Brains or Sweetbreads Cooked Plain
Ingredients
Directions
Clean the brains or sweetbreads thoroughly.
Place them in a pot with water and add salt.
Cook over medium heat until tender.
Serve hot.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Brains
- Main protein; becomes tender and soft when gently simmered in water.
- Sweetbreads
- Alternative main protein; becomes tender and soft when gently simmered in water.
The step that matters
Cook over medium heat until tender. Gentle heat cooks the delicate protein evenly and keeps it tender. A hard, rolling boil can toughen the outside and break the tissue apart before the centre is cooked.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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