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[Life More Abundantly]

I am bravely branching out--I've never prepared or eaten this before, but I know it is very healthy, so I'm willing to give it a shot. I know sourcing organ meats is important, so I'm going to place an order with US Wellness Meats. If I'm spending the money for good quality, I want to use a tried, tested, delicious recipe, so I don't waste my money on a recipe fail...any suggestions?

[difwiz]

Sorry I don't have an answer for you, but I wanted to say that I am also looking for recipes. The only organ meat I have ever eaten was in liverwurst, and that was with some mustard and between two fluffy slices of potato bread.

Thanks for initiating this thread!

[MJam]

There is a thread called 'Liverwurst' and in it there is an amazing recipe for chopped liver (basically pate) from a member who is a chef. I made it and it is spectacular. I eat it on celery sticks. You can also put liver in burgers and meatballs.

I am cooking my bison heart today so I'll let you know how it goes.

Organ meat is awesome and I happy that more people are branching and trying it.

[kb0426]

Here is the thread...

http://forum.whole9l...939-liverwurst/

Thanks for reminding me MJam as I wanted to try that chopped liver recipe!

[Life More Abundantly]

I did find these on US Wellness Meats' site:

Liver & Apples--Berlin Style

Beef Heart with Mushroom Stuffing (Whole30 friendly)

Beef Kidney with Onions and Squash

Two of the recipes include butter, so I'll save those for post-Whole30 and will post the results after I try them.

[Susan W]

Life More Abundantly, on 15 December 2012 - 02:56 PM, said:

I did find these on US Wellness Meats' site:

Liver & Apples--Berlin Style

Beef Heart with Mushroom Stuffing (Whole30 friendly)

Beef Kidney with Onions and Squash

Two of the recipes include butter, so I'll save those for post-Whole30 and will post the results after I try them.

You can substitute ghee for butter. It's fairly easy to find in the higher end grocery stores or easy to make your own.

[SpinSpin]

I have used organ meats in meatloaf (Fine Cooking has a recipe to die for meat loaf wrapped in bacon.... oi ecstasy! So yummy!) and I also use heart in chili mixed with chuck and ground beef, and I also use it in stew. I find anything that has to cook for a long time works well with heart and other tougher organ meats.

[MJam]

Reporting back with my SUCCESSFUL bison heart cook...it was delicious and my toddlers literally DEVOURED it...paleo babies

Here is the recipe I used, I just swapped bison heart for beef heart. The sauce is yummo.

http://www.thefoodie...ker-beef-heart/

[nvss]

I received a spleen in my 1/4 beef order... any ideas? Not many online

[MJam]

Spleen...wow...I have never even seen that available to purchase. I'm not sure of the texture...maybe cook it like liver? Either way keep us in the spleen loop, I always want to know about organ meat.

[Susan W]

nvss, on 17 December 2012 - 05:26 PM, said:

I received a spleen in my 1/4 beef order... any ideas? Not many online

Chris Constantino is a chef who believes fiercly in using the entire animal. Google him and he'll probably have some recipes.

[Delaine Ross]

Tonight at Whole Foods I bought something I have never heard of or seen before (and somehow I think they mispriced it bc it was only $3.99/lb.) It was Rumaki: a chicken liver and a water chestnut wrapped in bacon. Simple and delicious!

http://www.gourmet.o...apped-in-bacon/

[Delaine Ross]

Also, pate is pretty easy to make. Sautee the livers in coconut oil. Put that and chicken stock in a food processor and eat with veggies (or a spoon.) On my birthday, I put a candle in it and ate it with a spoon - HA.