Liver Tarragon Recipes

CALF'S LIVER WITH IRISH WHISKY AND TARRAGON

Steps:

• Wipe the liver dry with paper towels and dredge lightly with flour, shaking off excess.
• Melt the butter in a large frying pan and brown the liver pieces on both sides. Remove to a dish and keep warm.
• Add the garlic, saute for a minute, then add the Irish whisky and bring to a boil. Add the stock and cook, stirring, until thickened.
• Add the tarragon and heavy cream and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Return the liver to the pan and coat with the sauce. (Allow the liver to cook a little more if necessary, but beware of overcooking.)

CHICKEN LIVER AND TARRAGON PATE

Steps:

• Melt a large knob of the butter in a large frying pan and cook the chicken livers for 3-4 minutes on each side until well browned but still slightly pink in the centre.
• Place in a food processor and whizz until smooth. Remove the pan from the heat, add the brandy and swirl around to gather up the pan juices. Add to the food processor with the garlic, tarragon and the remaining butter and whizz again until well blended.
• Add some salt and pepper followed by the cream and process again until well mixed. Spoon into 6 ramekins, smoothing the surface level, and leave to cool completely.
• To finish off, melt the butter and pour over the surface of the pate. Drop in a few tarragon leaves as decoration.
• Cover with cling film and chill for at least a few hours, but up to a day or two. Serve straight from the fridge with hot, buttered toast, or melba toast if you're feeling posh.

CHICKEN WITH RED WINE AND TARRAGON

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil for the noodles.
• Season chicken generously with salt and pepper. In a large skillet over medium high heat brown pieces of chicken in oil for 2 or 3 minutes on each side and remove to a plate.
• Return pan to stove and reduce heat to medium. Add butter to the pan and shallots, carrots and mushrooms. Saute 3 to 5 minutes until mushrooms darken and carrot bits are fork tender. Add sugar, tarragon and parsley and stir. Add wine and reduce liquid for 2 minutes. Add tomatoes to your sauce and stir to combine. Add chicken back to the pan and simmer chicken in sauce for 6 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear.
• Meanwhile, cook the noodles until just tender, about 6 minutes. Drain and transfer to a serving bowl. Toss the noodles with butter, tarragon, parsley, and season with salt and pepper.
• Serve chicken with buttered egg noodles tossed with fresh herbs.

LIVER TARRAGON

Steps:

• Dredge liver slices in flour, shaking off excess, and season with salt and pepper.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Cook liver for 5 minutes per side, reducing heat if necessary. Transfer to a heated serving dish, and keep warm.
• In the same skillet, increase heat to medium high and add tarragon vinegar, scraping the bottom of the skillet with a wooden spoon. If necessary, add a small amount of water to increase sauce. Lay lemon slices over liver, and pour sauce over the top. Sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley. Serve immediately.

DIJON CHICKEN LIVER PATE

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook sausage and onion until meat is no longer pink; remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. In the drippings, cook chicken livers over medium heat for 6-8 minutes or until no longer pink. Drain; cool for 10 minutes., Place chicken livers, milk and mustard in a blender or food processor; cover and process. Add sausage mixture, cream cheese and seasonings; cover and process until nearly smooth. , Pour into a 3-cup serving bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight. Serve with crackers.

BEEF LIVER AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Coat liver with flour; set aside.
• Brown bacon; drain on paper towels.
• Brown onions in drippings.
• Brown liver quickly in same skillet, about 1 minute on each side.
• Drain fat.
• Combine broth, water, liver, pepper and tarragon.
• Cover and simmer 20 minutes until liver is fork tender.
• Uncover; top with bacon.
• Simmer uncovered 5 to 10 minutes until sauce is consistency of gravy.