Moms Liver Haters Chicken Livers Recipes

CHICKEN LIVER MOUSSE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and thyme and cook until the onions are softened, about 3 minutes. Add the chicken livers and cook until firm but still pink inside, about 3 minutes.
• Remove the skillet from heat, add the salt, pepper and brandy, and deglaze the pan by stirring and scraping up the brown bits from the bottom; cool.
• Remove the thyme stems from the skillet, transfer the chicken liver mixture to a blender, puree until smooth and transfer to a bowl.
• In another medium bowl, use an electric hand mixer to whip the heavy cream to medium peaks. Fold the whipped cream into the liver mixture, taste and adjust the seasoning. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
• Serve the mousse with toasted baguette slices and garnish with pickled onions.

CHICKEN LIVERS PERI PERI

Steps:

• Place chicken livers in a large bowl, and pour in 3 tablespoons olive oil, vinegar, and lemon juice; season with garlic, cumin, coriander, chili flakes, bay leaves, salt, and pepper. Stir together, and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
• Remove livers to a bowl, and reserve marinade.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in onion, and cook until tender, about 7 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high, and stir in chicken livers; cook for 2 minutes, being careful not to overcook the livers. Stir in the tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, chicken stock, and the reserved marinade. Simmer gently for 5 minutes. Pour in brandy, and heat through.

CHICKEN LIVER ON TOAST

Steps:

• Melt the butter over medium heat in a large sauté pan. Add the onion and cook, stirring often, until it is soft but not brown, about 10 minutes. Add the chicken livers and chipotle and cook until the livers are lightly browned, an additional 10 minutes or so. Add the wine, and cook until there are only a few tablespoons of liquid remaining, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Transfer the liver to a food processor and pulse until the sauce is blended and a little lumpy. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Put the mixture into small ramekins and place, covered, in the refrigerator to cool and set.
• Spread on grilled or toasted peasant bread.

CHICKEN LIVER SKEWERS

Steps:

• Soak livers in milk, chilled, 1 hour. Drain, then rinse and pat dry. Season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
• Remove rosemary leaves from sprigs, leaving a small bunch at top of sprig. Thread livers (1 if large, 2 if smaller) onto rosemary sprigs.
• Heat 1 tablespoon butter and oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat until foam subsides. Cook livers on skewers, turning once, until golden and just cooked through, 5 to 6 minutes total. Transfer to a platter. Pour off fat from skillet, then stir remaining tablespoon butter, radishes, and lemon juice into skillet. Spoon over livers.
• What to drink:
• Fontaleoni Vernaccia di San Gimignano '07

CHICKEN LIVER APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to Broil/Grill.
• Sprinkle each 1/2 chicken liver with garlic salt to taste. Wrap 1/2 slice bacon around each chicken piece and fasten with a toothpick. Place on a broiling pan.
• Broil for 5 to 7 minutes. Turn pieces over and broil another 5 to 7 minutes, or until chicken livers are cooked through and no longer pink inside. Serve hot.

LIVER HATER'S CHICKEN LIVERS

Steps:

• Put the livers in a glass bowl. Add 1/2 cup of the sherry and salt and pepper to taste. Soak 30 minutes.
• Chop onions and parsley and reserve.
• Roll drained chicken livers in cracker meal.
• Add 1/2-inch oil to a hot skillet and fry the livers, turning a lot. Remove and pour off grease but not drippings.
• Add onions and parsley to the skillet and fry 1 minute. Return livers and add remaining sherry. Simmer to reduce, 15 minutes.

MOM'S CHICKEN LIVERS

Steps:

• Slice the mushrooms and onion and chop the bacon.
• Heat the oil and butter in a skillet.
• Add the bacon, onion and garlic and cook until onion is tender.
• Add the mushrooms and cook until browned.
• While the bacon, onion and mushrooms are cooking clean the chicken livers and chop into small pieces.
• Add the chicken livers.
• After the chicken livers have had time to cook and get brown add the wine, balsamic vinegar and stock.
• Simmer, uncovered until the livers are done.
• Serve alone or with with egg noodles.

FIVE-SPICE CHICKEN LIVERS

Steps:

• Mix flour and five-spice powder, and season with salt and pepper. Dust chicken livers with this mixture.
• Heat 1/2 tablespoon oil in large skillet; add pancetta, onion and garlic. Sauté over medium heat until onion is soft. Remove all from pan.
• Add remaining oil to pan, and add chicken livers in single layer. Sauté, turning, until lightly browned but not cooked through. Sauté in two batches if needed. Remove from pan.
• Add wine, scrape pan and add tomatoes and herbs. Simmer 10 minutes, until tomatoes start to melt. Return onion mixture and livers to pan, simmer 5 minutes, check seasoning and serve over freshly cooked soft polenta.