Indulge in the hearty goodness of a classic comfort food with a twist – the Liver and Onion Tart. This savory dish artfully combines tender liver, aromatic onions, and a flaky, golden crust to create a symphony of flavors. Perfect for a satisfying meal or as a party appetizer, this recipe offers two irresistible variations: a traditional version featuring beef liver and a delectable alternative using chicken livers. Both preparations are complemented by a rich and flavorful gravy that elevates the dish to a new level of deliciousness. Whether you're a seasoned cook or a novice in the kitchen, this step-by-step guide ensures a perfect Liver and Onion Tart every time. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and let's embark on a culinary journey that will tantalize your taste buds.
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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
LIVER AND ONIONS
Liver and onions come together in this hearty dish that's ready in 25 minutes - perfect for dinner!
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Cook onions in butter 4 to 6 minutes, stirring frequently, until light brown. Remove onions from skillet; keep warm.
- Coat liver with flour. In same skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Cook liver in oil 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until brown on outside and slightly pink in center, returning onions to skillet during last minute of cooking. Don't overcook or liver could become tough. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 310, Carbohydrate 10 g, Cholesterol 325 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 1 g, Protein 20 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 310 mg, Sugar 3 g, TransFat 1/2 g
LIVER AND ONIONS
Don't believe the critics, liver's delicious and good for you. Just be sure not to overcook it!
Provided by Lola
Categories 100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a medium skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in onion and saute until softened. Stir in sugar and continue to cook until onion caramelizes.
- Rinse liver and remove thin outer membrane. Slice liver into 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick slices.
- Heat remaining butter in a medium skillet over medium heat
- Dredge liver slices in flour and brown in melted butter for about 1 to 1 1/2 minutes per side. Remove from heat and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve liver smothered with caramelized onions.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 302.5 calories, Carbohydrate 15 g, Cholesterol 342.7 mg, Fat 15.7 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 24.3 g, SaturatedFat 8.7 g, Sodium 161.4 mg, Sugar 3.3 g
LIVER AND ONIONS RECIPE
Follow these step-by-step, photo illustrated instructions for our Liver and Onions Recipe complete with a printable recipe. I know, it's an acquired taste but, it's certainly worth giving this old southern favorite a try. It's quick and easy and goes great with rice or mashed potatoes.
Provided by Steve Gordon
Categories Main Dish
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place liver in a colander and drain.
- Carefully spread liver pieces out in a pan, set aside.
- Remove ends and skin from onion. Slice to desired thickness.
- Heat a skillet to medium heat and add 2 Tablespoons butter.
- Add sliced onions to the skillet.
- Fry onions until translucent & slightly brown, stirring as needed, about 15-20 minutes.
- Remove onions from skillet, set aside.
- Set up a dredge station by placing flour in a dish or bowl.
- Sprinkle liver with Salt, Black Pepper and Paprika to taste.
- Dredge liver pieces in flour, coating both sides. Shake off any excess and set aside.
- Add oil to skillet, let warm up for about 3 minutes.
- Place liver slices in skillet, brown the bottom for about 3-4 minutes.
- Flip liver slices over, let brown about 3 more minutes, do not over cook.
- You may cut a slice of the liver to test for doneness.
- Serve warm and Enjoy!
SAUTEED CALVES LIVER WITH BACON, ONION AND MAYTAG BLUE CHEESE TART
Provided by Michael Symon : Food Network
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat olive oil in medium skillet over medium high heat. Lightly flour liver and place in pan and sear for 5 seconds and flip. Add arugula and garlic and quickly saute Deglaze with balsamic vinegar and serve over onion tart, recipe follows.
- For the Tart: Render diced bacon until crispy. Add butter, onion, rosemary and cook until tender. Season with salt and pepper. Roll out dough and plate filling in middle and top with blue cheese. Fold over edges and bake in a preheated 500 degree oven until golden brown, approximately 10 to 12 minutes. Serve with calves liver.
BEST SOUTHERN LIVER AND ONIONS RECIPE
This liver and onion recipe has made my liver-hating husband a liver lover! It's easy and simple to make!
Provided by Rhonda
Categories Main Course
Time 2h45m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cut liver into thin slices
- Cover slices of liver with real salt, let sit in refrigerator for 15 mins
- Rinse liver slices with cold filtered water and place in a medium bowl.
- Cover liver with whole milk or an ACV mixture of 1:1 apple cider vinegar and filtered water.
- Let it soak for 2 hours in refrigerator.
- Slice onions into rings.
- After the liver has finished soaking: Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a 10 in cast iron or nonstick large skillet over medium heat.
- Separate onion rings and cook onions in the butter until they are soft, around 4-6 mins.
- Remove sautéed onions (leave onions in skillet if you want caramelized onions) keep skillet warm.
- Season the flour with salt and pepper and put it in a shallow pan.
- Drain milk or ACV mixture from the liver
- Coat both sides of the liver slices in the flour mixture.
- Reheat the skillet on medium-high heat and melt the coconut oil.
- Place the coated liver slices in the hot skillet and cook until nice and brown on the bottom around 2-3 mins.
- Turnover and repeat.
- Return the onions to the skillet and reduce heat to medium.
