Poached Brains

• 3 calf’s brains
• 4 tablespoons white wine vinegar

Soak the brains in cold water for at least an hour. Remove the membranes and blood vessels from the inner contours of the brains: this is most easily done under gently running cold water. It is easier to clean the brains if they are divided in half at the cortex.

Heat a saucepan of water with the vinegar; when boiling, lower the heat and gently add the brains, and simmer for 10 minutes.