Chicken liver with onions is a classic dish that combines the rich flavor of chicken livers with the sweetness of caramelized onions. It is a quick and easy meal that can be served as an appetizer or main course. The key to making the perfect chicken liver with onions is to cook the livers until they are just cooked through, so that they remain tender and juicy. The onions should be cooked slowly and patiently, until they are soft and golden brown. Serve the dish immediately, garnished with fresh parsley and a squeeze of lemon juice.
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CHICKEN LIVERS WITH ONION
Chicken liver and onions sautéed in butter. A simple dish from my Polish grandma's recipe book.
Provided by Eva
Categories Main Course
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Melt one third of the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Chop the onion and add it to the pan. Sautée the onion until soft, about 3 minutes. Lower the heat to medium-low, add the water and cover the pan. Let the onion swell.
- In the meantime, prepare the chicken livers. Trim off any spleens if present. Cut the larger chunks to make all the pieces about the same size. Coat in flour all the livers.
- Add the remaining butter to the pan, return the heat to medium-high and add the floured liver. Turn the livers often to ensure they get cooked through. Liver will release a reddish liquid while cooking, make sure to cook it all off. When it has stopped "bleeding" it should have cooked through - check one of the thickest pieces by cutting it in half.
- When completely cooked through, remove from the heat and serve with a sprinkle of salt flakes on top.
ITALIAN INN FRIED CHICKEN LIVERS AND ONIONS
This is a very simple recipe with a "secret" ingredient, but one of the all-time favorite appetizers at the Inn. From the Italian Inn Cookbook
Provided by TxGriffLover
Categories Chicken
Time 20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Take the chicken livers you are preparing and dredge them in sifted salt, pepper, and flour. Shake off excess. Slice yellow onion in rings and add livers and onion slices to cast iron skillet. Fry until nicely browned and crisp. Then add Worcestershire sauce.
- This was the "secret" ingredient that set them apart from ordinary fried chicken livers. Fry them in olive oil, and be sure the oil and skillet are VERY hot before adding the livers and onions.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 389.7, Fat 19.3, SaturatedFat 3.7, Cholesterol 391.2, Sodium 166.2, Carbohydrate 29.8, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 2.5, Protein 22.8
CHICKEN LIVER AND ONIONS
Make and share this Chicken Liver and Onions recipe from Food.com.
Provided by David Achterberg
Categories Chicken
Time 25m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Clean liver.
- Sauté onions in 2 tablespoons oil.
- Add bullion cubes and pepper, garlic and liver.
- Cook low covered for 20 minutes.
- For gravy, use starch and water with pan drippings.
- Add angora bitters to gravy.
CHICKEN LIVER PâTé WITH RED ONION JAM
Provided by Valerie Bertinelli
Categories appetizer
Time 3h45m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- For the chicken liver pâté: Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the yellow onions and garlic and cook until softened, 5 minutes. Stir in the coriander, pepper, allspice and some salt.
- Increase the heat to medium high and add the chicken livers. Cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown on the outside but still pink inside, about 3 minutes. Add the heavy cream. Transfer the mixture to a food processor and puree until smooth.
- With the motor running, add the remaining 7 tablespoons butter in three batches and process until fully incorporated. Add the brandy and pulse to incorporate. Season with salt.
- Transfer the pâté to a bowl, cover, and refrigerate until firm, at least 3 hours and up to overnight.
- For the red onion jam: Heat the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the red onions, thyme and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 8 minutes.
- Add the wine and simmer, stirring occasionally, until most of the wine has evaporated, about 10 minutes. Add the vinegar and sugar and cook, stirring often, until the onions are very tender and the liquid is syrupy, 3 to 4 more minutes.
- Cool the jam to room temperature, and then refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve warm or room temperature
- To serve, spread baguette slices with pâté and top with red onion jam.
CHICKEN LIVER WITH ONIONS
Simple, fast, must try! Everyone likes this delicious taste!
Provided by hunyi81
Time 30m
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Wash the chicken livers, get rid of the fat if it has and cut them to half. Pat dry with kitchen paper. Cut half the onions and slice them. Slice finely the bacons.