- Once the meat is done. Remove the liver and onions from the skillet to your serving platter.
- Follow steps 1 - 14 above
- Use the leftover flour to make gravy in the oil and butter in the skillet.
- Place the liver and onions into the gravy and cover with the cast iron lid or aluminum foil.
- Bake at 300 degrees for 2 hours or until falls apart when pressed with a fork.
- You could also use your Instant Pot or slow cooker. Place the gravy, liver, and onions in your Instant Pot on Slow Cooker for 6-8 hours.
- Sprinkle top with crumbled crisply cooked bacon.
- Serve with your favorite side dishes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 831 kcal, Carbohydrate 66 g, Protein 56 g, Fat 37 g, SaturatedFat 24 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 663 mg, Sodium 301 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 7 g, UnsaturatedFat 8 g, ServingSize 1 serving
SIMPLY THE BEST BEEF LIVER AND ONION CASSEROLE
This is the only way I'll eat liver. The liver has a nice bacon flavor due to the fact that it is lightly cooked in the bacon fat. It also has Durkee French Fried Onions in it to make it extra yummy. Due to the fact that it is baked in a casserole the liver is kept from drying out. If you like liver, you should definately try this - its a real winner. I usually serve it over cooked rice. Enjoy.
Provided by More Sunshine
Categories Beef Organ Meats
Time 50m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a large non-stick skillet, fry bacon until crisp; remove bacon.
- Cut liver into serving size pieces and dredge in flour.
- Lightly brown liver on each side in bacon fat.
- Arrange 1/2 cup french fried onions in the bottom of a greased 1 1/2 quart baking dish.
- Top with liver.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Thoroughly combine the soups and all except for 1/4 cup of the remaining french fried onions.
- Pour over the liver.
- Crumble the bacon. Sprinkle over the soup mixture.
- Cover and bake for 30 minutes.
- Top with remaining 1/4 cup french fried onions and bake uncovered 5 minutes longer.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 434.7, Fat 29, SaturatedFat 9.1, Cholesterol 353.1, Sodium 1829.7, Carbohydrate 10.1, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 1, Protein 32.1
LIVER WITH PEPPERS AND ONIONS
I found the secret to getting my children to eat liver was to start early, before other kids let them know that liver is supposed to be "yucky". This tasty stir-fry has good flavor.-Naomi Giddis, Two Buttes, Colorado.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 25m
Yield 4-6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a large bowl or resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, salt and pepper. Add liver; toss to coat. In a large skillet, cook onion and peppers in 2 tablespoons oil until crisp-tender. Remove from pan; set aside. , In same skillet, cook and stir liver in remaining oil for 5-7 minutes or until no pink remains. In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, broth and soy sauce until smooth; stir into liver. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Return vegetables to the skillet; heat through. Serve with rice or noodles.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 245 calories, Fat 12g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 332mg cholesterol, Sodium 898mg sodium, Carbohydrate 17g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 16g protein.
LIVER AND ONION TART
I've always loved liver and onions so I often find ways to make it in different formats. This could also be called a liver and onion quiche.
Provided by Offal Chef
Categories Savory Pies
Time 55m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- First get the oven on at 350°.
- Decide what flan/tart dish you want to use and roll out your pastry accordingly, cover the dish and work into the corners cut off the excess and blind bake for about 12-15 minutes - just until the pastry is no longer raw.
- In the meantime flash fry the liver after you've cut the liver into small pieces (I also like to soak the liver in some milk before and then drain and sift in some flour seasoned with some fresh black pepper and salt) - the liver should be just lightly seared.
- Once the liver has been seared set aside and cover - by the way I like to use half butter and half olive oil but the oil is whatever you prefer to use.
- Toss the onion in a bowl with a little oil and salt and pepper to break up the onion and coat it - this makes the onion frying process quicker.
- Fry the onion until just brown - not burnt - then set aside on some kitchen paper.
- In a bowl whisk the eggs and add the milk enough to make a quiche/custard mixture season with salt and pepper.
- Pastry should be done - take it out of the oven and turn the oven up to 375°.
- Some like to let the pastry cool but I find it makes little difference.
- Add the liver to evenly distribute around the flan.
- Do the same with the onion.
- Add the egg and milk mixture but don't overfill.
- Bake in the oven for 25 - 35 minutes depending on your oven - the mixture should not move when you jiggle the flan.
- When done - take out and either serve straight away or cool and serve cold - I enjoy both.
- If you need to serve it with a sauce or something I think a Cumberland sauce would work well.
- Goes well with some nice red wine.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 502.8, Fat 25, SaturatedFat 7.7, Cholesterol 491, Sodium 419.1, Carbohydrate 33.4, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 3.4, Protein 34.7
Tips:
- Use a sharp knife to thinly slice the onions. This will help them cook evenly and caramelize nicely.
- If you don't have any white wine, you can substitute chicken broth or beef broth.
- Be careful not to overcook the liver. It should be cooked until it is just pink in the center.
- Serve the tart immediately, while the liver is still warm and tender.
Conclusion:
Liver and onion tart is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The combination of liver, onions, and bacon is savory and satisfying, and the creamy sauce adds a touch of richness. This tart is sure to be a hit with your family and friends.
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