Sara's Sweetbread Fricassee

Name: Sara's Sweetbread Fricassee
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound calves' sweetbreads; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon canola oil; Kosher salt to taste; 1/3 cup flour; 2 carrots, peeled and finely chopped; 1 red onion, peeled and finely chopped; 1 bunch scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced; 3 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced; 4 1/4 cups chicken stock; 3 tablespoons tomato paste; 1 tablespoon Pickapeppa or Worcestershire sauce; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 bunch fresh thyme; 1 whole green Scotch bonnet chili; 3 whole allspice berries; 1 clove; 1 bay leaf; Freshly ground black pepper to taste

Recipe from Michelle Bernstein

Adapted by Molly O'Neill

Total Time: 1 hour
Rating: 4(5)
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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings

1pound calves' sweetbreads
1tablespoon unsalted butter
1tablespoon canola oil
Kosher salt to taste
⅓cup flour
2carrots, peeled and finely chopped
1red onion, peeled and finely chopped
1bunch scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced
3cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
4¼cups chicken stock
3tablespoons tomato paste
1tablespoon Pickapeppa or Worcestershire sauce
½teaspoon ground nutmeg
1bunch fresh thyme
1whole green Scotch bonnet chili
3whole allspice berries
1clove
1bay leaf
Freshly ground black pepper to taste

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Preparation

Step 1
Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil and add sweetbreads. Simmer for 10 minutes. Drain, cool sweetbreads in a bowl of cold water, remove and peel away any membrane. Cut into 1-inch-thick slices.
Step 2
Heat butter and oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Salt the sweetbread pieces and dredge in flour, shaking off excess. Add to skillet when the butter has melted. Cook, turning once, until lightly browned, about 3 minutes per side. Add the carrots, onion, scallions and garlic, shaking the skillet occasionally, until the vegetables are just tender, 3 to 4 minutes.
Step 3
Add the stock, tomato paste, Pickapeppa sauce and nutmeg to the skillet. Tie the thyme, whole chili, allspice berries, clove and bay leaf in a square of cheesecloth and add to the skillet. Bring to a boil, lower to a simmer and cook, uncovered, until the liquid is thickened and reduced by about ½, 30 to 35 minutes.
Step 4
Remove skillet from the heat. Discard cheesecloth bundle. Season with salt and pepper and serve.