- Take a big frying pan, heat the oil and butter put the sliced bacons and fry until it is golden. Then you can add the sliced onions and stir fry for another few mins until gets tender.
- You can turn down the heat now and add the chopped tomato (for the juice), and the livers. Cover the pan with a lid and cook for about 5 mins. Careful the livers can splash if they are wet!
- Check and stir the livers. You can add the crushed black pepper, the wine and the majorams. Cook for another 4-5 minutes. Wait with the salt! It goes only at the end!
- (You can strenght the flavour of the majorams if you crumble them)
- You will see a kind of stew in you pan. Now you can turn up the heat again and stir the stuff and let it thicken a bit. Now it is time to check the livers. Stab them with a knife. If there's no blood coming out from the liver, it means they are ready. Do not overcook the livers, they become hard.
- If the liver is soft and ready, you can turn off the heat and add the rest of the majorams and season with the salt. Salt must be the last one for the liver!
- To serve, you can make boiled rice or serve with fresh white bread. If you have fresh parsley at home, you can chop a littre for dressing. I can assure your family will like it! You can try it with a little pickles too.
- Good apetite!
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
SAUTéED CHICKEN LIVERS AND ONIONS
Most of the time when you buy a whole chicken, the packet of neck, gizzards, and chicken liver tucked in the cavity will leave you wondering what to do with them. Well, these are some of the best-tasting parts. So, packet by packet, collect and freeze the necks and gizzards for a good chicken soup, and the livers for this quick and delicious dish. Quickly sautéed chicken livers and slowly caramelized onions are such natural complements in taste and texture that they're always a welcome supper dish in our house. The kids are a bit finicky about this dish, but I prepare it when Grandma, Giovanni, and I are at home. There's nothing fancy about my version-though I do embellish the onions with a sweet-and-sour finish of vinegar and golden raisins. Chicken livers need a bit of attention-thorough trimming and rinsing, and fast cooking in a small amount of oil-and they'll be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
Yield serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Put the raisins in a bowl with warm water to cover, so they plump up for a few minutes.
- Slice the onions in half and then crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick half moons (see photo, page 28). Put 2 tablespoons of oil and 2 of butter in one of the skillets and set it over medium heat. As the butter melts, stir in the onions, sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt, and drop in the bay leaves. Shake the pan and turn the onions as they heat and start to sizzle, then lower the heat slightly and cook the onions slowly as they gradually wilt and start to color, stirring and tossing them occasionally.
- After 15 minutes or so, when the onions are deep gold all over, raise the heat a bit, pour in the vinegar, and cook for a minute, stirring the onions in the vinegar as it steams and evaporates. Drain the raisins, and gently squeeze out the excess liquid; scatter them in the skillet and toss together with the onions. Now lower the heat, and continue cooking the onions until they're as dark and caramelized as you want them be. Turn off the heat, and let the onions rest in the hot pan.
- While the onions are cooking, clean the livers (I do this on paper towels): with a paring knife remove all the fat, veins, and membranes, and slice the livers into separate lobes. Rinse them well, then pat dry with fresh paper towels. Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon salt and grind pepper on all surfaces of the livers.
- Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 2 of butter in the second skillet, over medium-high heat, until the butter is melted and foaming. Before the butter begins to color, lay the livers in the pan, without crowding them. With the heat high, cook the livers for 2 minutes or a bit more, until they're browned and crisped on the underside, then turn them over (in the order in which you put them in the pan). Cook about 2 minutes on the second side, until they are nicely crisped all over, and lift them-a couple at a time-with a spider or slotted spoon; let the oil drain off, and place them in the first, warm skillet, next to the onions. Don't overcook the livers: they should still be slightly pink inside when you move them. Taste a piece and season with more salt and pepper if you want.
- If you will be serving right away, heap the onions on top of the livers, then spoon onions and liver together onto warm serving plates. If serving is delayed, leave the onions and livers in separate parts of the pan so the livers don't get soggy. Smother the livers with onions when you serve.
- Some piping-hot Basic Polenta (page 215), or grilled polenta (page 216).
- Poached Whole Zucchini with Lemon and Olive Oil (page 237).
- Skillet-Cooked Broccoli (page 277) or Skillet Cauliflower (page 268).
