Calf Fries (Rocky Mountain Oysters)
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Ingredients
| 2 lbs. | calf or | | turkey testicles, skinned |
Marinade
| 1/2 cup | dry red wine | | 1/3 cup | oil, preferably canola or | | corn | | 1/3 cup | soy sauce | | 1/2 | md. onion, chopped | | 1 | lime | | 1 tsp. | cayenne | | 1 cup | all purpose flour | | 1/4 cup | md. grind cornmeal, preferably stone ground | | Salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste | | Oil, preferably peanut, for deep frying |
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Instructions
Thaw the testicles, if necessary, and cut them into medallions. Put them in a bowl. Mix the marinade ingredients, pour the marinade over the testicles, and marinate the testicles for four hours in the refrigerator.
Mix the flour, cornmeal, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Roll each testicle in the mixture, dip it back in the marinade, and then roll it again in the flour.
Heat at least 3 inches of oil too 350 F. Place the testicles in the oil, using care not to splash yourself. Cook the testicles just until they are golden brown and tender. Don’t overcook them, or they’ll be tough. Serve fries immediately. If you don’t tell them, city guests will never guess what they’re eating.
Texas Home Cooking
Author's Comments
Once a year at the spring roundup, cowboys castrated and branded calves. They threw the freshly severed testicles into the branding iron fire until the tough skin like muscle on the outside split. When a cowboy got hungry, he peeled a testicle and ate it like a roasted chestnut. In polite company cowboys called the treat Rocky Mountain oysters, but it’s better know today as “fries,” in reference to the modern manner of preparation.
If you can get fresh testicles, they’re as delicate as sweetbreads, and even the more common frozen ones are delicious after marinated in this way. Turkey testicles, though smaller, taste similar and can be substituted.
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