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the Amarante website: Are you and the restaurant mutually compatible? Do
you have the same likes (butter, not-overcooked meat and fish) and
dislikes (elaborately plated dishes, Coca-Cola)? If it's a match, email
or text the chef Christophe Philippe’s cell any time of day to arrange
your next visit.

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Title: Sweetbreads w/Madeira Sauce
Categories: Offal, Herbs, Vegetables, Wine, Mushrooms
Yield: 4 servings

1 1/2 lb Fresh sweetbreads (3 lobes)
Salt & fresh ground pepper
1 Bay leaf
2 Sprigs fresh parsley
1/4 ts Dried thyme
6 Peppercorns
1/2 c Flour
3 tb Oil
3 tb Butter
3 tb Fine chopped shallots
3/4 lb Whole mushrooms; rinsed,
- drained, quartered
1/3 c Madeira wine
1 c Chicken broth
1 ts Tomato paste
1 tb Fine chopped parsley

Place the sweetbreads in a saucepan and add cold water
to cover. Add salt, bay leaf,parsley,thyme and
peppercorns. Bring to a boil and cook 5 minutes. Drain
thoroughly.

Slice each lobe on the bias into four pieces of equal
thickness. Sprinkle the slices on both sides with salt
and pepper.

Dredge the slices in flour and shake off excess.

Heat the oil and 1 tablespoon of the butter in a large,
heavy skillet. Add the sweetbread slices and cook 5
minutes on one side or until golden brown and slightly
crisp. Turn the slices and cook 5 minutes or until
golden brown and crisp. Transfer to a heated platter.

Pour off any fat remaining in the skillet and add 1
tablespoon butter. Add the shallots and mushrooms and
stir. Cook until the mushrooms are wilted.

Sprinkle the mushroom mixture with the Madeira and stir.
Add the broth and tomato paste, and bring to a boil. Add
the sweetbread slices in one layer. Cover closely and
cook 5 minutes.

Transfer the sweetbread slices to a warm platter. Swirl
the remaining tablespoon of butter into the sauce and
pour it over the sweetbreads. Sprinkle with parsley and
serve.

By: Pierre Franey

Yield: 4 servings

RECIPE FROM: https://cooking.nytimes.com

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