Calfs Heart With Carrots Recipe

• 1 x calves heart about 750g lightly smoked belly of pork
• 1 x calf s foot split down the middle and cut into 4
• 350 gm small white onions
• 350 gm small new carrots
• 50 gm clarified butter
• 2 x unpeeled clv garlic
• 2 pch sugar
• 50 ml cognac or possibly armagnac
• 200 ml chicken stock or possibly water
• 1 pch nutmeg
• 1 x bouquetgarni with plenty of thyme
• 1 Tbsp. shredded flat leaved parsley
• 1 x salt and freshly grnd pepper

1. Place the heart in a bowl and run under a gentle flow of water for 30 min to remove all thc blood.
2. Place the belly of pork and calves foot in a saucepan cover with cool water boil for 2 min to blanch then refresh in cool water.
3. Drain and place on kitchen paper.
4. Peel the onions and carrots rinse in cool water and pat dry.
5. Lightly salt the calves heart and cut the pork belly into 4 pcs.
6. Heat the clarified butter in the casserole and put in the heart and pork belly.
7. Lightly brown on all sides over a gentle heat for 10 min then add in the onions unpeeled garlic and a healthy pinch of sugar.
8. Cook for another 5 min over gentle heat stirring from time to time till everything is golden brown then add in the pcs of calves foot and the carrots.
9. Stir well increase the heat pour in the alcohol and flame.
10. As soon as the flames die down add in the chicken stock or possibly water sugar nutmeg and bouquet garni.
11. Put on the lid and cook in the oven at gas 4 180C (350F) or possibly lower the heat and simmer on the hob.
12. Turn the heart every 20 min making sure none of the ingredients sticks to the casserole.
13. Cook for 1 1/2 hrs.
14. Cut the heart into 8 thin slices and arrange in the centre of a large shallow dish.
15. Throw away the bouquet garni and scatter the rest of the ingredients around the heart.
16. Season the gravy to taste pour it over the heart and sprinkle with the parsley.
17. Remember to dip your bread in the sauce
18. serves 4cooking time 1 hr 50 minsprep time 50 mins

pork, foot split, white onions, carrots, butter, garlic, sugar, cognac, chicken, nutmeg, thyme, parsley, salt

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/calfs-heart-with-carrots-97849 (may not work)