Calf’s Brains Vinaigrette

Preparation info
  • 2

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
New York Times Menu Cookbook

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1966

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Ingredients

  • 1 calf’s brains, trimmed
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 tablespoon vin

Method

  1. Rinse the brains. Place them in cold water to cover, add the lemon juice and soak for one hour.

  2. Drain the brains and add fresh cold water to cover, the vinegar, bay leaf and salt to taste. Bring to a boil and simmer gently for about twenty minutes, until done. Let brains cool slightly in the cooking liquid. Remove and slice. Serve with browned butter.<