible go wrong?

[STEbbq]

PGH_RAM found my pic.

https://pitmaster.amazingribs.com/forum/the-pit-mastery-program/misc-or-general-food-discusison/1240903-munich-thoughts?p=1240923#post1240923

[PGH_RAM]

Yup. That's exactly what I remember. Only difference was that in Prague I had it with sauerkraut and bread dumplings.

[yakima]

Before seeing thoughtful appetizing responses, my inclination was to cook it like a carp. Wire it to a board, roast at 500 for 3 hours, eat the board.

{Yes, I know they say there are good carp recipes.}

[HotSun]

Haha, I haven't heard a good carp joke in years, thanks for the chuckle. 🤣

[HotSun]

I finally got around to using these patellas. I cooked it down in vegetable broth and veggies for about 90 minutes in my pressure cooker (high pressure). Removed all the goo from the bones, reserved the bones for roasting and making stock (later). The goo is gelatin, so I'll use that when I make the stock.

The liquid from cooking was mixed with water and some beef base and made some excellent beef stock.

Anyhow, check out the 'bonus cook' section of this post, where I show what happened to the liquid after refrigeration:

https://pitmaster.amazingribs.com/forum/food-recipes-techniques-show-us-what-youre-cooking/show-tell/1680772-show-us-what-you-re-cooking-suwyc-volume-36-winter-2024-2025?p=1687627#post1687627

Not sure I would use these again, but they were only $1.99/lb, so who knows. It was interesting.