Sweetbreads Roasted
Origin: London, England
Source: Anonymous, 1846
Ingredients
- sweetbreads
- egg
- bread crumbs
- salt
- pepper
- clarified veal suet
- purée of vegetables
- brown gravy
Instructions
- First soak the sweetbreads in warm water, and then blanch them; in whatever manner they are to be dressed, this is essential.
- They may be prepared in a variety of ways; the simplest is to roast them.
- For this they have only to be covered with egg and bread crumbs, seasoned with salt and pepper, and finished in a Dutch oven or cradle spit, frequently basting with clarified veal suet.
- They may be served either dry with a purée of vegetables, or with a brown gravy.