No. 1645 — Layered Crêpe Cake with Calf's Liver and Lung
English historical translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 1645 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original methods and measures.
Make crêpes No. 1636, browned on both sides.
Boil half a calf's lung and half its liver with roots, spices and salt, then mince finely.
Fry a chopped onion in butter, add the liver and lung and fry while stirring. Add salt, allspice, black pepper, nutmeg and four or five chopped hard-boiled eggs; mix and cool.
Layer crêpes and filling in a buttered saucepan. Bake one hour and turn onto a dish.
Serve with red sauce No. 406, 407 or 408. It may also accompany shchi.
To provide
For crêpes: 3 glasses milk and 2 glasses flour 2 eggs and salt ⅜ pound butter A piece of bacon | For stuffing: ½ calf's liver and ½ calf's lung 1 carrot, 1 parsley root and 1 onion 4–5 eggs and 1½ spoonfuls butter Nutmeg, black and allspice pepper Sauce separately |