On 2019-08-23 8:47 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Aug 2019 19:07:17 -0600, graham > wrote:
>
>> On 2019-08-23 5:03 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>>> On Fri, 23 Aug 2019 15:49:28 -0600, graham > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2019-08-23 12:21 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>>>> .
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have just returned from the Jewish deli with no luck. They said that
>>>>>> they have talked about putting it on the menu but so far, no action.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Organ meats are just not as popular as they once were.
>>>>>
>>>>> Granted, I am ancient, but among those meals my mother prepared were
>>>>> liver (calf, beef, or chicken) tongue (either to be served cold and
>>>>> sliced for sandwiches, or prepared like a braised brisket), lung
>>>>> (cooked, then ground and mixed with other ingredients) and heart
>>>>> (stuffed).
>>>>>
>>>>> Hmm- she never made kidneys.
>>>>>
>>>> Funny you should mention kidneys. I went into the up-market grocery
>>>> nearby and they had packs of fresh lamb's kidneys. I was tempted but the
>>>> next few dinners are already planned.
>>>
>>> I have never cooked them, but James Joyce made them sound quite
>>> tempting.
>>
>> It's a pity his books were not more tempting:-)
>>>
>> I almost never take photos of restaurant meals as I think it infra dig.
>> However, this is a dish of kidneys served in a resto in Colmar, Alsace,
>> 4 years ago, that was superb:
>> https://postimg.cc/VSLwtwW8][img]https://i.postimg.cc/VSLwtwW8/Europe-2016-034.jpg
>>
>> Rognons Dijonais (mustard sauce) is also delicious and I have also
>> cooked them Liègeoise style where you fry them briefly in butter with a
>> few crushed juniper berries, then flambé with gin.
>
> Lovely!
>
> I have threatened to make my own steak and kidney pie for ages. Never
> gotten around to it.
>
Authentic recipes may also contain oysters!!!!