Sweetbread Braise, Financiere Recipe

Summary

Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time30 Min
Ready In40 MinDifficulty LevelMedium
Health IndexAverageServings4
CuisineCourse
MethodMain Ingredient
Interest Group

Ingredients

 1 pair sweetbreads
 Salt4 Tablespoon
 Whole spice and salt —to taste
 Butter3 Tablespoon
 1 jigger or more white wine
 Mushrooms1/2 Cup (16 tbs)
 Olives1/4 Cup (16 tbs)
 Shallots1/4 Cup (16 tbs)
 Fines Herbes and butter—to taste

Directions

GETTING READY
1. In a large saucepan, place the sweetbreads and cover with cold water.
2. Soak for 12 hours.
Wash thoroughly in fresh cold water.
3. Preheat the oven to 350°F

MAKING
4. In a saucepan, add the sweetbreads, enough water to cover, salt, and whole spice
5. Boil for about 5 minutes on a medium flame.
6. Drain, refresh and dry on kitchen towel.
7. Arrange the sweetbreads in a roasting pan.
8. In a skillet, melt butter on a low flame.
9. Add shallots, olives and mushrooms and sauté for 10 minutes.
10. Add this mixture to the sweetbreads
11. Pour over the wine.
12. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.

FINALIZING
13. Transfer sweetbreads to serving platter.
14. Empty the cooking liquid vegetables into a saucepan.
15. Add fines herbs and butter and simmer sauce till thick.
16. Season sauce according to taste.

SERVING
17. Pour the sauce over the sweetbreads.
18. Serve with bread.
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