Indulge in the exquisite flavors of Bonnie's Calves Liver with Caramelized Onions, a culinary delight that promises an unforgettable dining experience. This carefully curated compilation of recipes takes you on a journey of culinary artistry, blending the richness of calves liver with the sweetness of caramelized onions. Discover the secrets to preparing this classic dish, from selecting the finest ingredients to mastering the art of caramelization. Explore variations that cater to diverse tastes, including a tantalizing recipe for Calves Liver with Sage and Butter, where the aromatic herb adds a touch of sophistication to the dish. For those seeking a healthier option, the recipe for Pan-Fried Calves Liver with Apples and Onions offers a delightful balance of flavors and nutrients. And for a truly indulgent treat, the recipe for Calves Liver with Creamy Mustard Sauce elevates the dish with a rich, velvety sauce that complements the liver's bold flavor.
Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!
CALF'S LIVER WITH BACON, CARAMELIZED ONIONS AND SHERRY
Steps:
- In a large glass baking dish, add liver and milk and let soak for 20 minutes.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, add bacon and butter and cook until fat has rendered, about 6 minutes. Transfer bacon to paper towels to drain and reserve 3 tablespoons fat in skillet. Reserve remaining fat.
- Cook onions with salt and pepper, to taste, in bacon fat in skillet over moderate heat for 10 minutes or until caramelized. Transfer onions to a bowl and add bacon. Set aside.
- Pat liver dry and discard milk. In a large zip-top bag, add flour, Essence, salt and pepper. Working in batches, add liver and shake to coat. Set aside on baking sheet until ready to cook.
- Add 2 tablespoons reserved bacon fat to skillet over high heat and add liver; cook for 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Turn liver over, remove pan from heat, add sherry and beef broth, return pan to heat and shake and flambe. Cook on second side for about 2 minutes or until cooked through. Serve liver with pan sauce, topped with onions and bacon.
- Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
- Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch, published by William Morrow, 1993.
BONNIE'S CALF'S LIVER WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS
Okay, folks, this isn't your Mama's liver! It's time to bring this nutritionally super-charged food back to the dinner table, Delicious caramelized onions are served with tender slices of calf's liver marinated in soy sauce and garlic and cooked in butter and olive oil to a golden brown. Rich and wonderful. Enjoy! Serves...
Provided by BonniE !
Categories Beef
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. COOK'S TIP Marinate the calf's liver in a shallow dish covered with soy sauce. You can cook the onions in one skillet and the liver in a second skillet.
- 2. ONIONS: Caramelize the onion rings while the liver marinates. Heat a medium skillet over medium high heat, add one tablespoon of olive oil and one tablespoon of butter. Add the onion rings and a little pepper to taste. Salt lightly, if you prefer. Cook onions until limp. Add the 3 tablespoons of milk, one at a time, to the pan with the onions and stir gently and cook until golden brown. As they brown, you will have to watch them carefully so they don't burn. When they are a nice caramel color, set aside and keep warm.
- 3. LIVER Pre-heat a large skillet with 1 tablespoon olive oil and one tablespoon butter. Remove liver from the shallow dish, shake off soy sauce. Shake garlic powder generously over liver, follow with fresh cracked pepper. Place the seasoned side of the liver in the hot oil. Fry until it is brown, then turn and fry the other side until it is brown. Make sure it is brown, but don't overcook the liver. About 5 minutes per side.
- 4. Serve with the caramelized onions on top of the liver. Enjoy!
ABSOLUTE BEST LIVER AND ONIONS
This recipe will turn liver haters into converts. Very simple! The three things that will set your liver above all others are: 1) soak in milk, 2)turn liver as little as possible and 3) don't overcook!
Provided by JSHULER43
Categories Everyday Cooking
Time 45m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Gently rinse liver slices under cold water, and place in a medium bowl. Pour in enough milk to cover. Let stand while preparing onions. (I like to soak up to an hour or two - whatever you have time for.) This step is SO important in taking the bitter taste of the liver out.
- Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Separate onion rings, and saute them in butter until soft. Remove onions, and melt remaining butter in the skillet. Season the flour with salt and pepper, and put it in a shallow dish or on a plate. Drain milk from liver, and coat slices in the flour mixture.
- When the butter has melted, turn the heat up to medium-high, and place the coated liver slices in the pan. Cook until nice and brown on the bottom. Turn, and cook on the other side until browned. Add onions, and reduce heat to medium. Cook a bit longer to taste. Our family prefers the liver to just barely retain a pinkness on the inside when you cut to check. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 687 calories, Carbohydrate 74.2 g, Cholesterol 577.9 mg, Fat 20.7 g, Fiber 4.4 g, Protein 48.9 g, SaturatedFat 10.7 g, Sodium 308.7 mg, Sugar 11.2 g
SLICED CALF'S LIVER WITH GOLDEN ONIONS
Steps:
- Rinse liver to remove any traces of blood and discard membrane and any tough veins. Cut crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick slices.
- Cook onions in 2 tablespoons butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring, 1 minute. Cover skillet and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and golden brown, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and keep warm, covered.
- Pat half of liver slices dry and toss with salt and pepper to taste. Heat 1 tablespoon butter in skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then sauté seasoned liver, shaking skillet and turning liver, until browned on both sides but still pink inside, about 2 minutes. Put cooked liver on top of onions and cover.
- Add water to skillet and deglaze, scraping up brown bits and boiling until liquid is slightly reduced. Pour sauce over cooked liver and wipe skillet clean. Sauté remaining liver as above, then add rest of liver with onions and parsley, tossing briefly.
