Spicy Sweetbreads recipe

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Ingredients

16 ounces lamb sweetbreads
7 tablespoons butter, divided
½ lemon, juiced
salt to taste
2 large portobello mushrooms, diced
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground paprika
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 cup warmed milk, or to taste
2 cups frozen peas
1 jalapeno pepper, thinly sliced

Nutrition Info

374.9 calories
carbohydrate: 4.8 g
cholesterol: 326.3 mg
fat: 31.6 g
fiber: 0.3 g
protein: 17.8 g
saturatedFat: 18.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 242 mg
sugar: 3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Soak sweetbreads in a large bowl of water for 1 hour, drain.

  2. Place sweetbreads in a saucepan and cover with cold water, bring to a boil. Drain. Run cold water over sweetbreads to cool.

  3. Return sweetbreads to the saucepan and cover with cold water again. Add 1 tablespoon butter, lemon juice, and salt, bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.

  4. Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a heavy-bottomed skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms, cook and stir until tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate.

  5. Melt remaining 3 tablespoons butter in the skillet. Add flour, cook and stir until a paste forms, about 1 minute. Season with paprika and cayenne. Pour in milk slowly, whisking until sauce is smooth, 3 to 5 minutes.

  6. Stir sweetbreads, mushrooms, and peas into the sauce, cook until peas are heated through, about 5 minutes. Season sweetbreads with salt. Serve garnished with jalapeno pepper.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

Sweetbreads are tasty and easily digested. I couldn't find a spicy recipe so invented this simple, delicious dish. The sliced jalapeno gives a lovely bite of heat.

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