Vol au Vent of Kidney

Ingredients

• f lb. good butter puff paste
• 4 sheep’s or 1 beef kidney
• 4 a small onion
• a few drops of lemon juice
• teaspoonful finely chopped parsley
• £ teaspoonful of thyme
• pepper
• salt
• 1 dessertspoonful butter
• 1 dessertspoonful flour
• 4- pint water

Method

1. 1

   For the Paste: Roll out the puff paste to one inch in thickness, in either round or oval shape.

2. 2

   Place a saucer on the top, leaving an inch from the outer edge uncovered, and cut an incision 0.5 inch deep all round it.

3. 3

   Brush over with eggwash and bake in a moderate oven for thirty to forty-five minutes.

4. 4

   Then remove the top, scrape out the inside crumb, put the case back in the oven for a few minutes to dry, remove it from the oven, stand it on a dish, pour in the kidney, and serve hot.

5. 5

   For the Kidney: Skin the kidneys, remove the core, and allow them to soak in tepid water for five minutes.

6. 6

   Cut the kidney into small pieces, and fry them brown.

7. 7

   Put the butter in a pan over the fire, when hot stir in the flour until a light brown.

8. 8

   Add the water, and when it has boiled add the kidney and remaining ingredients, season to taste and keep the gravy just below boiling point for thirty minutes.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Sea Cookery (1911) by Richard Bond, page 49. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

VOL AU VENT OF KIDNEY. For the Paste : — Have ready f lb. good butter puff paste, roll it out to one mch in thickness, in either round or oval shape. Place a saucei 01 any- thing of suitable size on the top, leaving an inch from the outei edge uncovered, and cut an incision \ inch deep all round it. brush over with eggwash and bake in a moderate oven fiorn thnty to forty-five minutes. Then remove the top, scrape out the inside crumb, put the case back in the oven for a few minutes to dry, remove it from the oven, stand it on a dish, pour in the kidney, and serve hot. For the Kidney : — 4 sheep’s or 1 beef kidney 4 a small onion a few drops of lemon juice teaspoonful finely chopped parsley £ teaspoonful of thyme pepper and salt 1 dessertspoonful butter 1 dessertspoonful flour 4- pint water

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