Sweetbread Casserole

80 minutes Prep: 60 minutes Cook: 20 minutes

346 calories per serving view nutrition facts

4 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

4	tablespoons	butter
2	tablespoons	flour, all-purpose
1	cup	chicken broth	from cooking the sweetbreads
1/2	cup	water chestnuts	sliced
1/2	teaspoon	salt
1/2	teaspoon	accent
1	dash	black pepper
1	teaspoon	parsley leaves	minced
8	ounces	mushrooms	sliced, and the juice
2	large	eggs	well beaten
1/2	cup	cream
1	pound	sweetbreads	precooked
1	cup	bread crumbs
1/4	cup	cheese	mild, grated

Directions

Melt the butter in the top of a double boiler, add the flour, mix carefully, and pour in the stock slowly.

Add the chestnuts, parsley, mushrooms, and seasonings.

When the sauce has thickened, beat together the eggs and the cream, pour the sauce into the egg mixture, and return to the double boiler.

Stir constantly until thick, mix in the sweetbreads, and pour into a buttered casserole.

Mix the breadcrumbs and cheese and sprinkle over the casserole.

Bake in a 275 degree F oven for 15 to 20 minutes.

To Prepare Sweetbreads: Soak in cold water for 25 to 30 minutes.

Remove the membranes and simmer in water for 15 minutes -

to each quart of water add 2 thin slices of lemon and 1 tsp of salt.

Cool and use in any recipe calling for sweetbreads.

These precooked sweetbreads may be prepared in quantity and frozen.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 169g

Amount per Serving

Calories 346 57% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22.0g	34%
Saturated Fat 12.0g	61%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 157mg	52%
Sodium 707mg	29%
Total Carbohydrate 28.0g	9%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g	6%
Sugars 3.0g
Protein 10.0g	20%

Vitamin A	14%		Vitamin C	4%
Calcium	10%		Iron	12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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