Actually cooking organ meats week after week
I didn’t start with a strategy of hiding organ meats. Once I learned about the importance of including them in a diverse and nourishing diet, I served them front and center, without apology. Regardless, we incorporate them into all sort of foods now. Sometimes ingredients come up and sometimes they don’t. Whether you do intend to reveal your (secret) ingredients or not, Savory Mushroom Bolognese with Ground Organs is a great place to start!
So what is so important about organ meats? …
This week’s Braised Lamb Fries are a rational response to supply and demand. Even if they must be hidden.
All of my organ meats seem to be a rising commodity these days. Prices have doubled, in some cases tripled. After giving her a hard time, one farmer defended their higher prices last week by explaining to me that ‘there is only one on each animal and they’re very valuable cuts.’ I couldn’t agree more.
But in the meantime, lamb fries can still be had for a pretty good price. In fact, a little less than the former ‘organ meat’ price back when they were not differentiating and marking up more desirable cuts. Naturally, there were plenty left compared to other organs from a recent slaughter. So I bought some.
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