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
SAUTéED CHICKEN LIVERS WITH MUSHROOMS AND ONIONS ON SOFT POLENTA
This is my kind of comfort food-an accessible entrée to that old standby of liver and onions, yet fancy enough to be a company dish. Chicken livers have a deep, minerally flavor that I love, and they're economical to boot. Wild mushrooms accent the rich flavor with their own woodsy quality, while a silken puddle of polenta forms a savory pillow for the dish. Doesn't that sound better than meatloaf? This is a job for the biggest frying pan you have-the whole dish cooks in one pan.
Yield serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Peel the onions and cut them in half. Slice thinly. Cut off any tough stems from the mushrooms and halve them if they are large.
- Film the bottom of your largest sauté pan with olive oil and heat over medium-high heat. Pat the livers dry with a paper towel and season generously with salt and pepper. When the oil is hot, add them to the pan and brown well on all sides. Transfer to a plate and drain the fat from the pan.
- Return the pan to the heat and add a couple tablespoons of olive oil. Add the mushrooms, garlic, and onions and sauté for a minute or two, until soft. Return the chicken livers to the pan and add the wine, swirling to combine. Allow the mixture to cook down until the vegetables are tender and the livers are heated through and glazed with the wine, 2 to 3 minutes. At the last minute, add the parsley and toss to combine.
- Puddle the polenta on 4 plates, making a depression in the center with the back of your spoon. Divide the chicken liver mixture among the plates, spooning it into the depression and drizzling with any juices.
SAUTEED CHICKEN LIVERS
Chicken livers have always been a staple on my diet, from when I was a little girl.I have combined a few recipes with my own and I came up with this one. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do They are comfort food for me!.;)
Provided by Manami
Categories Chicken Livers
Time 25m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Season livers with 3 Tablespoons of the flour and salt and pepper, to taste.
- Saute chicken livers in 2 Tablespoons butter, 5 minutes or until brown but still pink inside.
- Remove livers, and drain on paper towels, reserving drippings in skillet.
- Add other tablespoon butter, if necessary.
- Saute mushrooms, onions and celery in drippings until golden brown.
- Stir in flour(I guessed at the amount - use little by little) salt & pepper with broth.
- Add Sherry, parsley and wocesterhsire sauce; bring to a boil.
- Add more flour if necessary, but remember to mix it with some liquid first, so that there won't be any lumps.
- Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes, stirring often.
- Add chicken livers, simmer 3-5 additional minutes.
- Serve over fluffy white rice (sprinkled with bacon) or.
- Basmatti rice, sprinkled with chopped parsley (sprinkled with bacon) or.
- Buttered broad noodles with peas*.
- *Broad buttered noodles: boil noodles according to package instructions, drain and coat with butter, salt & pepper and combine with 1/4 cup frozen peas (defrosted).
CHICKEN LIVERS AND ONIONS, SAUTEED (LIDIA BASTIANICH)
"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 collect and freeze one by one the necks and gizzards for a good chicken soup and the livers for this delicious and quick 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." These are wonderful when served with broad noodles that have been prepared with parsely and touch of butter or olive oil and the necessary seasonings. This is a very basic and easy recipe.;) From Public Television Show 205: The Chicken and All Its Treasures.
Provided by Manami
Categories Beef Organ Meats
Time 45m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- FRYING THE ONIONS:.
- 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.:).
- 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 2 tablespoons of 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.
- CLEANING & FRYING THE LIVERS:.
- 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 with white fluffy rice with almonds or I prefer, broad noodles with parslied butter.
- Yum!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 416.5, Fat 30.6, SaturatedFat 11, Cholesterol 423, Sodium 602.9, Carbohydrate 15.6, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 7.9, Protein 20.6
CHICKEN LIVERS AND ONIONS, VENETIAN STYLE
Provided by Florence Fabricant
Categories appetizer
Time 45m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Mix the raisins and vinegar together and set aside.
- Trim the livers of any membranes or connective tissue. Cut the pairs in half, making all the pieces as uniform as possible. Pat the livers dry on paper towels.
- Heat the oil in a large, heavy skillet. Add onions and saute slowly, over low heat, until golden and tender, about 20 minutes. Transfer onions to a bowl, draining as much of the oil as possible into skillet.
- Increase the heat to high, add the livers and cook them very quickly, moving them around in the oil, for three to five minutes until they begin to brown but are still pink inside. Season with salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle with sage and wine and the raisins and vinegar. Reduce heat to low, return onions to pan, mix them in to reheat. Serve liver and onions moistened with the pan juices.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 240, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 10 grams, Fat 14 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 18 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 416 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams
CHICKEN LIVERS WITH ONIONS & GREEN PEPPERS
This is an easy recipe.Prepare the onions, peppers,livers. Refrigerate.Quick and easy to saute. I have also made this with sautéed green tomatoes and it was wonderful.
Provided by Montana Heart Song
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 40m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In large deep skillet, add olive oil and preheat to medium heat.
- Toss in the green pepper and sweet onion, saute quickly. Lift out on toweled plate. Pat towels on top to remove oil.
- In medium bowl, beat egg until frothy and cold water.
- Place flour in a flat pan with the salt and pepper.
- Put cornstarch in a ziplock bag, a little at a time, add a few dry chicken livers and shake shake shake. Remove the livers from the bag. and coat in the egg mixture then in flour mixture and place in a heated pan.
- Do this until all chicken livers are coated and placed in the pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Sauté until golden, turning over once or twice. Place on a heat proof plate, cover and keep warm in 250°F oven.
- Return the sautéed green peppers and onions to the pan and add tomato sauce,sugar if desired, sprinkle with chili pepper and Tabasco if desired.
- Stir around until simmering.
- Serve with hot buttered noodles or rice.
- In a large deep serving platter, spoon noodles around the edges, then the peppers and onions and then place the livers on top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 180.1, Fat 8.7, SaturatedFat 1.8, Cholesterol 222.7, Sodium 454.5, Carbohydrate 13.5, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 2.9, Protein 12.1
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