Cooking with Cybermyk - A Hearty Valentines Supper

[Cybermyk]

So it getting close to valentines day and I thought, what better to cook for your loved one than <B Lambs hearts <B

Ingredients

You'll need some lambs hearts
Sage and onion stuffing (enough to fill them)
Half a finely chopped small onion.

Set your oven for 180c

Method

Remove the hearts from any packaging.

Cut away the arteries to help open up the tops of the ventricles. Then wash. Get your fingers down into the ventricles to remove any congealed blood.

Mix the chopped onion into the stuffing and stuff the hearts

Roast in the oven for 1 1/2 hours turning over after the first 45 minutes.

I've just had mine with mash and a red wine sauce but I'd suggest sharing meat and two veg with your loved one

 

[Cybermyk]

Looks nice, and very different . Can you wrap the hearts in anything... say, bacon?

The flavour is not a offal as you would think It would probably go with bacon but I would go with a low salt variety so you don't mess up your heart too much.

How much do the hearts cost? Might nip into my butchers later in the week and order some/see if they have any kicking about.
At all similar to liver/kidney?

I have similar knives to you!

I think they were £1.60 for the three at Tesco. I would liken them more to liver but the texture is tender in comparison.

 

[Cybermyk]

Cybermyk: what's the recipe for the red wine sauce? It looks rich and delicious.

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2514/shallot-and-red-wine-sauce

That's as good as any. Mine was more of a throw everything in a pan and reduce it for consistency effort. It turned out really nice though

I was making it for myself as the two daughters I had with me the night I made it preferred gammon steaks and chips with onion rings for some reason

 

[Cybermyk]

Looks tasty

I'm a big fan of liver and kidneys, I've yet to try heart!

How does it compare?

Think tender liver and you'd be close.

 

[Cybermyk]

Have you just put the stuffing through the arteries into the ventricles or have you hacked into the heart with the knife to stuff it?

Just take a 1/4 inch or so off the top to remove the arteries and the venrtricles should all be open. Bear in mind they will shrink a little so some of the stuffing will ooze out.

Is it just me or is it a bit creepy to be serving hearts for dinner on valentines day.

No more creepy than serving chicken breasts or cows rump really


Cheers for the comments guys

 

[Cybermyk]

It said it looked horrible. Seeing as the first bite is with the eye, Cybermyk would have a stroppy partner on his hands and no reacharound.

Lol, there would be no creampie for afters if you don't eat your supper