29. Kidney bread-crumbed, à la Maître d’Hôtel

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849

Source: The Modern Housewife
Time: Cook: 10 min Total: 10 min
Status: success · extracted 12 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (7)

for bread-crumbing

an egg well beat up with a fork ↝ Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole [Dairy and Egg Products]
a little salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
pepper ↝ Spices, pepper, black [Spices and Herbs]
bread-crumbs ↝ Bread, crumbs, dry, grated, seasoned [Baked Products]

for finishing

a little maître d’hôtel butter ↝ Butter, Clarified butter (ghee) [Dairy and Egg Products]

base

Kidney ↝ Kidney [Liver and organ meats]

for serving

toast

Instructions (1)

Prepare the kidneys as before, and when upon the skewer, have ready upon a plate an egg well beat up with a fork; season the kidneys with a little salt and pepper, dip them into the egg, then lightly cover them with bread-crumbs, put them upon the gridiron, which place over a moderate fire, broil them about ten minutes, turning them when half done, have ready a little maître d’hôtel butter, put about half an ounce in each kidney, and serve immediately upon a very hot dish; by the time it gets upon the table the butter will be melted, and they eat very relishing; dressed this way they may also be served upon toast.

Original Text

29. Kidney bread-crumbed, à la Maître d’Hôtel.—Prepare the kidneys as before, and when upon the skewer, have ready upon a plate an egg well beat up with a fork; season the kidneys with a little salt and pepper, dip them into the egg, then lightly cover them with bread-crumbs, put them upon the gridiron, which place over a moderate fire, broil them about ten minutes, turning them when half done, have ready a little maître d’hôtel butter, put about half an ounce in each kidney, and serve immediately upon a very hot dish; by the time it gets upon the table the butter will be melted, and they eat very relishing; dressed this way they may also be served upon toast.

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