Brains are boiled, skinned and then sliced or chopped. Usually served with hot butter.


Original Receipt in 'A New System Of Domestic Cookery' by 'A Lady' (Mrs. Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell) (Rundell 1807);

CALVES BRAINS - ER
Blanch the brains and beat them up with an egg, pepper and salt, a small quantity of chopped parsley and a piece of butter. Put them into a small frying pan and fry them stirring all the time