CALF'S LIVER WITH BACON AND ONIONS
The mashed sweet potatoes with sage butter are a great side dish for calf's liver. We recommend asking the butcher for the freshest calf's liver available, since it can vary in quality. Soaking the liver in milk, a method typically used for pork liver, helps soften and mellow its flavor.
Categories Beef Onion Pork Sauté Quick & Easy Fall
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Soak liver in milk in a bowl 20 minutes.
- While liver is soaking, cook bacon in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderate heat, turning over occasionally, until crisp. Transfer bacon to paper towels to drain and reserve 2 1/2 tablespoons fat in skillet, transferring remaining fat to a small bowl.
- Cook onions with salt and pepper to taste in fat in skillet over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer onions to a bowl and add bacon. Keep warm, covered.
- Pat liver dry and discard milk. Stir together flour, salt, and pepper on a sheet of wax paper and dredge liver in flour mixture, shaking off excess.
- Add 1 1/2 tablespoons reserved bacon fat to skillet and heat over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté liver, turning over once, until browned but still pink inside, about 4 minutes total. Serve liver topped with onions and bacon.
FLAMBOYANT CALF'S LIVER WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS
Steps:
- 1. Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp but not burned. Using a slotted spoon, remove bacon to paper towels to drain. Set aside, covered with foil to keep warm.
- 2. In the same skillet, cook the onions over medium heat until wilted and golden, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to a bowl, cover and keep warm.
- 3. Cook the liver, 2 slices at a time, for about 1 1/2 minutes per side for medium-rare, adding butter to the skillet if needed. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- 4. Cut each liver slice on the diagonal into 6 pieces. Arrange on a serving platter and cover loosely with foil.
- 5. Add vinegar and broth to the skillet; bring to a boil, scraping up any brown bits. Add the reserved onions and toss over medium heat for 1 minute to warm through; spoon over the liver and top with bacon. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve immediately.
CALF LIVER AND ONIONS WITH BACON
Two or three spashes of red wine vinegar give a fresh kick to this old standby. Cooking with bacon also "lightens" the liver taste. When my children were small, I called this "Cowboy Steak." It was inspiration born of desperation. They ate it with enthusiasm.
Provided by mammamia 2
Categories Beef Organ Meats
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cook bacon in large skillet. Set cooked bacon aside, leaving as much grease as possible in skillet.
- Tear bacon in bite sized pieces.
- Cook sliced onions in grease, with a little salt and pepper, for about 15 minutes, or until limp.
- Remove onions, set aside, leaving as much grease as possible in skillet.
- Lightly salt and pepper liver slices (I cut long slices in half) and dredge heavily in flour.
- Place liver in hot grease, cooking until brown on both sides, over medium heat.
- When liver is browned, add onions, bacon pieces, and 2-3 splashes red wine vinegar.
- Salt and pepper to taste (remember, you have already used some, so go easy until you can taste it).
- Add enough water to make a gravy, barely covering the meat. Stir water to combine with other ingredients evenly.
- Cover, cook on low for 15-20 minutes. It should look like you have gravy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 165.9, Fat 6.9, SaturatedFat 2.2, Cholesterol 17.6, Sodium 372.3, Carbohydrate 17.3, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 2.4, Protein 8.2
CALF LIVER AND ONIONS LOUISIANA-STYLE
I found this on the Cooking Louisiana website and want to make sure I keep it handy. It looks fabulous, but I haven't tried it yet.
Provided by SheCooksToConquer
Categories Beef Organ Meats
Time 35m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Wash liver, put in a zip bag with milk and put in the ice box for an hour or so.
- Remove liver from bag, season with salt and pepper. Dust the liver with flour in a pan and leave them in the flour.
- In a medium sized skillet, sauté the onions in butter until slightly brown and remove and drain Drain any leftover butter in a cup. While doing this, dust the liver once more and set on a plate. Let the liver rest a few minutes.
- Add the cooking oil to the same pan and heat until ready to fry inches Put two or three pieces of liver in the oil leaving a 1" space between each. Keep the oil at a good temperature to maintain frying. Fry liver on each side until golden brown and remove. You are not trying to fully cook it, just brown it.
- Take the liver out, put it a plate and cover it with foil. Pour the oil out into the the cup with the butter in it to make about 1/4 cup; pour this back in the pan and put on a medium fire. Add enough flour to make a small medium brown roux. Add chicken stock (or water) enough to make the roux a medium thickness. Be sure to boil this and sprinkle some garlic powder in it.
- Remove roux and in the same pan return liver, onions (regular and green) and roux. Cook on medium fire for about 15 minutes (stirring every 5 minutes) or so or until liver is done but not overdone.
Tips:
- Soak the calf's liver in milk for at least 30 minutes before cooking to remove any bitterness.
- Slice the liver thinly against the grain to ensure even cooking.
- Season the liver with salt and pepper to taste before dredging it in flour.
- Use a large skillet or griddle over medium heat to cook the liver. Do not overcrowd the pan, or the liver will steam instead of sear.
- Cook the liver for 2-3 minutes per side, or until it is cooked through but still slightly pink in the center.
- Serve the liver immediately with caramelized onions and your favorite sides.
Conclusion:
Bonnie's Calves Liver with Caramelized Onions is a classic dish that is easy to make and packed with flavor. The liver is tender and juicy, while the caramelized onions add a sweet and savory touch. This dish is perfect for a weeknight meal or a special occasion dinner. Serve it with your favorite sides, such as mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, or a simple salad.
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