Milk-Fed Veal Sweetbreads in the Old Style

Milk-Fed Veal Sweetbreads in the Old Style

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Made from the thymus or pancreas gland of a young calf, these sweetbreads are a French classic.

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Ingredients

  • 4 (9-oz.) pieces veal sweetbreads, halved
  • Salt
  • Juice of half a lemon
  • 1⁄4 cup peanut oil
  • 8 tbsp. butter
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1⁄4 cup dry vermouth
  • 1 cup veal stock
  • 24 asparagus tips, trimmed and steamed
  • 1⁄2 cup peas, steamed
  • 1⁄4 lb. haricots verts, trimmed and steamed
  • 16 pearl onions, peeled and boiled
  • 1⁄4 lb. baby carrots, peeled, trimmed, and steamed
  • 2 tbsp. minced flat-leaf parsley

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