Devilled Kidneys

Ingredients

• 3 sheep kidneys
• 6 small squares of hot buttered toast
• 1 teaspoonful pepper
• 1 teaspoonful salt
• pinch of cayenne
• 0.5 oz. butter
• 0.5 teaspoonful mixed mustard

Method

1. 1

   Put the pepper, salt, butter, cayenne, and mustard into a basin and mix all together.

2. 2

   Split open each kidney, remove the core, take off the thin outer skin, and let them lay in tepid water for ten minutes.

3. 3

   Run a skewer through each lengthwise and keep them flat.

4. 4

   Put a little of the mixture on each, and grill over a clear fire for eight minutes, constantly turning.

5. 5

   Remove the skewers, and place a piece of kidney on each square of toast.

6. 6

   Serve as hot as possible.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Sea Cookery (1911) by Richard Bond, page 57. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

3 sheep kidneys 6 small squares of hot buttered toast l- teaspoonful pepper DEVILLED KIDNEYS. P teaspoonful salt pinch of cayenne oz. butter •J- teaspoonful mixed mustard Put the pepper, salt, butter, cayenne, and mustard into a basin and mix all together. Split open each kidney, remove the core, take off the thin outer skin, and let them lay in tepid water for ten minutes, then run a skewer through each lengthwise and keep them flat. Put a little of the mixture on each, and grill over a clear fire for eight minutes, constantly turning. Remove the skewers, and place a piece of kidney on each square of toast. Serve as hot as possible. BOILED SHEEP HEAD. 1 sheep head 1 onion 1 large spray parsley 1 sprig thyme pepper and salt 1 stick of celery 1 tablespoonful butter 1 tablespoonful flour 1 pint liquor from the boiled head Clean the head and put it into a gallon of salted water and soak for two hours. Throw away the water, remove the brains, put the head into a pan with enough water to cover, and simmer until the meat will leave the bones easily. Take out the head and keep the liquor for broth, remove all the meat, and cut the tongue into halves lengthwise. Put the butter into a pan, stir in the flour, but do not brown it. Add the pint of liquor, onion, parsley, thyme, celery, and pepper and salt to taste. Simmer slowly for fifteen minutes. Remove the parsley, &c., add the meat, and allow it to get well heated through. Tie the brains in a piece of clean cloth and boil them ten minutes, take them out and chop finely. Pour the sheep head into a hot dish. Put the chopped brains in the centre and the tongue on the top of them. Sprinkle a little finely chopped parsley over, and serve hot. 92 STUFFED TURNIPS. 6 medium sized white turnips salt and pepper i lb. sausage £ pint white sauce Peel and wash the turnips, cut a slice off the bottom so that they will stand upright, scoop out the centre. Take the sausage meat from the skins and fill the cavity cut out of each turnip with the meat and put them to steam for one hour. Dish up on a flat dish, pour the white sauce completely over them, garnish with sliced tomatoes and parsley, and serve hot. RISSOLES 1 lb. lean cooked beef £ lb. soaked bread i teaspoonful pepper f- teaspoonful salt

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