Preparing Sweetbreads Recipe 2

Instructions

1. Sweetbreads should be purchased as fresh as possible, and as they spoil very quickly, they should receive attention as soon as they arrive from the market.
2. Soak in cold water an hour or longer, renewing the water several times to extract all the blood.
3. Drain and let simmer in boiling salted water half an hour or until tender.
4. Drain again, reserving the broth for subsequent cooking, and cover with cold water to keep them white and firm.
5. When they are cooled, wipe them dry.
6. Remove all the tubes, outside skin and fibers, taking care not to break the sweetbreads into pieces.
7. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and put into a cold place until needed.
8. Sweetbreads should always be parboiled in ibis manner, whatever the subsequent mode of preparation.
9. It insures their thorough cooking and makes them thicker, whiter and firmer.