Jamaican stewed veal kidney

This is great Jamaican style cooking - a real treat. You have to use a hot pepper like the sweet tasting scotch bonnet. The hot taste will desolve by stewing a while, but the outstanding taste of the pepper will remain.

Kidney meat is not that popular in most parts of the western world, but it is rich in nutrients and proteins, it  contains omega 3 fatty acids. The meat is also known to contain anti-inflammatory properties and to be good for the heart.

What you need

• 1 veal kidney
• 1,5 medium onion (roughly chopped)
• few small carrots (roughly chopped)
• 1 tomato (roughly chopped)
• 1/2 scotch bonnet (chopped)
• 1/2 sweet pepper (chopped)
• thumbsize ginger (grated) 
• 1/4 tbsp majoran
• 1/4 tbsp thyme 
• 1 tbsp basil
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp pimento seeds
• 2 tbsp vinegar
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 50 gr butter
• 2 cups of water
• 1 tbsp salt 
• 1 tbsp parsley
• 1/4 cup ketchup

How to prepare it

1. For the kidney: remove the fat, cut in bitesize pieces and rinse with cold water.
2. Mix in the marinade for all ingredients except for olive oil, butter, water, salt parsley and ketchup.
3. Cover with foil and pu in the refrigerator.
4. After about one or two hours take out the kidneys and leave the marinade apart.
5. Heat the butter and olive oil and fry the kidneys in batches for a few minutes. Just to close the skin of the kidneys.
6. Take out the kindneys and fry the marinade, just translucent. Then add the kidneys again.
7. Add the water until the kidneys are just under water.
8. Add the parsly and salt.
9. Cover with a lit for 20 minutes and after you remove the lid, the cook until the sauce has thickened. If necessairy you can add a bit of flour to bind (just a teaspoon or so).
10. In the last few minutes add the ketchup and mix well.
11. We served it with mashed pototoes.