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Beef Liver

Buttery onions with perfectly seasoned and fork tender beef liver ready in less than 30 minutes for an out of the norm dinner.
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Soaking time2 hrs
Total Time2 hrs 25 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Mediterranean
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 418.7kcal
Author: Amira

Ingredients

For the liver soak:

  • 2 pounds beef liver sliced into strips.
  • 1 Tablespoon white vinegar.
  • 2 cups milk.

Seasoning:

  • 1 teaspoon pink salt or to taste, you can also use any salt you have.
  • 1 ½ teaspoon ground cumin.
  • ¾ teaspoon ground black pepper.

To cook liver:

  • 4 Tablespoons olive oil divided.
  • 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 3 garlic cloves minced.
  • 3 (600g) onions sliced.
  • 1 jalapeño or hot pepper if desired.
  • ½ cup water or beef broth.

Instructions

  • Place liver strips in a deep bowl, add vinegar and massage to mix well. Cover with milk and refrigerate for 30 minutes or up to 24 hours.
  • Remove liver from liquid and pat dry, discard the milk. Season with salt, pepper and cumin mixing well to cover.
  • In a large skillet or cast iron, add two tablespoons of oil then sauté garlic until fragrant for about 30 seconds.
  • Sear liver slices in batches for about 1 ½ minute on each side or until browned. Fry the Jalapeño if using.
  • Remove liver slices from skillet and set aside.
  • Add remaining oil and butter to the skillet then sauté onions for 5 minutes or until nicely browned.
  • Add liver slices back to the skillet and mix with onions.
  • Add water or beef broth and cook for 5-10 more minutes or until just done to your liking.
  • Add the jalapeño pepper back to the skillet and serve.

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Notes

Serve with:
This dish goes pretty well with Tabouleh, tahini, baba ganoush and pita bread.
Note: Soaking solution is not calculated in the nutritional values.
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Nutrition

Calories: 418.7kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 41.4g | Fat: 20.1g | Saturated Fat: 5.9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8.7g | Cholesterol: 582.6mg | Sodium: 168.1mg | Potassium: 696.2mg | Fiber: 1.9g | Sugar: 4.2g