Indulge in the delectable flavors of sautéed calf's liver, a culinary masterpiece that combines the richness of liver with the sweetness of apples and onions. This dish, often served as an elegant entrée or a hearty appetizer, offers a unique and satisfying experience for both liver enthusiasts and those seeking to expand their culinary horizons. Discover the art of preparing this classic dish with our comprehensive guide, featuring step-by-step instructions, ingredient variations, and expert tips to ensure a perfectly cooked and flavorful sautéed calf's liver. Additionally, explore our collection of complementary recipes, including a zesty lemon sauce, a creamy mushroom sauce, and a refreshing apple compote, each designed to elevate the taste of the liver and create a memorable dining experience.
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SAUTEED CALF'S LIVER
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Beef Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place liver in a nonreactive (ceramic or glass) bowl and pour milk over. Refrigerate, covered, 5 to 6 hours.
- In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. When butter is shimmering, add onions. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue to cook, stirring more frequently until onions are very soft and brown, 30 to 40 minutes more.
- Drain liver and discard milk. Pat liver dry with paper towels.
- Spread flour on a plate and season with salt and pepper. Thoroughly coat liver with the flour mixture, shaking off excess.
- Heat a large (13-inch) saute pan over medium heat and add remaining 2 tablespoons butter and the oil and heat until shimmering. Cook (in batches, if necessary, to avoid crowding pan) until liver is firm (but not hard) and browned on the outside but still slightly pink in the center, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining liver, adding more oil to the pan as necessary. Add sage and cook for 1 minute more.
- Divide liver among plates and top with onions.
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.
CALVES LIVER WITH BACON, SAUTEED ONIONS, AND MUSTARD SAUCE
Steps:
- Fry bacon until crisp. Drain on paper towels and reserve.
- Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a medium skillet over moderate heat. Cook shallots with salt until soft and nearly golden, about 3 minutes. Add cooked bacon, stirring briefly to rewarm. Add vinegar, turn the heat to high and reduce by half. Add stock and reduce again by half. Break remaining butter into small pieces and whisk into sauce until smooth. Whisk in mustard and remove from heat.
- Preheat grill or a dry skillet. Season liver with salt and pepper. Grill or saute in melted butter over high heat, about 3 minutes per side.
- Arrange liver over a bed of Sauteed Onions on individual serving plates and spoon on sauce. Serve immediately.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over high heat. Reduce heat. Saute onions with salt, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 15 minutes.
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.
SAUTEED CALF'S LIVER WITH ONIONS AND CAPERS
Provided by Pierre Franey
Categories dinner, weekday, main course
Time 15m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a nonstick skillet. Add the onions, salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat for about 4 minutes, stirring and tossing until lightly browned and tender. Drain and set aside.
- Blend the flour with salt and pepper and dredge the liver slices on all sides in the mixture. Shake off the excess.
- Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil in a nonstick skillet large enough to hold the liver slices in one layer. Add the liver and cook over high heat on one side (2 minutes for thin slices; a minute longer for thicker slices). Turn the liver and cook 2 minutes more or according to taste. Transfer the liver to a heated platter.
- Add the butter to the skillet over medium-high heat. Add the capers and cook 1 minute, stirring. Add the cooked onions, stirring well with a wooden spatula. Add the vinegar and parsley. Blend well, swirling. Pour over the liver and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 321, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams, Carbohydrate 14 grams, Fat 18 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 24 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 477 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams
CALVES LIVER AND ONIONS
I think this dish has an undeserved reputation. When it's cooked up nice and crisp it's really wonderful. I had kids eating this like crazy, because I didn't tell them what it was!
Provided by MizzNezz
Categories Beef Organ Meats
Time 20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Cut liver in small serving size pieces.
- Salt and pepper pieces.
- In a 12 inch skillet heat vegetable oil.
- Make sure it is good and hot (I use medium high).
- Lightly roll pieces in flour.
- Saute in hot oil till brown on one side, turn and brown the other side.
- About 4 minutes per side.
- Remove from skillet and keep warm.
- Add onions to skillet and fry about 5 minutes till crisp tender.
- Put onions over liver and serve.
