Thanksgiving has come and gone and I had the opportunity prepare the offal of the bird all by my lonesome. The results were, dare I say, spectacular.
After braising the gizzard, kidneys, heart, and liver at Thanksgiving dinner in a wonderful spice concoction of tandoori powder, garlic salt, black pepper, and the offal’s natural juices, I am prepared to say that offal is wonderful.
By the way, any maybe not that surprisingly, there is a wonderfully comprehensive entry on offal in Wikipedia. I take this single-sentence excerpt from that entry:
Fried-brain sandwiches are a specialty in the Ohio River Valley.
Really? Perhaps it is time for a road trip.
Both my wife & I areboth chefs; therefore offal is a big deal in my family & helps us to feed our 3 kids on a budget. if you dig that stuff you might get a kick out of this. I made it last night & it fed the 5 of us and there is still half left and all for well under 20 bucks.
http://kingbiscuitpants.wordpress.com/2009/09/05/doms-braised-lamb-head-with-pork-neck-bones-onions-leeks-kale-a-pressure-cooker-friendly-recipe/
That is incredible. I actually have really grown to like offal, actually so that little experiment was successful. That recipe you shared looks wonderful and it is definitely something I will try. I am going to follow your blog to get some more recipes for sure. Thanks!
Thank you so much; I’m rather fond of your site as well. Here are a couple more recipies you might like though admittedly I have over 100 on my site amongst other things. A big thing of mine is reducing waste & saving money without sacrificing taste or nutrition. Again thanks & keep up the good work!
http://kingbiscuitpants.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/doms-incredibly-tiny-heart-of-targ-a-k-a-simmered-marinated-chicken-hearts/
http://kingbiscuitpants.wordpress.com/2009/03/02/doms-cassoulet/
http://kingbiscuitpants.wordpress.com/2009/02/22/shus-pumpkiny-chicken-dumplings/
Fantastic! Thanks so much for these. I am a huge fan of cassoulet and look forward to giving this recipe a whirl. My wife will love this as well. Many thanks!
My delightful pleasure, little makes me happier than sharing good food & good recipies. Have a great day & keep up the good work.