Sweetbreads with Asparagus

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Difficulty:
moderate
Difficulty
Preparation:
2 h. 45 min.
Preparation

Ingredients

for
4
Ingredients
400 Sweetbread
125 milliliters Tarragon vinegar
1 kilogram white Asparagus
1 shallot
2 Tbsps Herb vinegar
1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
2 Tbsps olive oil
2 Tbsps sunflower oil
1 Tbsp Cointreau
salt
freshly ground peppers
4 Tbsps clarified butter
250 milliliters Veal stock
125 milliliters dry Red wine
50 grams cold butter
Lettuce (for garnish)
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Preparation steps

1.

Soak sweetbreads in cold water for about 2 hours. Bring 2 liters (approximately 8 cups) of water to a boil with 1 teaspoon salt and tarragon vinegar. Add sweetbreads, reduce heat to a simmer and let cook for 15 minutes. Remove and let cool.  

2.

Rinse asparagus, trim ends, peel bottom third of stalk, and blanch in boiling salted water until tender.

3.

Peel shallots and dice.

4.

Mix together herb vinegar, balsamic vinegar, oils, and Cointreau. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

5.

Skin the sweetbreads and cut into thin slices. Heat clarified butter in a pan and sauté sweetbreads until golden on both sides. Remove and keep warm.

6.

Sauté shallots in the pan drippings until translucent. Deglaze with stock and red wine and let reduce by half.

7.

Remove red wine sauce from the heat, stir in the cold butter and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve drizzle the sweetbreads with the red wine sauce. Arrange lettuce leaves with asparagus and drizzle with vinaigrette.