The testes of any animal are not a very offal for us. First of all, they are usually simply disdain, and many men treat them as food just painfully. However, let's take a sober look: this is not a person being neutered. Why is eating the liver normal, and the testes unnatural? In the end, you can pay attention to Eastern traditions, where the preparation of lamb eggs (as, indeed, any other cattle) is considered a matter of almost honor, and the result is served only to the most respected people.
Another thing is that mutton eggs are not so accessible in our area - the recipe in such a situation is already fading into the background. Bull testes are much easier to get. However, a person who really wants to try a new dish will certainly find a way out. For example, an agreement with a butcher.
Rules for cleaning the testes
Unlike other offal, more familiar to us, this exotic is usually sold in its original, “unbroken” state. Therefore, before preparing the lamb eggs, they must be cleaned. Each testis is thoroughly washed, the skin that tightens it is pierced to an elastic core and incised by five centimeters along it. The core is picked up by fingers and turns out. The leather bag is inedible, so it goes to the bin, and the eggs are washed again.
Easiest recipe
The peeled testes are cut lengthwise into 4 slices, not finely. The onion crumbles, and frying is done from it in olive (but you can also take sunflower) oil. Lamb eggs are laid directly in it - the recipe advises to season and salt them at the same stage. First, frying is carried out over a large fire, since a lot of liquid is released from the testes, and it needs to be evaporated. When the water becomes half less, the fire tightens, the pan is covered with a lid, and the dish is stewed for about ten minutes. Already at serving, it is sprinkled with fresh herbs.
How to cook Kikabidze mutton eggs
He follows the precepts of Georgian culinary specialists. This recipe for mutton eggs requires peeled and washed testes to be cut into two equal parts and breaded in wheat breadcrumbs. Many, very many onions, cut into rings, fry in vegetable oil. In another pan, brown the lamb eggs, put the frying on them, season with pepper and add salt. Beat the eggs well and pour over the onion. Cover the pan with a lid and simmer until the omelet is ready. You can try it!
Dragon Lamb Eggs
As the name implies, the dish is Chinese. Therefore, in order to cook mutton eggs in this way, the recipe urgently requires a wok pan. First, the treated testes are cut into strips and boiled for about 10 minutes. During this time, excess liquid will go into the water, which would otherwise be melted during frying. Boiled slices are fried in a heated wok; how they become a beautiful brownish color - half the onion rings are added. When they become equal in color with eggs, seasonings are poured: salt, zira, pepper, coriander - you can add others that you like. Immediately topped with scallop sauce and a little - a stack or two - of red wine. The fire goes out; a mixture of finely chopped cilantro and garlic is laid out on top. The dish should be infused for several minutes under the lid, after which it is mixed and served to interested guests.
Unusual kebab
One of the most curious ways to cook lamb eggs is to make kebab from them. The meat of this offal is tender, so pickling for a long time and with fancy marinades is not necessary. It is enough to pour whole testes for an hour with milk - a liter of liquid per 700 g of eggs. Then the milk is drained, and the offal is cut into pieces - not too large, but not to grind. Salt and pepper are added; fat tail fat (150 g) is cut into slices smaller than the testes. On skewers, both are strung in turn. It is fried like an ordinary kebab, only much less in time - about seven minutes. It turns out a very tender and non-greasy dish - lard is almost completely melted, softening the offal, but not absorbed into it.
Exotic salad
You can cook a variety of dishes from lamb eggs, including salads. For them, testicles are boiled until fully cooked. They are quite small in size, so it will take less than a dozen minutes. Water is drained, the testes are cut into strips (it is possible and in cubes, but it will not be so beautiful). Sliced slices are left in the colander for a short time so that the remaining water is expressed. Membranes are removed from a small grapefruit, and the flesh is cut into small slices. Avocado is peeled and cut. Peeled carrots are cooked until soft, but so that they do not fall apart under a knife, and chopped into cubes. A cooked, steep egg is cut in the usual way. All components are mixed; the salad is seasoned with mayonnaise; if necessary, it is salted. It will be even more enjoyable if you add boiled shrimp to it.
Piquant: lamb eggs in spicy sauce
We can say that such an offal is cooked in almost the same way in all recipes - either boiled or fried. A variety of tastes is obtained due to all sorts of pleasant additions. If you want to try hot and spicy lamb eggs, the recipe below includes chili peppers, paprika, and bitter black. Moreover, the first two are best taken fresh, and the last - with peas, so that the sharpness does not disappear during storage. Cumin is added to this set. All seasonings are taken in a ratio that suits you. They are rubbed together (for example, in a mortar) and fried in sunflower oil. When a spicy aroma begins to come from the pan, half a liter of water is poured into it. After boiling, the contents are salted, and the mutton eggs washed, peeled and cut into small pieces are laid in the bowl. The dish will languish under the lid for about 25 minutes. Then the lid is removed; when the steam stops boiling and excess moisture evaporates, raw eggs are driven in , the fire turns off, and the dish mixes quickly. I ask to the table!