Sheep's Brains, en Matelote

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861
Source
The Book of Household Management
Time
Cook: 25 min Total: 25 min
Yield
6.0 persons
Status
success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe
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Ingredients (11)
Instructions (5)
  1. Detach the brains from the heads without breaking them, and put them into a pan of warm water; remove the skin, and let them remain for two hours.
  2. Have ready a saucepan of boiling water, add a little vinegar and salt, and put in the brains.
  3. When they are quite firm, take them out and put them into very cold water.
  4. Place 2 or 3 slices of bacon in a stewpan, put in the brains, the onion stuck with 2 cloves, the parsley, and a good seasoning of pepper and salt; cover with stock, or weak broth, and boil them gently for about 25 minutes.
  5. Have ready some croûtons; arrange these in the dish alternately with the brains, and cover with a matelote sauce, No. 512, to which has been added the above proportion of lemon-juice.
Original Text
SHEEP'S BRAINS, EN MATELOTE (an Entree). 740. INGREDIENTS.—6 sheep's brains, vinegar, salt, a few slices of bacon, 1 small onion, 2 cloves, a small bunch of parsley, sufficient stock or weak broth to cover the brains, 1 tablespoonful of lemon-juice, matelote sauce, No. 512. Mode.—Detach the brains from the heads without breaking them, and put them into a pan of warm water; remove the skin, and let them remain for two hours. Have ready a saucepan of boiling water, add a little vinegar and salt, and put in the brains. When they are quite firm, take them out and put them into very cold water. Place 2 or 3 slices of bacon in a stewpan, put in the brains, the onion stuck with 2 cloves, the parsley, and a good seasoning of pepper and salt; cover with stock, or weak broth, and boil them gently for about 25 minutes. Have ready some croûtons; arrange these in the dish alternately with the brains, and cover with a matelote sauce, No. 512, to which has been added the above proportion of lemon-juice. Time.—25 minutes. Average cost, 1s. 6d. Sufficient for 6 persons. Seasonable at any time.
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