Keto Carnivory: Beef Offal

I met my favorite local beef rancher on his farm this weekend and got some good beef offal: heart, kidney, tongue, tail, and my favorite cut of all meats: sweetbreads!

Sweetbreads are the pancreas and thymus, and are rich in vitamin C and nutritious fat. They are soft in texture, unlike muscle meat. More like scallops than like meat!

I prepare them by parboiling, removing the membrane, and tearing them into pieces and roasting them on a tray in the toaster oven. You can also put them on skewers and grill them. They are really, really mild and succulent and tasty! A real delight and delicacy.

For the kidney, tongue, and tail, I just put them all in an empty slow cooker for 12 hours. They come out wonderfully!

The heart I have been reserving for making a simple unsalted jerky. I use a good slicing knife, make super-thin slices, and put them in the dehydrator for 12 hours. I store the pieces in the freezer for extra crispiness, although they never last long because I have zero self control around it! Just zero.

It turns out that I won't be getting more lamb this coming weekend after all, because I can't get down to meet the farmer. But I still have a good amount of roasts to tide me over for the month at least. Then I'll have to figure out what to do next!

##