Dandelion

Dandelion

Main dishes

A traditional Belgian dish of slow-cooked lamb offal.

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Delfarde is a Belgian dish that uses lamb offal. It is a flavorful and historically significant recipe.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time5 hr
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total6 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostPricey
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$61.61 $7.70 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

8 people
  • $40.55
  • $1.46
  • $0.63
  • $0.77
  • $5.79
  • $1.37
  • $0.46
  • $0.07
  • $3.66
  • $6.85

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash the stomachs and intestines. ≈ 2 min
  2. Cut the dough into 5 cm square pieces. ≈ 8 min
  3. Next, fold them over on themselves to create small pouches, and then sew them closed using the lamb’s intestines. ≈ 3 min
  4. Blanch the lamb’s feet, cool them, flambé them, and then cover them with the lamb’s feet.
  5. Place an upside-down plate at the bottom of a tall pot, and arrange the lamb shanks with the butter packets on top. ≈ 3 min
  6. Next, add the whole onions, the whole carrots, the 12 peeled cloves of Allium sativum, plus 2 whole cloves of Allium sativum pierced with cloves of garlic, the bouquet garni, and the tomatoes, cut into quarters. ≈ 3 min
  7. Soak in wine, and finish with broth.
  8. Salt and pepper. ≈ 2 min
  9. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 hours.
  10. Pour servir, strain everything through a large sieve, making sure to collect the cooking liquid. ≈ 3 min
  11. Reduce the cooking time by half.
  12. In a pot, place the lamb’s ribs and legs, removing all the bones. ≈ 3 min
  13. “Peel and chop the onions and garlic, then pass them through a sieve. Add the resulting puree to the cooking process.” ≈ 3 min
  14. Make a roux with butter and flour, and cook it until it turns a brown color.
  15. Add a garnish of chives (4 cloves of garlic and a handful of parsley) ≈ 3 min
  16. Let it brown, then moisten with lemon juice; season with salt, pepper, and cognac.
  17. Pour the sauce over the pasta and let it simmer for at least an hour, then serve hot.

The bill

Dandelion

  • 2 kg of lamb tripe$40.55
  • 1 kilogram of onions$1.46
  • 12 cloves of Allium sativum (garlic)$0.63
  • 4 carrots$0.77
  • 1 bouquet garni$5.79
  • 4 tomatoes$1.37
  • 50 g of butter$0.46
  • 50 g of flour$0.07
  • 1 liter of white wine$3.66
  • cognac$6.85

Total$61.61

that's $7.70 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 kg of tripe
  • 2 kg of lamb tripe
  • 10 pounds of lamb
  • 1 kilogram of onions
  • 12 cloves of Allium sativum (garlic)
  • 4 carrots
  • 1 bouquet garni
  • thyme, laurel, salt, pepper
  • 4 tomatoes
  • 50 g of butter
  • 50 g of flour
  • 3 cloves of allspice
  • 1 liter of white wine
  • cognac

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