Heart

Meat

Heart

Elk heart is dense lean muscle—slice thin for grill or braise until tender. Meaty, less metallic than liver. Trim vessels and sinew, marinate if grilling, avoid dry leatheriness. Excellent skewered or diced into stews.

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Characteristics

Preparations

BraisedGrilledSkeweredSliced

Traits

BeefyDenseFirmFlavourfulLeanMuscular

Nutrition and pairings

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 166

Amount per 100 g

  • Total Fat 7.52 g
  • Saturated Fat 3.31 g
  • Trans Fat 0.2 g
  • Monounsaturated Fat 3.53 g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat 0.68 g
  • Cholesterol 140 mg
  • Sodium 62.9 mg
  • Salt 0.15 g
  • Total Carbohydrate 0 g
  • Dietary Fibre 0 g
  • Total Sugars 0 g
  • Complex / starch 0 g
  • Protein 24.6 g
  • Water 63.4 g
Detailed nutrients

Heart is a dense working muscle—high protein, moderate fat, more iron than white meat.

History

Game processors portioned elk like beef into steaks, roasts and burger. Cooks treated heart of elk as a cut with its own timing and sides.

As elk cookery specialised, heart was portioned and sold ready for the pan. High-protein lean marketing put elk steaks into specialty butchers nationwide.

European settlers adopted elk roasts and jerked meat on the frontier; heart of elk took a named place in that kitchen trade.

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