The first time I worked with sweetbreads I was very nervous but determined to attempt something outside of my area of expertise. When I made Dave’s Sweetbread Terrine http://atomic-temporary-17826715.wpcomstaging.com/2011/04/30/i-poached-daves-sweetbread-terrine/, I couldn’t get veal sweetbreads so I settled for lamb sweetbreads and they turned out fine. The veal sweetbreads for today proved to be a little “bulkier” than the lamb but more akin to the rich and creamy sweetbreads from Le Volant Restaurant http://atomic-temporary-17826715.wpcomstaging.com/2011/04/26/le-volant-restaurant-offaly-good-food/. Anyway, we were pleased.
The Papillon roquefort dressing I made was the perfect compliment to both the salad and sweetbreads. The great thing about food blogging is that it forces me to write down what I’ve done and if I forget, I can just check my blog posts 🙂 I’m making this again!
Crispy Veal Sweetbreads with Roquefort Dressing
1/2 cup Papillon roquefort cheese, crumbled
Juice 1/2 lemon
2 green onions, thinly sliced
1 celery branch, halved vertically and thinly sliced
1/2 cup mayonnaise
Salt and pepper
2lbs veal sweetbreads
Juice 1 lemon
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup flour
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 tsp paprika
1 tsp garlic powder
Mix the cheese, lemon juice, green onions, celery, mayonnaise together and add salt and pepper to taste. Refrigerate.
Soak the sweetbreads in cold water overnight, drain and place in a large pot with the juice of 1 lemon and water to cover. Bring to a boil and simmer for 3 minutes. Drain the sweetbreads and immediately plunge into an ice water bath. Drain again, put into a bowl with the buttermilk and refrigerate for 1 hour or so.
Mix the flour, crumbs, salt, pepper, paprika and garlic powder together. Remove the sweetbreads from the buttermilk and dredge in the flour mixture. Deep fry until golden brown. Serve with mixed salad greens and the roquefort dressing.
Wine suggestion: Yellow Tail Chardonnay
Wouldn’t be a dish appreciated by 100% of the La Moussiere team, but I’d love it. Nice recipe.
🙂 Thank you Roger.
I’ve never tried sweetbreads, but would love to try these, they look amazing.
Great ingredient to use.
Cheers
Marcus
Thank you Marcus. Since the Volant restaurant, sweetbreads are one of my favorite foods!
Having never tried sweetbreads (I confess to being quite intimidated by them!), this certianly looks like one I would definitely attempt. The photos are just amazing. Great job!
Thank you cj! Don’t be intimidated! If you like, start with the lamb sweetbreads. They are cuter and neater 🙂
Delicious post! Your photos are beautiful too. Stop by and say hi 🙂
Okay, I will.
Gorgeous photography!
As always!
Thank you very much Anastasia.
Yes, please! Sweetbreads are pretty much my favorite thing in the world to eat. Yummy, yummy, yummy, yummy.
I love seeing that there is someone in the world who isn’t intimidated by cooking them at home! Kudos!
I laugh in the face of sweetbread making. Ha, ha, ha. 🙂
Oh now that’s different – never had these before but now I’ve got this way of cooking them I really do have to give them a try!
Good luck Leigh!
I’d definitely be tentative about try these. Then again, I’ve never heard a bad word about them. Perhaps I ought to get over my shyness about sweetbreads… they must be cheap 😀
Sorry Frugal, not in France and probably not in Wales.
I’ve eaten sweetbreads but never cooked them myself….this recipe is tempting me to try!
Go to your butcher Chaise and I think you will feel comfortable with his advice on prepping them.
We’ve had wonderful sweetbreads and not so wonderful ones. I bet yours are in the first category.
Luckily, I’ve never had a sweetbread I didn’t like 🙂
Those look fabulous!
Thank you Michelle
I love sweetbreads! It looks like you cooked them perfectly.
Thank you Tessa!
Like many others here, I am a sweetbreads fan! They look so good and as for that dressing..mmmm.
I really like using the Papillon Roquefort you find here. Good.
I love to nibble on this with a good beer!
German beer!
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Used Point Reyes Bleu cheese for the dressing, so delicious!. Got the sweet breads soaking, getting ready to fry soon. We’re really looking forward to this!
Wish I was there!
It turned out beautifully and we have left overs. Yum!
Bravo!