LIVER WITH APPLE AND ONION
This recipe is from the Gluten-Free Homemaker. This recipe is simple and very tasty. The liver is tender and the hint of apple flavor ,makes this recipe a little different than others you have eaten. Give it a try and you will see what I mean! This recipe has a little tweaking by me- tweak as you like, too!
Provided by Pat Duran
Categories Other Main Dishes
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- 1. In a large skillet, fry the bacon until crisp. Remove to a paper towel lined plate to drain. Break into pieces.
- 2. Drain most of the bacon grease, leaving enough to sauté the onions. Add more as needed for the apples and liver in the remaining steps.
- 3. Add onion slices to the skillet and sauté until tender. Add the apple chunks to the skillet and sauté just until heated through. Remove the onions and apples to a dish.
- 4. Slice the liver into thin slices or pieces.Sprinkle with onion and garlic pepper. Add to the skillet and quickly stir fry on medium-high heat. Remove from heat. Return the onions, apples and bacon pieces to the skillet. Toss to combine. Pour into serving dish .Serve with a tossed salad, and hot butter crumb noodles or mashed potatoes.
- 5. Note: Chopped celery, mushrooms and/or bell peppers may be sautéed with the onions if desired; and make a brown gravy with the residue left in the skillet.
SAUTEED CALVES LIVER
Make and share this sauteed calves liver recipe from Food.com.
Provided by chia2160
Categories Beef Organ Meats
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- fry bacon in frying pan until crisp, remove to paper towels.
- add onions, saute until brown, remove.
- lightly flour liver, salt& pepper to taste, saute 3 minutes per side, don't overcook.
- remove and deglaze pan w/balsamic vinegar, add all ingredients back to pan to blend flavors.
CALF LIVER, APPLES AND ONIONS
I love liver, but my kids do not. I have to come with different ways to get them to eat it. This is only way they will eat it. It does have a little different taste, but I think the apples and onions compliment the liver very nice.
Provided by mommyoffour
Categories Beef Organ Meats
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Saute onion and apple sliced in 4 T. butter until limp.
- Remove and set aside.
- Dust liver in flour.
- Season to taste.
- Brown in remaining 4 T. butter for 4 minutes on each side.
- Remove and set aside.
- Add wine and apple cider.
- Reduce to half.
- Add flour to water and beef base.
- Mix well.
- Add onions and apples.
- Heat thoroughly.
- Add liver and heat untilmeat is heated through.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 468.1, Fat 28.6, SaturatedFat 16.4, Cholesterol 438.4, Sodium 258.4, Carbohydrate 18.9, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 7.7, Protein 23.7
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
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.
CALF'S LIVER WITH APPLES AND ONIONS
Steps:
- In a large skillet cook the bacon over moderate heat until it is crisp, transfer it to paper towels to drain, and pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the fat. To the fat remaining in the skillet add 2 tablespoons of the butter and cook the onions in the fat over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until they are softened and light golden. Add the apples, cored and cut into eighths, and cook the mixture until the apples are light golden. Add the vinegar, the sugar, and the wine, bring the mixture to a boil, and boil it for 3 minutes, or until it is thickened. Transfer the mixture to a heated platter.
- In the skillet, cleaned, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons butter over high heat until the foam subsides and in it sauté the liver, patted dry, turning it, for 3 to 4 minutes, or until it is browned and slightly pink within. Arrange the liver over the apple mixture, sprinkle the bacon, crumbled, and the chopped parsley over it, and garnish the platter with the parsley sprigs and the lemon wedges.
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients: Fresh, good-quality liver is essential for this dish. Look for liver that is firm and has a deep red color.
- Soak the liver in milk: Soaking the liver in milk helps to remove any impurities and mellows the flavor.
- Slice the liver thinly: Thinly sliced liver cooks quickly and evenly.
- Season the liver well: Season the liver with salt, pepper, and other spices to taste.
- Cook the liver over medium-high heat: Cooking the liver over medium-high heat helps to sear the outside and keep the inside moist.
- Don't overcook the liver: Liver is a delicate meat and can easily be overcooked. Cook it just until it is cooked through, about 3-4 minutes per side.
- Serve the liver immediately: Liver is best served immediately after it is cooked.
Conclusion:
Sautéed calf's liver with onions and apples is a classic dish that is both delicious and easy to make. By following these tips, you can make sure that your liver is cooked perfectly and that the dish is full of flavor.
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