Sumac Encrusted Lamb’s Brains

Breaded brains are a popular pub food in Australia—and they were my traumatizing Sunday night supper. This is an updated version of those brains my mother cooked. She would never have thought of adding chile or lime zest to her bread crumb mixture and I doubt that she has even heard of sumac. Sumac is a bush that grows wild in the Middle East and produces dark red-to-purple berries that are a popular cooking spice. They are used whole or ground, and are an ingredient in za’atar, a sp