Free Range Lamb Sweetbreads

Get patriotic this summer with sweetbreads - a traditional British delicacy from Farmer's Choice. This traditional cut of meat was once a great British dish, having been eaten for centuries and very popular for being inexpensive. Although not an obvious choice of meat today, sweetbreads have been staging a comeback in recent years, as young 'foodies' rediscover the delights and rich taste of offal delicacies such as these.

Lamb Sweetbreads

Your Kg Price £7.00

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These have a very delicate taste and are very tender. A very trendy, popular and economical cut. Can be grilled, fried, braised, poached or roasted.

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So what exactly are sweetbreads? A sugary baked product, as the name suggests? Not quite. Sweetbreads are a delicate meat taken from either the 'thymus' - the throat, gullet or neck area, or the pancreas of an animal, and are a subtly delicious offal meat. These cuts are usually taken from lamb or veal, but can sometimes be taken from pork, too. The name is actually thought to have come from their sweetness in taste, and 'brede'; and old word meaning (roasted) meat.

Sweetbreads have a creamy and tender texture, and are quite delicate and fragile to handle and cook. The best method for cooking them is to soak them in cold water for a couple of hours, making sure to change the water several times, then remove any membranes or gristle, and panfry or simmer until they feel firm but not hard. Sweetbreads are quite versatile, and there are a number of ways to cook and serve them - you can try frying them in breadcrumbs, sautéing them in butter, serving in a white sauce, or serving as a topping to another meat; the options are endless.

At Farmer's Choice we offer a delicious portion of lamb sweetbreads at only £1.78 for 250g. Our cuts of meat and offal always come from completely free range meat, and our lamb sweetbreads are no different. Farmer's Choice believe in the traceability of meat too, so you can learn about where our lamb comes from by reading about our partner farms on the Our Farms page. If you're wondering how to cook your Farmer's Choice lamb sweetbreads, you can try one of our recipes that we've put together and listed below. Try a simple fried recipe, or a dish with beans, capers and sage.

So celebrate all things British this summer with a light and tasty sweetbread dish reminiscent of our past!