Comments on: Lamb’s Kidneys with Butter, Mustard & Cream

By: jenalyn

jenalyn — Sun, 15 Dec 2013 16:49:41 +0000

here in UK, we usually cook lamb kidneys with redwine, chestnut mushrooms and chipolatas. It’s really good!

By: Footloose

Footloose — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:26:46 +0000

@Risa, for the squeamish and the weak of heart, there is a similar beef picadillo soup with diced potatoes that is cooked the same way as follows:

For Tagalog bachoy, boil coarsely minced beef or pork until tender. Clean kidneys by halving them, then yanking out the visible tracts carefully. Boil water with a flattened piece of ginger and use this to blanch the kidney and liver pieces, drain. Add this and the tenderized meat in the boiling liquid to the sautéed garlic, ginger and onions. Add clotted blood cubes, if desired. Garnish with chopped green onions and a sprig of cilantro. Season with black pepper. In Bulacan they add misua. I don’t because the misua I get here is absolutely salty.

By: Risa

Risa — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:31:38 +0000

MM, Footloose, that is the batchoy I know. Like dinuguan without the dugo plus ginger. I miss that!

By: PITS, MANILA

PITS, MANILA — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:51:55 +0000

Not really fond of the parts posted, but we do use them for pasta sauce (boiled, chopped) and for kilawin as well.

By: natie

natie — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:30:17 +0000

Why does Hannibal Lecter come to mind?? ALthough I do love liver, dishes with cooked blood and sweetbreads…Haven’t tried Kidney…

By: Mary Lee

Mary Lee — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:40:17 +0000

Ewww. Sorry, but I just can’t handle cooking the nether parts of an animal. I do love to eat liver and do so often in restaurants, but I still don’t like to handle it at home. Looks too much like an episode of Greys’ Anatomy. Only time I ever dealt with kidneys was when I cooked especially for V & D. How’d you get rid of the smell?

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:03:46 +0000

Footloose, you are reading my mind… post on Visayan batchoy coming up next week or so… it too, has liver, gizzards, etc. :)

By: Footloose

Footloose — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:22:51 +0000

There is a Tagalog pork kidney soup called bachoy that also calls for liver and clotted blood. All visible collector tracts are carefully removed from the kidneys and the ginger sauteed with garlic plus the chopped green onions and sprig of cilantro on top all tend to mitigate the lingering barnyard flavor.

By: Betchay

Betchay — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:46:45 +0000

Like Millet, I also thought they were giant cashew nuts! I dont think I can eat kidneys but the sauce looks good!

By: millet

millet — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:42:19 +0000

liver, yes. kidneys, no. but am thinking, maybe i could do your recipe with cleaned boiled tripe, similar to tripes a la mode.