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Nose to Tail

22 recipes in this category

Offal and organ meat recipes — tongue, liver, kidney, and other cuts that honor the whole animal.

A deep ceramic bowl of rich golden-brown offal soup with a swirl of pale sour cream and golden croutons on a dark oak table with a linen napkin.
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Lamb Liver and Lung Soup with Egg Yolk and Sour Cream

A rich Central European offal soup made from lamb liver and lungs, ground fine, finished with a velvety egg yolk and sour cream liaison and crispy croutons.

Total time: 80 min
Servings: 4–6
Sliced beef tongue layered in a deep ceramic baking dish, covered in dark mushroom sauce, sour cream, and a golden Parmesan crust.
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Beef Tongue in Mushroom Sauce

Tender sliced beef tongue layered in a rich dark mushroom sauce, finished with sour cream, Parmesan, and a golden oven crust.

Total time: 240 min
Servings: 4
Slow-braised oxtail pieces in a deep mahogany red wine sauce, served in a rustic ceramic bowl with glazed carrots.
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Beef Tail in Red Wine Sauce

Slow-braised oxtail in a rich red wine broth with carrots, lemon zest, and a silky roux-thickened sauce. A forgotten Central European classic.

Total time: 205 min
Servings: 4–6
A deep ceramic bowl filled with tender honeycomb tripe pieces in a rich red paprika and onion sauce, served with crusty bread.
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Tripe with Onions

Tender honeycomb tripe slow-cooked in a rich paprika and onion sauce — a bold, deeply savory Central European classic from the early 20th century.

Total time: 205 min
Servings: 4-6
Sliced cooked beef udder arranged on a long oval platter, draped with creamy white horseradish sauce and garnished with thin lemon slices.
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Udder in White Horseradish Sauce

Slow-poached beef udder served sliced on a platter, draped in a silky béchamel-based horseradish sauce and garnished with lemon.

Total time: 180 min
Servings: 4-6
Two stuffed veal ears arranged upright on a cream ceramic plate, surrounded by a pale golden onion-cream sauce, garnished with parsley
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Stuffed Calf Ears

Veal ears filled with minced veal, ham and egg, tied and braised for 3 hours in a rich onion-cream sauce — a forgotten Central European delicacy.

Total time: 250 min
Servings: 4
Deep bowl of tender veal honeycomb tripe pieces in a creamy pale sauce with visible root vegetables, served with crusty bread on the side
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Tripe in Cognac Sauce

Tender veal tripe slow-braised with root vegetables, finished with sour cream and cognac for a rich, warming Central European classic.

Total time: 240 min
Servings: 4
Sliced veal tongue in a deep bowl, coated in a pale golden anchovy-butter sauce with visible lemon zest
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Veal Tongue in Sardinate Sauce

Tender boiled veal tongue sliced and finished in a rich anchovy-butter sauce with white wine and lemon — a refined Central European classic.

Total time: 170 min
Servings: 4
A whole braised goose liver studded with truffle cubes, drizzled with a rich Madeira sauce.
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Imperial Goose Liver with Truffles

A decadent high-society dish: whole goose foie gras studded with black truffles, braised in Madeira wine and rich veal stock.

Total time: 310 min
Servings: 6–8