Chicken Livers With Mustard Seed Recipes

CHICKEN LIVERS WITH MUSTARD SEED

Steps:

• Pat dry the chicken livers, trim and separate into lobes.
• Dredge in flour seasoned with salt and pepper, shake off excess flour.
• In a large skillet heat the butter and oil, over moderately high heat, until fat is hot.
• Add chicken livers, sauté for 2 to 3 minutes or until they are browned on the outside but still pink within.
• Transfer the livers with slotted spoon to a bowl.
• Add to skillet the minced shallots and mustard seed and sauté the mixture for 1 minute or until mustard seed begins to pop.
• Add the white wine and reduce it, stirring, to about 1/3 cup.
• Stir in the chicken broth.
• Reduce the liquid, stirring, until it is thickened.
• Add the livers and the minced parsley leaves.
• Toss the livers to coat with the sauce, and heat mixture over low heat, shaking the skillet, until the livers are just heated through.
• Transfer to heated serving dish.
• Serve with rice.

CHICKEN LIVERS ON TOAST

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a medium sautépan. Add onions and cook over medium-low heat until soft and caramelized, 20 to 30 minutes. Stir occasionally and season with salt.
• Place another sauté pan over medium heat. Add bacon and sauté until browned on edges. Using a slotted spoon, remove to a plate. Pour off fat and place pan back on stove. Season chicken livers with salt and a generous amount of pepper. Add remaining tablespoon olive oil to pan and increase heat to medium high. Place chicken livers in pan and sauté on all sides, until just cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove livers.
• Add thyme, nutmeg, vinegar, mustard and broth to pan and cook on high for 2 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning. Return bacon and chicken livers to pan and roll in juices to warm through. Lay toasts on four plates. Spread each with a little onion, then spoon livers and juices over top. Serve.

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.

TUSCAN CHICKEN LIVERS

Steps:

• Wash chicken livers under cold running water. Dry well, and season with salt and pepper. Dust chicken livers with flour; set aside.
• In a large nonstick saute pan, combine olive oil, onion, sage, chopped garlic, red-pepper flakes, capers, and anchovies. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, for 3 minutes. Add chicken livers, one piece at a time. Cook, covered, until evenly browned, about 3 minutes on each side. Add Vin Santo, scraping the brown bits from the bottom of the saute pan. Cook until the wine has reduced by half, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in tomato, and cook, stirring occasionally, about 6 minutes. (The dish should be slightly soupy. If it starts to become dry, add a little water.) Remove the saute pan from the heat, and stir in parsley.
• Rub the toasts with the whole garlic clove. Drizzle with olive oil, and season with black pepper. Spoon the livers over the toasts, and serve immediately.

SOUTHERN INDIAN CHICKEN CURRY WITH MUSTARD SEEDS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. Add the chiles, mustard seeds, cinnamon, and urad dal; cook, shaking the pot, until the seeds pop, about 45 seconds. Add the shallots, garlic, and curry leaves; cook, stirring, until the shallots are golden, about 4 minutes. Add the ginger; cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add the tomatoes; cook, stirring, 2 minutes.
• Add the chicken; sprinkle with the turmeric and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes. Stir in 2 cups water. Bring to a boil. Cover; reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until the chicken is very tender, about 30 minutes.
• Uncover. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Boil until the sauce coats the meat, about 10 minutes. Season with salt. Serve with raita and pooris, if desired.

CHICKEN LIVERS WITH RICE

Steps:

• Mix water with next 5 ingredients.
• Bring to a boil, add rice.
• Cover and simmer for 17 minutes, until water is absorbed.
• Mix flour, salt, pepper, and paprika in a bag.
• Add chicken livers and shake to coat.
• Heat oil in skillet on med hi.
• Brown livers, stirring for 5 minutes, or until done, may have to do this in batches.
• Add more oil if needed.
• Remove from skillet, keep warm.
• Stir fry onion in same skillet, with water for 2 minutes.
• Return chicken livers and mix well.
• Put rice on plate, top with chicken livers.

SAUTéED CHICKEN LIVERS AND ONIONS

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 CUMIN AND CORIANDER

Steps:

• Dredge the chicken livers in the flour and brown them in the butter and oil. Remove and set aside.
• Saute the garlic and shallots for two minutes. Add the cumin and coriander. Return the chicken livers to the pan and add the cream, salt and pepper. Cook until the livers are pink in the center and the sauce has thickened.
• Garnish with coriander and serve.