Spleen Crostini
Origin: Florence, Italy
Source: Pellegrino Artusi, 1891
Ingredients
- g mutton spleen (castrato)
- anchovies
- butter
- meat gravy
- tsp breadcrumb
- bread
- salt
- pepper
- spices
Instructions
- Skin the spleen and cook it in butter with meat gravy (or a battutino of onion, oil, butter, salt, pepper and spices).
- Chop it very fine with the anchovies, return to the juices, and bind with a teaspoon of breadcrumb.
- Without boiling again, spread on bread slices dried (not toasted) and brushed with butter.