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Poached Brains
Photo: Lily Banse

Poached Brains

6 ingredients 8 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

375
Calories
27g
Protein
27g
Fat
6g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Veal not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 beef or 2 veal brains,
  • 1/2 lemon,
  • 1 tablespoon melted butter,
  • salt,
  • pepper,
  • green lettuce

Directions

1

Keep the brains in cold water for an hour.

2

Remove the membranes and set to boil with warm water and salt for 15-20 minutes.

3

Drain the water and slice the brains.

4

Arrange on a platter and pour lemon juice mixed with melted butter over it.

5

Add some pepper and decorate with green lettuce.

6

You may also serve cold. In this case, replace the butter with olive oil.

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Category:Romanian Recipes

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Category:Romanian Meat Dishes

Recipe sourced from fandom

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