The Epicurean
A Treatise on the Culinary Art — Charles Ranhofer of Delmonico’s — 1894
No. 1485

Brains with Tomatoed Bearnaise Sauce (cervelles a la Sauce Bearnaise

Tomatee

Skin some brains, that is, remove carefully the membrane that covers them without breaking the brain; soak them in cold water for two hours, then plunge them into boiling water only to stiffen; drain and cook them for twelve minutes in a good white wine mirepoix and arrange them on a dish. Cover with a tomatoed Bearnaise sauce.