Kidney (offal)

Kidney (offal) : The kidney is a abat red, consisting of the kidney of a animal de butchery.
The kidneys of beef and veal have several lobes, while those of the porc and mouton only have one, in the shape of bean ( reniform).
The kidneys ofwith animals  jeunes (lamb, heifer, veal) are the most Details © licats ; those of pork have a more fade ; finally, those of beef, which enter into the composition of steak and kidney pie (See Steak and kidney pie), and mutton are more tough.
Kidneys often smell of urine; it is advisable to scald quickly and drain before you to cook.

Quote from the French writer Louis-Ferdinand Destouches dit Céline (1894-1961) “Alcohol was eating their livers… The sun cracked their kidneys… The crabs stuck to their hair… and eczema to the skin of their stomachs. The light would end up roustiller their retina ”in Journey to the End of the Night .

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See also under Mouth slang: Kidney ; Gnawing ; To chomp.

Culinary uses of the kidney : First of all preparation, we remove the transparent membrane that surrounds them (so that they do not retract during cooking), the nervous parts and the fat of the Center. Grilled, stir-fried or skewers, the kidneys are used roses, to stay tender ; we do them too braise. The kidneys of veal are particularly journey hash browns in their gangue of fat, which gradually melts; we just serve them golden. They are cooked whole ou detailed en strips.
The kidneys of coq have become very rare, but appear, like the ridges, In garnishes classics, like the one vol-au-vent.
Also called veal kidney, longe or the fillet of this animal, which takes the name of grumbling in a few areas, when the kidney remains attached there envelope of his fat.

Quote from the Chilean writer Luis Sepúlveda (1949-2020): “The care of a Shuar sorcerer slowly restored him to health. Herbal decoctions drained the venom. Baths of cold ashes soothed fever and nightmares. And a diet of monkey brains, liver and kidneys restored the use of his legs after three weeks. in the Old man who read romance novels.