LAMB’S HEART CASSEROLE
50 g butter or margarine
1 medium onion, skinned and chopped
125 g mushrooms, wiped and chopped
125 g streaky bacon, rinded and chopped
2.5 ml (1/2 level tsp) dried sage or thyme
225 g fresh breadcrumbs
finely grated rind of 1 lemon
salt and pepper
1 egg, beaten
8 lamb’s hearts, washed and trimmed
60 ml (4 level tbsp) flour
30 ml vegetable oil
300 ml Chicken Stock
45 ml (3 tbsp) sherry
- Melt half the butter in a saucepan and cook the onion, mushroom and bacon until browned. Remove from the heat and stir in the herb, breadcrumbs, lemon rind and seasoning. Bind with the egg.
- Fill the hearts with the stuffing and sew up neatly with string cotton.
- Toss the hearts in the flour and brown well in the remaining butter and oil in a flameproof casserole. Pour over the stock and sherry, season well and bring to the boil.
- Cover the casserole and cook in the oven at 150°C mark 2 for about 2 hours or until tender.
- To serve, slice the hearts and pour over the juices.
Serves 8
LAMB’S HEART CASSEROLE
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