Special Calf Liver With Onions Mushrooms Sour Cream Recipes

CALF'S LIVER WITH BACON, CARAMELIZED ONIONS AND SHERRY

Steps:

• In a large glass baking dish, add liver and milk and let soak for 20 minutes.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, add bacon and butter and cook until fat has rendered, about 6 minutes. Transfer bacon to paper towels to drain and reserve 3 tablespoons fat in skillet. Reserve remaining fat.
• Cook onions with salt and pepper, to taste, in bacon fat in skillet over moderate heat for 10 minutes or until caramelized. Transfer onions to a bowl and add bacon. Set aside.
• Pat liver dry and discard milk. In a large zip-top bag, add flour, Essence, salt and pepper. Working in batches, add liver and shake to coat. Set aside on baking sheet until ready to cook.
• Add 2 tablespoons reserved bacon fat to skillet over high heat and add liver; cook for 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Turn liver over, remove pan from heat, add sherry and beef broth, return pan to heat and shake and flambe. Cook on second side for about 2 minutes or until cooked through. Serve liver with pan sauce, topped with onions and bacon.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
• Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch, published by William Morrow, 1993.

CALVES LIVER AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Cut liver in small serving size pieces.
• Salt and pepper pieces.
• In a 12 inch skillet heat vegetable oil.
• Make sure it is good and hot (I use medium high).
• Lightly roll pieces in flour.
• Saute in hot oil till brown on one side, turn and brown the other side.
• About 4 minutes per side.
• Remove from skillet and keep warm.
• Add onions to skillet and fry about 5 minutes till crisp tender.
• Put onions over liver and serve.

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!

SPECIAL CALF LIVER WITH ONIONS, MUSHROOMS & SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Season liver with salt and cayenne.
• Preheat frypan.
• Melt butter and saute onions until tender.
• Add liver and brown on all sides.
• Add mushrooms with liquid.
• Reduce heat, simmer covered for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Stir in sour cream and continue cooking for an additional 8 to 10 minutes.
• Stir in Worcestershire sauce.

CALF LIVER AND ONIONS IN CREAMY MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a casserole dish place liver and cover with milk use more if necessary. Refrigerate 1 hour minimum. Do not skip this step!
• In a large skillet, melt butter over medium high heat. Cook and stir onions until tender, about 7 minutes.
• Remove liver from milk. Discard milk. Sprinkle liver slices with salt and pepper, and add to the skillet. Brown liver slices, turning once, for 5 minutes.
• Pour in mushrooms with their liquid. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Stir in sour cream and Worcestershire sauce, and continue simmering another 8 to 10 minutes. Serve. Don't forget the creamed potatoes!

BAKED CALF LIVER AND ONIONS WITH GRAVY

Steps:

• Mix soups together, spread a thin layer over bottom of 13"x9"x2" baking dish.
• Put a layer of liver, a layer of onions,and a layer of soup mixture. Repeat with second layer if needed.
• Cover with remaining soup mixture.
• Cover dish with foil and bake at 350 for 1-1/2 hour.
• Serve with mashed potatoes.

BRANDIED CALF LIVER AND ONIONS

Steps:

• On sheet of wax paper, combine flour, pepper and salt.
• Dredge liver in flour mixture.
• In large non-stick skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until crisp.
• Remove to paper towel to drain; crumble when cool.
• To drippings in pan, add liver and saute, in batches if necessary, until golden brown-- about 1 1/2 minutes per side.
• Remove to serving platter, keep warm.
• Add onions to skillet, cook until soft, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in raisins, brandy and cider vinegar, cook one minute.
• Add crumbled bacon, pour over liver.
• Serve Hot!