Testicles with Caramelized Onions and Double-Smoked Bacon

Name: Testicles with Caramelized Onions and Double-Smoked Bacon
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon lard; 2 red onions, halved and sliced; 2 slices double-smoked bacon, cut into ¼-inch/6-mm slices; 1 large sprig sage; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; Coarse sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; Coarse sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; ½ cup/125 ml Lamb Stock or Veal Stock; ½ cup/125 ml Lamb Stock or Veal Stock; 2 lamb testicles, prepared; 2 tablespoons flour; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter; 12 fresh sage leaves

Preparation info

Serves
4
as an appetizer

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Odd Bits

By Jennifer McLagan

Published 2011

About

Yet again, a recipe that reveals the power of bacon. As testicles are very mild, they need to be matched with ingredients that give them flavor. Many smaller purveyors are making specialty bacon that is double smoked, and it adds smoky fatty flavor; however, any good quality bacon or even a good cured country ham would work.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon lard
2 red onions, halved and sliced
2 slices

Starter

Method

In a frying pan over medium heat, melt the lard. When it’s hot, add the onions, bacon, sage sprig, and sugar, season with salt and pepper, and cook until the onions soften and begin to color. Add the stock and bring to a boil; deglaze the pan, using a wooden spoon to scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Continue to cook until the stock is reduced by half, then keep warm.