Best 7 Calves Liver With Sherry Recipes

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Craving a dish that's equal parts savory, succulent, and elegant? Look no further than calves liver with sherry, a classic culinary delight that tantalizes taste buds with its rich, earthy flavors and boozy complexity. This delectable dish has been a staple in kitchens across Europe for centuries, gracing tables with its luxurious texture and symphony of flavors. Whether you're a seasoned chef seeking a new adventure in the kitchen or a home cook eager to elevate your culinary skills, this comprehensive guide will lead you through the steps of creating an unforgettable calves liver with sherry dish that will leave your palate yearning for more.

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

CALF'S LIVER WITH BACON, CARAMELIZED ONIONS AND SHERRY



Calf's Liver with Bacon, Caramelized Onions and Sherry image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h5m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 19

2 pounds calf's liver, cut into 6 pieces
1 cup whole milk
8 bacon slices, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 large onions, thinly sliced
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Essence, recipe follows
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup dry sherry
1 tablespoon beef broth
2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons garlic powder
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon dried thyme

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



Sauteed Calf's Liver image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Meat & Poultry     Beef Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 pound calf's liver, cut into 1/2 inch thick pieces
1 1/2 cups whole milk
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 medium onions, thinly sliced
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons sunflower or other neutral-tasting oil, plus more as needed
4 fresh sage sprigs, thinly sliced

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.

CALVES' LIVER WITH SHERRY



Calves' Liver with Sherry image

Calve's liver may be an acquired taste, but do not reject it with too much haste; new cooking adventures rarely go to waste...this dish hails from Spain. Ole!

Provided by Pippy

Categories     Spanish Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 onions, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried parsley
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup sherry
1 pound calves' livers
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
4 thick slices French bread, cut into 1 inch cubes
⅛ cup olive oil

Steps:

  • In a large skillet heat oil over medium high heat. Add onion and saute until translucent. Add thyme, basil, parsley and season with salt and pepper to taste. Add sherry, reduce heat to medium low and let all simmer.
  • Meanwhile, cut liver into small pieces, about the size of large sugar lumps, and add liver pieces to skillet mixture. Cook all together, shaking skillet well, for 6 to 7 minutes. Add more sherry if mixture gets dry. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley and fried croutons and serve.
  • To make croutons, drizzle olive oil over cubes of bread, toss to coat all sides. Cook croutons in a heavy skillet over medium heat until golden brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 425.2 calories, Carbohydrate 39.1 g, Cholesterol 312.1 mg, Fat 15 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 28 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 668.4 mg, Sugar 3.6 g

CALVES' LIVER WITH SHERRY



Calves' Liver with Sherry image

Calve's liver may be an acquired taste, but do not reject it with too much haste; new cooking adventures rarely go to waste...this dish hails from Spain. Ole!

Provided by Pietra

Categories     Spanish Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 onions, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried parsley
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup sherry
1 pound calves' livers
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
4 thick slices French bread, cut into 1 inch cubes
⅛ cup olive oil

Steps:

  • In a large skillet heat oil over medium high heat. Add onion and saute until translucent. Add thyme, basil, parsley and season with salt and pepper to taste. Add sherry, reduce heat to medium low and let all simmer.
  • Meanwhile, cut liver into small pieces, about the size of large sugar lumps, and add liver pieces to skillet mixture. Cook all together, shaking skillet well, for 6 to 7 minutes. Add more sherry if mixture gets dry. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley and fried croutons and serve.
  • To make croutons, drizzle olive oil over cubes of bread, toss to coat all sides. Cook croutons in a heavy skillet over medium heat until golden brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 425.2 calories, Carbohydrate 39.1 g, Cholesterol 312.1 mg, Fat 15 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 28 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 668.4 mg, Sugar 3.6 g

CALF'S LIVER WITH SCALLIONS SHERRY, AND PANCETTA



Calf's Liver with Scallions Sherry, and Pancetta image

Provided by Lillian Chou

Categories     Sauté     Quick & Easy     Dinner     Meat     Bacon     Sherry     Gourmet     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free

Yield Makes 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 (1/2-inch-thick) slices calf's liver
1/2 cup milk
3 thin slices pancetta, chopped
1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil, divided
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
1 cup thinly sliced scallions (1 small bunch)
1/4 cup cream Sherry
2 tablespoons water

Steps:

  • Soak liver in milk 15 minutes.
  • Cook pancetta in 1 teaspoon oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain, leaving fat in skillet.
  • Discard milk and pat liver dry. Stir together flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper on a piece of wax paper or a plate and dredge liver in mixture, knocking off excess.
  • Add remaining 2 teaspoons oil to fat in skillet and heat over medium-high heat until hot. Cook liver, turning once, until browned but still pink in center, about 4 minutes total. Transfer to plates.
  • Melt 1 tablespoon butter in skillet over medium-high heat, then sauté scallions until softened, about 1 minute. Add Sherry, water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper and boil until reduced slightly, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in remaining tablespoon butter until incorporated. Spoon over liver and sprinkle with pancetta.

CALVES LIVER AND ONIONS



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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

1 lb calf liver
salt and pepper
3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 medium onions, sliced

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.

CALF'S LIVER WITH BACON AND ONIONS



Calf's Liver with Bacon and Onions image

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

1 lb calf's liver (1/2 inch thick), cut into 4 pieces
1 cup whole milk
8 bacon slices, halved crosswise
3 medium onions, halved lengthwise, then cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch slices
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper

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.

Tips:

  • When selecting calves' liver, look for a firm, smooth liver with no bruising or discoloration.
  • Soak the liver in milk for 30 minutes before cooking to remove any bitterness.
  • Pat the liver dry before cooking to prevent splattering.
  • Cook the liver over medium heat until it is browned on the outside and pink in the center.
  • Do not overcook the liver, as it will become tough and dry.
  • Serve the liver immediately with your favorite sides.

Conclusion:

Calves' liver is a delicious and versatile organ meat that can be cooked in a variety of ways. When cooked properly, it is tender, flavorful, and packed with nutrients. If you are looking for a new and exciting way to enjoy liver, give this recipe a try. With its rich sherry sauce and crispy bacon, it is sure to be a hit with your family and friends.

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