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How to Cook Sheep's Feet in White Sauce

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By Maria Scinto
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Sounds yummy, doesn't it? No? Well, believe it or not, this dish was actually the first-ever entree served up at the first-ever restaurant, opened in Paris in 1765. Although we no longer have the original recipe as cooked up by the first-ever restaurateur, M. Boulanger, this version from Mrs. Beeton's 1869 "Book of Household Management" is probably pretty close.

Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • 12 sheep's feet (trotters)
  • 1/4 lb. of beef or mutton suet
  • 2 onions, sliced
  • 1 carrot, sliced
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • 1 oz. salt
  • 1/4 oz. pepper
  • 2 tbsp. plus 1 tsp. flour
  • 2-1/2 quarts water
  • 1/4 lb. butter
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 3/4 tsp. pepper
  • A little grated nutmeg
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 gill milk plus 5 tbsp. milk
  • Yolks of 2 eggs
  • Croutons or toast points
  1. Step 1

    Clean the sheep's feet, or have the butcher (or sheep farmer) clean them for you. Extract the long bone from the feet.

  2. Step 2

    Put the suet into a saucepan with the onions and carrot, bay-leaves, thyme, salt, and pepper. Let simmer for 5 minutes. Add 2 tbsp. flour and the water, stir until the mixture boils, then put in the feet.

  3. Step 3

    Let the feet simmer for 3 hours, or until perfectly tender, then remove them from the pan and let them drain. When the water has drained away from them, return them to a saucepan with the milk and bring to a simmer but do not allow the milk to boil.

  4. Step 4

    Mix the butter, salt, 1 tsp. flour, pepper, nutmeg, and lemon juice. Stir this mixture into the pan with the sheep's feet and milk.

  5. Step 5

    Mix the egg yolks with 5 tbsp. milk, add to the other ingredients. Stir the mixture for a minute or two, but do not allow it to boil after the eggs are added.

  6. Step 6

    Serve the trotters and sauce warm, garnished with croutons or toast points. Bon appetit!

Tips & Warnings
  • A gill is about half a cup
  • I have no idea where you can get sheep feet if you do not live near a sheep farm-you're on your own there

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