Sweetbreads, Metropolitan Club

Ingredients

• two pounds of sweetbreads
• one-half gallon of cold water
• a spoonful of salt
• three ounces of butter
• six small white onions
• six heads of fresh mushrooms
• two green peppers
• one-half glass of white wine
• a spoonful of meat extract

Method

1. 1

   Let two pounds of sweetbreads soak in cold water with a little salt for two hours.

2. 2

   Then put in a casserole with one-half gallon of cold water and a spoonful of salt, and bring to a boil.

3. 3

   Cool off in cold water, trim them free from skin.

4. 4

   In a wide earthen pot, put three ounces of butter, place the sweetbreads on top, season with salt and pepper, add six small white onions, six heads of fresh mushrooms, and two green peppers cut in one-inch squares.

5. 5

   Simmer until nice and brown, then add one-half glass of white wine and a spoonful of meat extract.

6. 6

   Cook in the oven for fifteen minutes, basting continually.

7. 7

   Serve from the casserole.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Hotel St. Francis cook book (1919) by Hirtzler, Victor., page 167. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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