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A Weekday Menu Recipe

Kidneys a la Jardiniere         HT   MC     French   30mins

Serves 4      Hot   Offal  Vegetables  Main course  Eggless  France  Europe

 

Ingredients

350g/12oz Carrots, cut into thin strips

225g/8oz Turnips, cut into thin strips

1 Onion, halved and sliced

100g/4oz French Beans, topped and tailed

50g/2oz Butter

675g/1˝lb Calves Kidney, thinly sliced

2 tbsp Plain Flour

2 tbsp Tomato Paste

Salt and Black Pepper

 

Instructions

 

1.  Place the  prepared vegetables into a saucepan, cover with water, add salt and bring to the boil. Cook for 3 minutes, then drain thoroughly, reserving the cooking liquor.

 

2. Heat 25g/loz of the butter in a frying pan. Add vegetables, cover and cook gently for 10 minutes until tender, turning several times during cooking

 

3. Meanwhile, coat the kidneys with half of the flour, shaking to remove any excess flour. Heat the remaining butter in another frying pan and fry kidneys for 5-6 minutes, turning occasionally. Season with salt and pepper.

 

4. Arrange vegetables on a warm serving plate, top with kidneys and keep hot.

 

5. Add the remaining flour to pan and cook for 2 minutes stirring, then gradually add 300ml/10 fl.oz. of the reserved cooking liquor and bring to the boil, stirring constantly, until well blended. 

 

6. Stir in tomato paste and season to taste. 

 

7. To serve -pour the sauce over the kidneys and vegetables and serve immediately.

 

 

Serving Suggestions :

Accompaniments

Buttered Noodles or Short Cut Pasta

Dessert

Spiced Oranges

 

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