Best 5 Greek Chicken Livers In Madeira Wine Recipes

AMAZING GARLIC CHICKEN LIVERS

Steps:

• Heat a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir livers in the hot skillet until cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes. Add olive oil, lemon juice, and salt to livers; gently stir until mixed. Remove skillet from heat and sprinkle garlic over livers.

CHICKEN MADEIRA

Steps:

• Place chicken tenders between 2 pieces of plastic wrap and pound with a meat tenderizer to flatten slightly.
• Mix together the flour, salt, pepper, and paprika in a shallow bowl. Coat chicken pieces in flour mixture and set aside on a sheet pan until all pieces have been coated.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Place half of the chicken in the pan and cook until browned, about 5 minutes per side. Remove chicken to a sheet pan. Heat the remaining butter and oil in the pan, and repeat with the remaining chicken pieces. Set chicken aside.
• Combine mushrooms and shallots in the same skillet and cook until the mushrooms release their juices, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Transfer mixture to a bowl and set aside.
• Bring 2 1/2 cups water to a boil in the same skillet and whisk in beef base until dissolved. Add Madeira wine, bring to a boil, and cook until mixture has reduced by about 1/3. Return mushrooms, shallots, and garlic to the skillet and let simmer.
• Mix cornstarch and cold water together in a small bowl. Add to the skillet and boil until sauce thickens slightly, at least 1 minute.
• Return chicken to skillet, reduce heat to low, and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 7 to 10 minutes more. Remove from heat, sprinkle with parsley, and serve.

GREEK CHICKEN LIVERS IN MADEIRA WINE

Steps:

• In a skillet over high heat, melt the butter and gently stir-fry the livers 5 minutes; remove with slotted spoon and keep warm.
• Add flour to the skillet, stir into butter, and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
• Slowly add the broth, whisking constantly, until you have a thick sauce.
• Lower the heat, add the next 5 ingredients (onion through pepper) and simmer 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add the Madeira, stir into the mixture and simmer 5 more minutes.
• Stir in chicken livers and heat through.

FOIES DE VOLAILLE AU MADERE (CHICKEN LIVERS IN MADEIRA WINE SAUCE)

Steps:

• Pick over the livers. Cut away and discard any connective tissue. Cut the livers in half.
• Heat the oil in a skillet and add the livers, salt and pepper to taste. Cook about one minute and drain well. Pour off all fat from the skillet and wipe it out well with paper toweling. Add the livers to a very small saucepan.
• Heat one tablespoon of the butter in the skillet and add the shallots. Cook, stirring, until wilted. Add the Madeira and cook until the wine is reduced to half. Pour this over the livers. Heat the livers in the sauce and swirl in the remaining one tablespoon of butter.

CHICKEN LIVERS W/CARAMELIZED ONION AND MADEIRA

Steps:

• In a frying pan, heat 2 Tablespoons of the oil over moderate heat.
• Add the onions, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/8 tsp pepper and sugar.
• Cook, stirring frequently, until the onions are well browned, about 15 minutes.
• Remove the onions from the pan and put on a serving platter or individual plates and keep warm.
• In the same frying pan, heat the remaining 1 Tablespoon of oil over moderately high heat.
• Season the chicken livers with the remaining salt & pepper.
• Put the livers in the pan, in two batches if necessary, and cook for 2 minutes. Turn and cook until browned, about 2 minutes longer.
• The livers should still be pink inside.
• Remove the chicken livers from the pan and put them on top of the onions.
• Return the pan to the heat and add Madeira.
• Boil rapidly, scraping the bottom of the pan to dislodge any brown bits, for 1 minute.
• Pour the sauce over the livers and the onions.
• Top with egg (if using) and parsley.
• Variations: Use 1/2 cup of Sherry or 1/2 cup of Port instead of Madeira.