Recipe Book/Europe/Italy/

Rognoni di Vitello

Serves: 4

Cooking: 15 minutes

Preparation: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

700g/1½lb

veal or lambs' kidneys

30ml/ 2tbsp

plain flour

50g/2 oz

butter

2 medium

onions, peeled & chopped

2 cloves

garlic, peeled & chopped

5ml/ 1tsp

fresh thyme chopped
(use 1¾ml/ ¼tsp if using dried thyme)

125ml/4fl oz

red wine

to taste

salt & freshly ground black pepper

90ml/ 6 tbsp

single cream

5ml/ 1tsp

juniper berries

 15ml/1 tbsp

fresh parsley, chopped

Method:

Skin the kidneys and remove the cores with sharp kitchen scissors.

Toss the kidneys in the flour and fry in the butter over a medium heat.

Add the onion, garlic and thyme and cook for 5 minutes.

Add the wine and cook for a further 2 minutes.

Reduce the heat and stir in the cream and juniper berries. Cook for a further 10 minutes and season to taste.

Serve garnished with the chopped fresh parsley.