Prep suggestions for Organ Meats

[ASusan]

DH and I just ordered local lamb. He decided on all the cuts, since he'll be the one to prepare most of it. He asked for all the organ meats and the neck (not the brain). He says he's prepared heart before, but I'm wondering how the rest of the organ meats might be prepared.

Does anyone have any experience or suggestions or recipes?

Thanks!

[saratc]

I grew up loving organ meats since my family's Chinese. We ate pork tongue, intestines, kidneys, you name it. My mom cooked just about all organs the same way, which is very good:

Julienne a bunch of green onions (3 or 4 stalks) and chop up a bunch of ginger into slivers (1 to 2 inch nub -- sliced, and then slivered)
Slice/cut organ meat into manageable/bite-sized pieces.
Heat up a good amount of lard or oil and add crushed garlic
Stirfry organ meat until no longer pink and cooked through.
Add green onions and ginger and stirfry until just coated and starting to look slightly wilted and then add dash of soy sauce (this part takes only two or three minutes)

BTW, I no longer eat kidneys as I remember NT saying that's one organ meat to avoid due to all the stuff that stays in there.

[NoTiGG]

Originally Posted by saratc

I grew up loving organ meats since my family's Chinese. We ate pork tongue, intestines, kidneys, you name it. My mom cooked just about all organs the same way, which is very good:

Julienne a bunch of green onions (3 or 4 stalks) and chop up a bunch of ginger into slivers (1 to 2 inch nub -- sliced, and then slivered)
Slice/cut organ meat into manageable/bite-sized pieces.
Heat up a good amount of lard or oil and add crushed garlic
Stirfry organ meat until no longer pink and cooked through.
Add green onions and ginger and stirfry until just coated and starting to look slightly wilted and then add dash of soy sauce (this part takes only two or three minutes)

BTW, I no longer eat kidneys as I remember NT saying that's one organ meat to avoid due to all the stuff that stays in there.

hmm. I have NT but i dont remember it saying not to eat kidneys. THere are even recipes for kidney i believe... so why would it say not to eat htem if it had recipes :P . The kidneys are a filter for your blood... they turn your blood plasma into urine basically. So if your kidneys smell like ammonia(which is what happens to urine as it ages) then its best not to eat them. Otherwise afaik its fine. Look at liver... its a filter for toxins as well but it doesnt store toxins in the liver itself. thats the job of the bile :P.