Liver Bacon Casserole Recipes

LIVER AND BACON WITH ONIONS AND GRAVY

Steps:

• Rinse the liver in a colander under cold water and drain well on kitchen paper. Melt half of the butter with the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a high heat.
• Put three tablespoons of the flour in a large bowl and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Coat half the liver in the seasoned flour, shake off any excess, then fry each slice in the hot fat for 1-2 minutes on each side until lightly browned, but not completely cooked through.
• Transfer the slices to a plate and repeat with the remaining liver.
• Reduce the heat and melt the remaining butter in the same pan. Add the sliced onion and cook for a minute or so, stirring to separate the layers.
• Add the bacon to the pan and cook, stirring from time to time, for 8-10 minutes or until the onion is pale golden-brown and the bacon is beginning to crisp.
• Sprinkle the rest of the flour over the onion and bacon and stir it for a minute or so.
• Dissolve the stock cube in the just-boiled water and pour slowly into the pan, stirring constantly.
• Bring to a simmer and cook over a medium heat until the gravy is thickened. Add a dash of tomato ketchup and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Return the liver to the pan with the onion gravy for just 1-2 minutes to warm it through and finish cooking.
• Serve the liver and bacon with some mash and freshly cooked greens.

LIVER AND BACON

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Transfer bacon to a plate, reserving a small amount of grease in the pan and the rest aside.
• Pour seasoning coating mix into a large resealable plastic bag. Place calves' liver in bag one slice at a time; seal, and toss to coat.
• Cook liver in bacon grease over medium high heat, turning occasionally to brown both sides. Depending on the size of your skillet you may need to work in batches and add more bacon grease. Liver is done when juices run clear. Return bacon to the skillet during the last 2 minutes of cooking to warm through. Serve hot with your favorite side dish.

LIVER & BACON SAUTé WITH POTATOES & PARSLEY

Steps:

• Halve the potatoes. Simmer in salted water for 12-15 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Heat the oil in a wok. Add the potatoes and fry them for 4-5 minutes over a high heat until browned and crispy. Remove from the pan and set aside.
• Tip the spring onions and bacon into the pan and stir and sizzle for 3-4 minutes or until the bacon gets crispy. Meanwhile, season the flour with paprika, a little salt and plenty of black pepper, then use to coat the liver.
• Stir the liver into the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes. Toss in the potatoes and quickly reheat. Stir in the chopped parsley, remove everything from the pan and divide between 2 plates. Keep warm.
• Quickly pour the hot stock into the pan and scrape all the crispy bits up from the bottom. Bubble for 1-2 minutes, then pour around the liver and potatoes. Serve each portion topped with soured cream and a sprinkling of paprika.

LIVER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C.
• Brown the onions in the butter in a frying pan for about 5 minutes, until they begin to soften.
• Add the liver and fry gently until sealed, about 10 minutes. Add the bacon and brown for 5 minutes.
• Transfer the meat and onion mix to a casserole dish. Add the baked beans, kidney beans, carrots and celery, and stir well. Add the mixed herbs, beef stock and apple juice and stir.
• Cook in the casserole dish (with lid on) in the oven for 90 minutes. Check that it doesn't dry out during cooking.

LIVER & BACON WITH ONION GRAVY

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a large non-stick frying pan until crisp. Meanwhile, mix the flour and sage, if using, and use to dust the liver. Remove bacon from the pan and set aside. Add the oil to the pan and brown the liver for about 1 min on each side. Remove from the pan, then fry the onion until softened. Stir in stock and ketchup, then bubble for 5 mins.
• Put the liver back in the pan and cook for 3 mins until cooked through. Serve with the bacon broken over the top and some mash. (see related recipes)

BEEF LIVER & BACON CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Saute the bacon in skillet until crisp.
• Drain and crumble.
• Reserve pan drippings.
• Combine 4 Tbs of the flour, the pkg. of dry onion soup mix, salt, and pepper.
• Put into a paper sack.
• Add the liver strips and shake until dredged in the flour.
• Save the flour that remains.
• Saute liver, celery and onion in bacon drippings until liver is brown.
• Place in a 2 quart casserole.
• Top with crumbled bacon.
• Add bouillon.
• Bake, covered, in a 350 degreeF.oven for 30 minutes.
• Add potatoes and carrots and bake, covered, for 45 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Remove the meat and vegetables to a warm platter.
• Add the flour remaingin in the sack to the skillet.
• Stir in to the liquid from the casserole.
• Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened.
• Pour over liver and vegetables and serve.

PORK LIVER & BACON CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Lay the liver & bacon into a large casserole dish & add the beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste & black pepper.
• In a wok or large frying pan heat the vegetable oil & butter.
• Add the chopped garlic, chopped celery & onions & fry for around 3 minutes.
• Add the mushrooms & fry for another 3 minutes or so until cooked through.
• Pour fried vegetables into the casserole dish & stir & cover.
• Preheat oven to around 170°C & bake for 2 hours.
• If required, season to taste & serve.