Creamed Sweetbreads

Found this recipe and thought it looked interesting.  Sweetbreads are the thymus (or pancreas) of  a calf or lamb, or sometimes made from beef or pork.  If you serve this, but do not want to call it sweetbread, another culinary name would be "ris de veau" or "ris d'agneau"

1 lb sweetbreads
3 hard-boiled eggs (chopped)
¼ lb blanched almonds
1 can mushrooms

Soak sweetbreads in cold water for 1 hour. Parboil with slice of lemon for 20 minutes. Plunge in cold water, cut into cube, add hard-boiled eggs chopped, ¼ pound almonds, 1 can mushrooms drained. Mix with a well seasoned cream sauce and serve on toast or patty shells. 4 servings

Creole Apple Fritters

4 medium apples
Fine sugar
Rind of one Lemon
Powdered sugar

Peel and core apples, cutting out the center. Slice medium thick; dip lightly into fine sugar in which you have grated rind of a lemon; then dip each piece into the batter (see below), being sure that each piece is well covered. Fry in deep fat; drain on paper, and dust with powdered sugar.

Creole Fruit Batter (for fritters)

 

½ cup sifted flour
1 tbs melted butter
cold water
1 egg
t tsp sugar
1/8 tsp salt
1 tbs lemon juice

Beat eggs until creamy; add sifted flour, salt, butter, and lemon juice. Beat in enough water to make a batter like heavy cream. Serves 6

Barbecue Brisket

 

Simple ingredients and directions.  It just takes awhile for it to cook.  The hardest thing you have to do is wait.  Enjoy!

This can be made using a brisket or round roast. It is also good with or without the BBQ sauce or by reducing the BBQ sauce. Also good for the slow cooker. 

INGREDIENTS:

 

Garlic powder
Season Salt
1/2 bottle Worcestershire sauce
1/2 bottle Liquid Smoke

DIRECTION:

Trim the fat from the brisket or roast. Sprinkle with garlic powder and seasoned salt. On a small roast pour about ½ bottle of Worcestershire sauce and ½ bottle of liquid smoke. Roll in foil and leave over night. Next morning, put in a 200 degree oven for 6-8 hours or until tender. The last hour, pour on a bottle of BBQ sauce. Could be put in a slow cooker all day on low.

Guacamole (Low Cholesterol)

This dip should not be consumed by anyone on a low-fat diet. Avocados are high in fat, but free of cholesterol. Make sure that the mayonnaise you are using is prepared in polyunsaturated oil or unhydrogenated oil.

 

Can be made as thick and chunky or as smooth as your taste buds require.  Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup mashed avocado
1 tbs. Mayonnaise
2 tbs. Lemon juice
1 tbs. Finely chopped onion
¼ tsp. hot pepper sauce
1 small tomato chopped

DIRECTIONS:

 

Combine all ingredients. Chill. Makes abt. 1 ¼ cups