Smothered Beef Liver Recipes

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.

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute onions until soft, but not browned. Remove from pan using a slotted spoon, and set aside. Slice the liver into serving size pieces, and remove any membrane.
• In a shallow dish, mix together the flour, salt and pepper. Dredge the liver in the flour mixture, and place into the hot skillet. Brown the liver quickly on each side. Place reserved onions on top of liver pieces. Pour the tomato sauce and water over everything in the pan, lifting the liver pieces to let the tomato sauce coat the bottom of the pan.
• Sprinkle the oregano over everything, and simmer over low heat for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Adjust salt and pepper to taste. Be careful not to overcook, or liver will be tough. I serve this with mashed potatoes and green beans.

Steps:

• Marinate the liver in a mixture of the vinegar, Worcestershire, dry mustard, garlic, salt, and pepper for 30 to 60 minutes.
• Remove the liver from the marinade, reserving the marinade. Pat the liver dry and dust it with flour. In a heavy skillet, over a medium high heat, sear the liver in a little of the reserved bacon grease. Turn the liver only once to avoid overcooking. Remove the liver to a platter and cover with loosely tented foil to keep warm.
• Drain the excess bacon grease from the skillet. Place the reserved marinade and chicken stock in the skillet, over a medium high heat, and reduce by half. Pour this sauce over the liver and serve with the crisp bacon slices and pickled serranos or jalapenos on the side.

Steps:

• Preheat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat, until a drop of water sizzles on the oil surface.
• While waiting for the pan to preheat, combine flour, salt, and pepper (and garlic powder, if you wish) in a large tupperware bowl.
• Shake till mixed thoroughly.
• Add the liver to the flour bowl, cover the bowl and shake til coated, shake off and lay them in the frying pan.
• Reserve the flour mixture for the gravy.
• Brown the liver in the oil on both sides, remove them from the pan and set aside.
• Turn down the heat to low and toss in the onions and saute til clear.
• Remove pan from heat.
• Whip together milk and remaining flour until smooth.
• Return the pan to the burner and turn on medium-low.
• Add the flour/milk mixture (white sauce) to the pan of onions, stir constantly, until the gravy bubbles.
• Let simmer for 2 minutes.
• (NOTE: I keep the milk beside the stove JUST IN CASE the gravy seems too thick) Turn to low, add the liver, cover and simmer for another 10-15 minute.
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Steps:

• Soak liver in cold salted water for 15 to 20 minutes.
• In 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and lightly browned.
• Sprinkle with salt.
• Keep warm.
• In a shallow bowl, whisk together milk and eggs until well blended.
• Place bread crumbs in separate shallow bowl.
• Rinse liver under cool running water.
• Pat dry with paper towels.
• Dip into milk mixture, then into bread crumbs, coating evenly.
• Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat.
• Add liver and cook 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until cooked through.
• Top with onions.

Steps:

• Combine flour, salt, and pepper in medium bowl. Coat liver with seasoned flour, shaking off excess. Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté liver in 2 batches until cooked to desired doneness, about 1 1/2 minutes per side for medium. Transfer liver to plate; tent with foil.
• Melt butter in same skillet over medium-high heat. Add beer and bring to boil, scraping up browned bits. Add onions; simmer until tender, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Divide liver among 4 plates. Top with onions.