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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: harry on July 29, 2012, 11:49:08 am
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anyone got reciept ??? ideas what i can do with 7 pigs worth of pork kidneys,
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:dunce: Don't make pate :D :D :D
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There are no kidneys in either recipe! As for the liver, I too make pate with every last ounce of it, love my recipe which has pistachios and cranberries and port, freezes and defrosts well, but I have been thinking of adding some kidney to the mix as I can never think what to do with them, and don't particularly like kidneys per se. Anyone tried adding kidney to sausages? Tamsaddle
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urine flavoured sausages i wont be trying it :o :farmer:
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There are no kidneys in either recipe! As for the liver, I too make pate with every last ounce of it, love my recipe which has pistachios and cranberries and port, freezes and defrosts well, but I have been thinking of adding some kidney to the mix as I can never think what to do with them, and don't particularly like kidneys per se. Anyone tried adding kidney to sausages? Tamsaddle
do you have a recipe tamsaddle?
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There are no kidneys in either recipe!
Nope, neither there are ::) Sorry - brain drain :innocent: :D
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Pigs kidneys are good cut in half the tubes removed and then fried and used in a mixed grill or with bacon and eggs and tomatoes. They freeze fine so you could cut and prepare them then use them as needed
I find the "urine" taste comes when they are used too fresh
I use lambs kidneys devilled - mince the kidneys, soften some chopt onion, lightly cook the kidneys add some Worcestershire Sauce, salt, pepper and a slooch of double cream and maybe a glug of Amontillado sherry, and serve on buttered toast. Might work for pigs kidney - can't see why not.
If anyone ever has some beef kidney to spare I would willingly buy it from them. I have lots of shin, but have used up all the beef kidney :D
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Hi Harry
We freeze all the pig kidneys and use them for steak and kidney pudding/pie.
Lorraine
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There are no kidneys in either recipe! As for the liver, I too make pate with every last ounce of it, love my recipe which has pistachios and cranberries and port, freezes and defrosts well, but I have been thinking of adding some kidney to the mix as I can never think what to do with them, and don't particularly like kidneys per se. Anyone tried adding kidney to sausages? Tamsaddle
Sounds gorgeous tamside where did you get the recipe ?
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yup steak + kidney pie was an obvious but i have plenty so may grill some............ googled how to make pate will try a recipe... liver butter cream and brandy.
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This is my liver pate recipe. It started off from the Hugh FW Meat book, then has been adapted by me. Sorry it is rather long winded. It is more like a terrine, and very coarse.
1.5 kg liver
500 g sausage meat
2 large onions, finely chopped and fried in pig fat
1 kg or more streaky bacon, rindless, to line baking tins
150 ml port
150 ml brandy
2 tablespoons double cream
200 g breadcrumbs
approx. 1 tablespoon each sage, thyme, mace
1/2 tablespoon cayenne
max 1 teaspoon each ground black pepper and salt. DO NOT ADD TOO MUCH SALT
approx. 150 g shelled unsalted pistachio nuts, blitzed or chopped to make smaller
approx. 100 g dried cranberries, chopped to make smaller
Line rectangular loaf baking tins with streaky bacon rashers
Blitz liver in food processor until it looks like very thick mud
Mix everything together, shouldn't be too runny, more like a thick paste
Fill to top of baking tins. Fold over bacon ends.
Cover with a double layer of buttered foil
Bake tins in large roasting dish with water all round base of baking tins at 160 degrees for 1 hour 20 minutes. Top up the water if necessary.
Take out of oven and press down, in baking tins, with weights, eg tins of veg or anything heavy the right shape. When nearly cold turn pate out of baking tins.
Flavour develops best after 2 to 3 days unfrozen in fridge.
Cut into smaller lengths and freeze separately, then you can get bits out whenever you feel like.
Tamsaddle
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thankyou :thumbsup:
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Devilled, on toast, for supper. My way: kidneys in half (if lambs) or pieces. Dredge in a mixture of dry spices (mustard powder, black pepper, cayenne pepper) and with a little flour to bulk it out, seasoned well with salt. Immediately fry in butter. Deglaze pan with sherry and thicken a little to drizzle over. Brioche is especially good for the toast. :thumbsup: