Deviled Sweetbreads

• 1 pound veal sweetbreads
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 large bay leaf, broken
• 12 peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 5 cups water
• 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sherry
• 2 cups milk
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons thick steak sauce
• Toast points

1. Soak sweetbreads in ice water to cover for 30 minutes. Drain well, and set aside.
2. Combine celery, onion, lemon juice, bay leaf, peppercorns, and salt in a Dutch oven. Stir in water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes.
3. Add sweetbreads to broth; reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes. Drain sweetbreads, discarding broth and other ingredients.
4. Immediately cover sweetbreads with ice water, and cool completely. Drain off water; remove and discard white membrane and tubes. Cube sweetbreads and set aside.
5. Saute mushrooms in butter in a large skillet; stir in flour. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Gradually add sherry and milk; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat. Add mustard and steak sauce, blending well. Stir in sweetbreads.
6. Serve over toast points.

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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/deviled-sweetbreads (may not work)