Discover nutritious, flavorful, and unique recipes featuring pig or cow brains as the main ingredient. Perfect to enrich your daily diet with high-quality proteins!
🍪 Brain Brownies (Nutritious and Moist!)
Ingredients:
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200 g veal/pig brains (cooked and pureed)
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4 eggs
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1 cup plantain flour
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½ cup raw honey
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2 tsp Celtic sea salt
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1 cup chocolate chips
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150 g raw butter (melted)
Preparation:
Preparation of the brains:
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Rinse the pig brains well and cook for 5-7 minutes in salted water.
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Puree until smooth.
Making brownie batter:
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Preheat the oven to 175°C.
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Mix eggs, honey, melted chocolate chips, butter, and pureed brains until smooth.
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Add plantain flour and salt and stir until smooth batter.
Cooking:
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Pour batter into greased or parchment-lined pan.
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Bake about 30 minutes until top is firm, inside creamy.
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Let cool for 10-15 minutes, cut and enjoy!
🍗 Crispy Brain Nuggets (Crunchy Brain Nuggets)
Ingredients:
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200 g pork or beef brains
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1 egg
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½ cup pork or beef panko
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½ cup Parmesan cheese (grated)
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1 tsp Celtic salt
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1 tsp paprika powder
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½ tsp garlic powder
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½ tsp pepper
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Coconut oil or beef fat (for frying)
Preparation:
Preparation of the brains:
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Rinse brains, remove blood vessels.
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Blanch 5 minutes in boiling salted water, let cool and cut into pieces.
Breading and frying:
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Beat egg, mix other dry ingredients separately.
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Dip pieces in egg, then in breading mixture.
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Fry golden brown and crispy in fat of choice.
To serve:
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Delicious with lime-garlic sauce or spicy mustard mayonnaise.
🥩 Creamy Brain Spread (Brain Pâté)
Ingredients:
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250 g pork or lamb brains
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3 tbsp raw butter or goose fat
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1 small onion (chopped)
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2 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
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1 tsp Celtic salt
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½ tsp thyme or rosemary
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½ tsp black pepper
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1 tsp lemon juice
Preparation:
Preparation of the brains:
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Rinse and blanch for 5-7 minutes in salted boiling water.
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Let cool and chop finely.
Aromatic base:
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Sauté onion and garlic in butter or goose fat until translucent.
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Add brains, cook gently for 5 minutes.
Puree and serve:
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Season with herbs and lemon juice, puree until smooth.
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Let set in the fridge, serve pure or on toasted sourdough bread.
Enjoy these nutritious, surprising recipes and discover the power of brains in your diet! 🧠✨