27. Meat for Breakfast,—Sheep’s Kidneys

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849
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The Modern Housewife
Time
Cook: 6 min Total: 6 min
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Ingredients (3)
main
Instructions (8)
  1. Procure as many kidneys as you may require for your party, about one each is generally sufficient; be sure that they are fresh, which any person can ascertain by smelling, if not able to judge by their appearance.
  2. Cut them open very evenly lengthwise, down to the root, but not to separate them.
  3. Have some small iron or wooden skewers, upon which thread the kidneys quite flat, by running the skewer twice through each kidney, that is, under the white part.
  4. Season them rather highly with pepper and salt.
  5. Place them upon a gridiron (the inside downwards), over a sharp fire.
  6. In three minutes turn them over, and in about six they will be sufficiently done.
  7. Take them off the skewers, place them in a very hot dish, and serve immediately.
  8. In opening them be careful to cut them in the centre, for should one half be thicker than the other, one would be dried before the other was sufficiently cooked.
Original Text
27. Meat for Breakfast,—Sheep’s Kidneys.—Procure as many as you may require for your party, about one each is generally sufficient; be sure that they are fresh, which any person can ascertain by smelling, if not able to judge by their appearance; cut them open very evenly lengthwise, down to the root, but not to separate them; then have some small iron or wooden skewers, upon which thread the kidneys quite flat, by running the skewer twice through each kidney, that is, under the white part; season them rather highly with pepper and salt, and place them upon a gridiron (the inside downwards), over a sharp fire; in three minutes turn them over, and in about six they will be sufficiently done; then take them off the skewers, place them in a very hot dish, and serve immediately. In opening them be careful to cut them in the centre, for should one half be thicker than the other, one would be dried before the other was sufficiently cooked.
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