Brains in Batter

Name: Brains in Batter
Yield: For 2
Ingredients: tomato sauce; flour for dusting; 2 calves’ or 3 sheep’s brains; salt and freshly ground pepper; oil or fat for deep frying; fritter batter

Preparation info

For
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Poor Cook

By Susan Campbell and Caroline Conran

Published 1971

About

Ingredients

2 calves’ or 3 sheep’s brains
flour for dusting
fritter batter

Starter

Method

Heat the oil or fat in a deep-frying pan. Prepare the brains as described. Cut the brains into halves or, if you prefer, into four. Dry, and dust with seasoned flour. Using a spoon, coat the brains with batter and fry carefully to a golden brown. Serve with tomato sauce.