Best Southern Liver And Onions Recipes

SOUTHERN FRIED LIVER 'N' ONIONS

Steps:

• 1. Pour about 1/2" to 1" canola oil into a heavy skillet (I use a cast iron chicken fryer). Turn heat to high. When oil is hot, add onions and sprinkle with sugar. Reduce heat to medium high and cook, stirring frequently until onions have lightly browned. Remove from pan and set aside.
• 2. Remove liver from package, wash. If pieces are large, cut in half. Mix flour, corn meal, salt and pepper in a shallow dish. Roll liver pieces in flour mixture.
• 3. In the same skillet that onions were caramelized in, add liver pieces a few pieces at a time so as not to overcrowd your pan. Brown well on both sides using medium to medium high heat. Transfer to plate and repeat with next batch.
• 4. Once all liver is browned, return to pan and top with onions. Reduce heat to medium and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to serving platter and arrange caramelized onions on top. Serve hot with your favorite veggies (I like to serve with mashed potatoes, sawmill gravy and green beans).

LIVER AND ONIONS

Steps:

• In a medium skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in onion and saute until softened. Stir in sugar and continue to cook until onion caramelizes.
• Rinse liver and remove thin outer membrane. Slice liver into 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick slices.
• Heat remaining butter in a medium skillet over medium heat
• Dredge liver slices in flour and brown in melted butter for about 1 to 1 1/2 minutes per side. Remove from heat and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve liver smothered with caramelized onions.

ABSOLUTE BEST LIVER AND ONIONS

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!

BEST SOUTHERN LIVER AND ONIONS RECIPE

Steps:

• Cut liver into thin slices
• Cover slices of liver with real salt, let sit in refrigerator for 15 mins
• Rinse liver slices with cold filtered water and place in a medium bowl.
• Cover liver with whole milk or an ACV mixture of 1:1 apple cider vinegar and filtered water.
• Let it soak for 2 hours in refrigerator.
• Slice onions into rings.
• After the liver has finished soaking: Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a 10 in cast iron or nonstick large skillet over medium heat.
• Separate onion rings and cook onions in the butter until they are soft, around 4-6 mins.
• Remove sautéed onions (leave onions in skillet if you want caramelized onions) keep skillet warm.
• Season the flour with salt and pepper and put it in a shallow pan.
• Drain milk or ACV mixture from the liver
• Coat both sides of the liver slices in the flour mixture.
• Reheat the skillet on medium-high heat and melt the coconut oil.
• Place the coated liver slices in the hot skillet and cook until nice and brown on the bottom around 2-3 mins.
• Turnover and repeat.
• Return the onions to the skillet and reduce heat to medium.
• Once the meat is done. Remove the liver and onions from the skillet to your serving platter.
• Follow steps 1 - 14 above
• Use the leftover flour to make gravy in the oil and butter in the skillet.
• Place the liver and onions into the gravy and cover with the cast iron lid or aluminum foil.
• Bake at 300 degrees for 2 hours or until falls apart when pressed with a fork.
• You could also use your Instant Pot or slow cooker. Place the gravy, liver, and onions in your Instant Pot on Slow Cooker for 6-8 hours.
• Sprinkle top with crumbled crisply cooked bacon.
• Serve with your favorite side dishes.

SAUTEED CALF'S LIVER

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.

LIVER AND ONIONS

Steps:

• In 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Cook onions in butter 4 to 6 minutes, stirring frequently, until light brown. Remove onions from skillet; keep warm.
• Coat liver with flour. In same skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Cook liver in oil 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until brown on outside and slightly pink in center, returning onions to skillet during last minute of cooking. Don't overcook or liver could become tough. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.