The recipe
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no oven temperature. The 400°F (200°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point.
Prepare
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
Remove some kidney fat from the loin and pare the skin.
Roast and serve
Roast the loin for three hours, ensuring both ends are browned.
If desired, roast the kidney separately in a dripping pan for better browning.
Once browned, place the kidney on thick toast in the dripping pan.
Serve the toast and kidney on a separate dish without gravy.
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.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Calf loin
- Forms the main cut of meat, which browns and cooks through during the long roast.
- Kidney fat
- Adds richness and moisture to the kidney as it roasts.
- Thick toast
- Soaks up rendered fat and juices from the kidney, giving a base for serving.
The step that matters
Ensuring both ends of the loin are browned. Browning depends on even heat and surface drying. Uneven browning on a long roast leaves some areas pale and less flavourful, so the loin should be turned or positioned so every end reaches color.
“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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