Quiz: Offal

Muscle offals include tripe and heart, they tend to be tougher.  I would use braising, stewing, or a pressure cooker.  Using cooking techniques that help break down the tougher tissues are the most effective.  This allows the collagen to break down which tenderizes the meat and creates the rich broth.  It also helps to keep the meat from drying out.

We soak them in milk to help remove the impurities and improve the flavor .  It also helps to enhance the texture of the sweetbreads.

Dressing tripe means to clean, prepare it by rinsing, scraping, and blanching to remove the impurities.  This makes it more hygienic, palatable, and suitable for cooking.  First the tripe needs to be thoroughly rinsed, often several times to remove any leftover sto.  Next you need to scrape all the 

The leavening agent in souffle is air.  This is done when the whipped egg whites are incorporated into the mixture.

As a person who grew up eating offals, I took away new techniques for cooking and eating.  I already had knowledge of how I was taught, but I gained new ideas of how to cook offals with more respect and appreciation for the taste.  Growing up we boiled most everything, I now know there are other and better methods.