Creamy Gourmet Chicken Liver Recipes

CREAMY GOURMET CHICKEN LIVER

Steps:

• Cook livers in half of butter until browned on all sides; remove from skillet.
• Add remaining butter to skillet; cook onion, mushrooms, and green pepper for 5 minutes.
• Blend in flour, salt, and pepper.
• Add broth, stirring until thick and smooth.
• Add bay leaf, cloves, and chicken livers; cover and simmer for 15 minutes; remove bay leaf and cloves.
• Serve with rice or noodles.

CHICKEN LIVERS WITH GRAPES AND CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon butter with 2 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides, then cook onions with 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon rosemary, stirring occasionally, until softened and golden brown, about 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer onions to a plate and loosely cover with foil.
• Pat livers dry and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Heat remaining tablespoon oil in same skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then cook livers, turning over once, until browned and just pink inside, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer to plate with onions.
• Add grapes and remaining 1/4 teaspoon rosemary and sauté over moderately high heat, shaking skillet, 1 minute. Add vinegar and deglaze skillet, stirring and scraping up brown bits. Swirl in remaining tablespoon butter, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Pour over liver and onions and serve immediately.

CREAMY CHICKEN LIVER PâTé

Steps:

• In a spice grinder or clean coffee grinder, combine peppercorns, allspice, clove and coriander seeds; grind until fine and set aside.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium-high heat; when foam subsides, add onion and cook until softened, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add livers to pan and sprinkle with salt; cook livers on one side until they begin to brown, about 2 minutes, then flip them and cook the other side. Be sure to keep heat relatively high so that the outside of livers sears and inside stays pink.
• Put onion, livers and their buttery juices into a food processor or blender with remaining butter, the cream, spices and brandy. Purée mixture until it is smooth; taste and adjust seasoning.
• Put pâté in a terrine or bowl, smooth top and put in refrigerator for 2 to 3 hours or until fully set. Serve pâté with bread or crackers.

CREAMED CHICKEN LIVERS FOR 2

Steps:

• Fry bacon till crisp; remove from skillet and drain, reserving drippings.
• Combine flour and dash pepper; coat livers.
• Brown livers and onion in 2 tablespoons bacon drippings.
• Cover and cook over low heat for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Blend soup with 1/4 cup water; stir into livers; heat through.
• To seve, spoon over hot cooked rice; top with cooked, crumbled bacon.
• Try with cream of onion soup too.

BRANDY CREAM CHICKEN LIVERS

Steps:

• Wash and trim the chicken livers. Pat dry on paper towels.
• In a baggie, combine the flour, Cayenne Pepper and Mustard Powder. Season with Sea Salt and Crushed Black Pepper. Add the chicken livers to the baggie and shake to coat.
• Melt the butter in a frying pan and add the sliced mushrooms. Saute until golden.
• Brush the Ciabatta with Olive Oil, season with a little pepper and pop under a grill to brown.
• Add the finely chopped garlic and floured chicken livers to the pan and saute for a couple of minutes until the outside of the livers are very lightly browned.
• Pour the Brandy into the pan and allow to heat up for a couple of seconds before setting alight. Toss the livers around in the pan until the flames die out and allow the Brandy to reduce a little.
• Add the cream and stir until the livers are done to your taste. If you'd like the sauce thinner, simply add a little more cream.
• Cut the browned Ciabatta in half and put on a heat-proof plate. Turn the chicken livers out on top of the Ciabatta.
• Crumble the cheese on top of the livers and pop under a hot grill until the cheese melts.
• Garnish with a little chopped flat-leaf parsley and serve.