CHICKEN LIVERS WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS AND MUSHROOMS
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories appetizer, side dish
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Put onions in a large skillet over medium heat. Cover and cook, stirring infrequently, until onions are dry and almost sticking to pan, about 20 minutes.
- Stir in a tablespoon of oil or butter and a large pinch of salt and a few grindings of black pepper, add rosemary and turn heat down to medium-low. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms release their liquid and it evaporates, about 15 minutes more. Remove vegetables from pan; set aside.
- Wipe pan with a paper towel, put it over medium-high heat and add remaining oil or butter. When oil is hot or foam from butter has subsided, add chicken livers. Keep heat high and cook livers quickly, turning them until brown and crisp on both sides but still pink on inside, about 3 or 4 minutes total. Remove from pan.
- Return vegetables to pan along with vinegar and 2 or 3 tablespoons water, just enough to deglaze; stir well to combine and serve with livers and crusty bread, or on toast.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 142, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 7 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 9 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 308 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams
CHICKEN LIVERS WITH GRAPES AND CARAMELIZED ONIONS
Categories Condiment/Spread Chicken Fruit Onion Appetizer Fall Grape Gourmet Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Makes 4 (first course) or 2 (main course) servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat 1 tablespoon butter with 2 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides, then cook onions with 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon rosemary, stirring occasionally, until softened and golden brown, about 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer onions to a plate and loosely cover with foil.
- Pat livers dry and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Heat remaining tablespoon oil in same skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then cook livers, turning over once, until browned and just pink inside, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer to plate with onions.
- Add grapes and remaining 1/4 teaspoon rosemary and sauté over moderately high heat, shaking skillet, 1 minute. Add vinegar and deglaze skillet, stirring and scraping up brown bits. Swirl in remaining tablespoon butter, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Pour over liver and onions and serve immediately.
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.
CHICKEN LIVERS WITH ONIONS AND SAGE
Steps:
- Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a nonstick skillet, and add the onions, cloves, salt and pepper. Toss and stir over medium heat for about 10 minutes. The onions should be browned and soft. Discard the cloves; keep the onions warm.
- Pick over the chicken livers and remove any tough veins. Quarter the livers.
- Put the livers in a bowl and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add the flour and stir to coat well.
- Remove the livers to a baking sheet, separating them.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add half of the livers one at a time. Cook, turning the livers as they brown. One batch of livers takes about 4 to 5 minutes to cook. Drain the livers. Wipe out the skillet, and add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Cook the remaining livers the same way, then drain.
- Using the same skillet, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter over high heat. Add the livers, cooked onions, sage, salt and pepper. Cook, shaking the skillet and tossing the livers so they will heat throughout. Add the vinegar, stir and blend well for about 2 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley, and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 440, UnsaturatedFat 18 grams, Carbohydrate 23 grams, Fat 29 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 22 grams, SaturatedFat 8 grams, Sodium 471 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 1 gram
Tips:
- Choose fresh chicken livers: Look for livers that are plump and have a smooth, shiny surface. Avoid livers that are discolored or have a slimy texture.
- Soak the livers in milk: Soaking the livers in milk helps to remove any impurities and makes them more tender. Soak the livers for at least 30 minutes, or up to overnight.
- Cook the livers over medium heat: Cooking the livers over medium heat helps to prevent them from becoming tough. Cook the livers for 5-7 minutes per side, or until they are cooked through.
- Don't overcook the livers: Overcooked livers are tough and rubbery. Cook the livers just until they are cooked through, about 5-7 minutes per side.
- Season the livers well: Season the livers with salt, pepper, and other spices to taste. You can also add herbs, such as thyme or rosemary, to the pan while the livers are cooking.
- Serve the livers immediately: Chicken livers are best served immediately after they are cooked. You can serve them with a variety of sides, such as mashed potatoes, rice, or roasted vegetables.
Conclusion:
Chicken livers are a delicious and nutritious organ meat that can be enjoyed in a variety of ways. When cooked properly, chicken livers are tender, flavorful, and packed with nutrients. By following these tips, you can make sure that your chicken liver dishes are delicious and safe to eat.
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