Mollejas

Name: Mollejas
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Argentinian
Ingredients: 600g beef sweetbreads, cleaned; 1 lemon, juiced; Coarse salt; Chimichurri, for serving

Mollejas/moh-YEH-hahs/

Also known as: Grilled Sweetbreads

About this dish

Grilled beef sweetbreads with a crisp, caramelized exterior, a prized cut at an Argentinian asado.

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Ingredients

🥩600g beef sweetbreads, cleaned

🍋1 lemon, juiced

🧂Coarse salt

🌿Chimichurri, for serving

Method

Serves 4

Soak the sweetbreads in water with lemon juice to clean and firm them.

Trim away any excess membrane.

Season generously with coarse salt.

Grill slowly over medium heat until deeply golden and crisp on the outside.

Serve hot with chimichurri sauce.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Mollejas are a highly regarded cut at a traditional Argentinian asado, grilled slowly until the outside is crisp while the inside stays tender.

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