Kidneys in Onions

A Handbook of Cookery for a Small House · Conrad, Jessie · 1923
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A Handbook of Cookery for a Small House
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Ingredients (4)
Instructions (11)
  1. Cut rather a deep slice off the top of the onions after removing the outer skin.
  2. Take the centre out of the onions, removing about half the onion and leaving about four thicknesses.
  3. Skin each kidney and split it.
  4. Sprinkle lightly pepper and salt on the split side of the kidneys.
  5. Put a little dripping or butter into a frying pan.
  6. Lay the kidney flat side first in the boiling fat.
  7. Place the pan on a quick fire and fry lightly, turning twice.
  8. Put the prepared onion cases into boiling dripping and cook in a quick oven for twenty-five minutes.
  9. Place the kidney (half in each onion) and replace in the oven in the baking tin for another ten minutes.
  10. Be careful not to overcook the kidney so that the gravy runs into the onion as it finishes cooking.
  11. Serve very hot in a stone dish.
Original Text
Kidneys in Onions To those who are fond of an onion there is hardly a more appetising dish than onions prepared in the following manner. Take four or five decent-sized sound onions. Small Spanish are the best. Cut rather a deep slice off the top after removing the outer skin. You can then take the centre out; say you remove half the onion leaving about four of the thicknesses. Have ready two or three sheep’s kidneys prepared in the following manner: Skin each kidney and split it. Sprinkle lightly pepper and salt on the split side. Put into a frying pan [Pg 45]a little dripping or butter, lay the kidney flat side first in the boiling fat, place the pan on a quick fire and fry lightly, turning twice. As onion requires a lot of cooking it is best to put the prepared onion cases into boiling dripping and cook in a quick oven twenty-five minutes. Then place the kidney (half in each onion) and replace in the oven in the baking tin another ten minutes. Care should be taken not to overcook the kidney so that the gravy runs into the onion as it finishes cooking. Serve very hot in a stone dish.
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