It is useful for any housewife to know several recipes for preparing dishes from the liver, since it differs in its benefits. A variety of various dishes will allow you to easily select the appropriate option for an ordinary dinner, and for the holiday table.
Few secrets
For many cooks, the liver is a complex product that is difficult in the kitchen. However, most often such problems are associated with the wrong selection and processing of the by-product. At the same time, the liver is universal, since it can be used to make soups, salads, main dishes, pies and much more, and both chicken and pork and beef will do.
Tips for choosing
To cook the dish was tasty and satisfying, it is very important to choose the right liver.
So, the fresh ingredient has a pleasant aroma (slightly sweet), no damage, vessels, the surface is elastic and smooth.
If you buy a frozen product, it should not be orange.
How much to cook
Cooking time depends on the type and method of processing. For example, if you decide to put out the liver, then it takes 20-30 minutes, if you fry, then 10 minutes for chicken by-product and 20 minutes for beef and pork. And in order to evenly stew or fry large liver, you need to cut a piece on thin plates.
Collection of the best recipes from the liver
Delicious meatballs
Cooking time: 40 minutes.
Calories per 100 g: 167 kcal.
Such whip-up cutlets will be a real salvation if you have no time at all. As a side dish, mashed potatoes, pasta, any cereal, steamed vegetables are perfect. You can use any type of by-product, however if you are preparing a dish for a child, it is better to take chicken liver.
Ingredients:
- 750 g of liver;
- 20 g onions;
- 50 g carrots;
- 1-2 eggs;
- 30 grams of potato starch;
- 60 ml of sunflower oil.
The preparation is very simple: scroll the liver, onions and carrots in the meat grinder, add starch and eggs to the mass, mix everything thoroughly. Form the cutlets from the mixture and fry them in the pan for 10 minutes - a ruddy crust should appear.
Liver cake
Cooking time: 70 minutes (+6 hours for infusion).
Calorie: 308 kcal per 100 g
Such a cake looks very appetizing, it will also be pleased with its satiety and unusual taste, the dish is suitable for a festive table. And to make it as tasty as possible, before serving it is desirable to hold it in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours.
Ingredients:
- 50 g of hard cheese;
- 200 grams of wheat flour;
- 3 eggs;
- 200 ml of milk;
- 0.5 kg of pork liver;
- 50 ml of sunflower oil;
- 400 g of mayonnaise;
- 10 g of dill.
The preparation is as follows:
- We clean the pork liver from the film, then grind it in a blender.
- Add eggs, flour, salt.
- Pour in the milk and stir it - the “dough” should turn out pretty thick.
- Cooking cakes from the resulting dough, frying them in a pan on both sides.
- Lubricate each cake with mayonnaise, grated cheese and dill.
- Leave in the fridge, then cut into portions and serve to the table.
Hearty soup
Cooking time: 60 minutes.
Caloric content per 100 g: 65 kcal.
Such a soup will turn out to be both nourishing and dietetic, so those who are on a diet can cook it without fear. And you can cook it completely from any liver, but you should still take the chicken - it is less fat.
Ingredients:
- 200 grams of potatoes;
- 0.5 medium zucchini;
- 1 carrot;
- 300 g of cauliflower;
- 50 grams of rice;
- 150 g of liver;
- 200 ml of olive oil.
Cooking:
- First boil the liver in slightly salted water for 10-15 minutes, then transfer it to a blender and chop.
- Boil the vegetables for half an hour, chop the blender.
- Mix puree from vegetables and liver, boil over low heat.
- Add oil, salt to taste.
To make the soup less thick, you can add cream or beef broth.
Liver in stroganoff in a slow cooker
Cooking time: 70 minutes.
Caloric content per 100 g: 130 kcal.
The traditional recipe involves the use of beef liver, and the slow cooker will save time, and there is no need to keep track of the ingredients.
Looking for the following products:
- 700 g of liver;
- 400 ml of milk;
- 200 ml of sour cream;
- 50 g butter;
- 2 onions;
- a bunch of dill and green onions.
First, cut the liver into strips, then fill it with milk and leave for half an hour. While it comes, cut the onion into rings, fry in a bowl for 5 minutes (the temperature should be at the level of +160 degrees). Then add liver to the onion and stir fry for another 5 minutes, add sour cream. Bring the dish to softness, then salt and pepper to taste.
When serving, garnish with finely chopped greens.
A simple recipe for fried liver in a pan
Cooking time: 40 minutes.
Calories: 185 kcal per 100 g.
Such a dish can be served in small pans for each guest separately, it will look great, and even the most capricious gourmets will like the taste.
To prepare the necessary ingredients:
- 600 g pork liver;
- 50 g onions;
- 50-60 ml of olive oil;
- 40 g of flour;
- 4-5 cloves of garlic.
First, you need to chop the liver and beat off the liver (so that the whole kitchen is not in it, first wrap the pieces in a film), then salt and pepper it, roll in flour and fry in a pan for 2-3 minutes on each side. Transfer the by-product to a plate, and in the remaining mixture fry the finely chopped onion with garlic, spread the mass on top of the liver - and that's it! Dish can be served at the table!
Cod liver layered salad
Preparation time: 40 minutes (+2 hours per day).
Calories: 98 kcal per 100 g.
This salad will be not only very tasty, but also unusual, it should be served in special small salad bowls made of transparent glass. The ingredients used will add to its appeal.
It will take:
- 1 can of cod liver;
- 3 potatoes;
- 3 chicken eggs;
- 2 carrots;
- 3 pickled cucumbers;
- a small bunch of green onions;
- 50 grams of solid rice;
- 200 ml of mayonnaise;
- ground salt and black pepper to taste.
Salad preparation method:
- Open the canned food, drain the liquid, mash the liver with a fork, adding pepper to taste.
- Boil potatoes, eggs, carrots, and then rub on a coarse grater (white and yolk need to be crushed separately).
- With cucumbers cut off the skin, rub on a grater and leave for a while to let the glass excess liquid.
- Grate cheese, chop onion finely.
- Lay in a salad bowl in layers: first potatoes, then cod liver, onions, a small amount of mayonnaise, cucumbers, protein, carrots, cheese, mayonnaise and yolk.
Put the salad in the fridge for a few hours, then serve to the table - guests will be surprised by the unusual taste.
Chefs Tips
A very important moment in working with the liver is its preparation, since if the technology of cooking a dish with this ingredient is not followed, it will be bitter. There are several secrets, if you know them, then prepare a tasty liver is not difficult:
- To remove bitterness, before cooking, soak the liver for an hour in sour cream or milk, and if you have time, in a weak soda solution, but for at least two hours.
- If you do not want to get a firm and dry dish, salt the liver at the very end of cooking.
- When choosing beef liver, it is necessary to prepare it: remove the film, for which you should first thoroughly wash the by-product in cold water, then pour it with warm water for a few minutes and, after making a small cut, remove the film. It's easier to remove the pork: scald with boiling water, make an incision and remove the film.
- Large streaks or vessels may also be bitter. To remove them, take a sharp knife and cut unnecessary parts.
- In order to prepare it does not take you much time, the prepared product should be cut into pieces up to 2 cm in size.
