A huge number of the most delicious and satisfying dishes can be prepared from potatoes. Moreover, they will appeal to both adults and children. Today we will cook potatoes with chicken liver in the oven. We’ll also reveal the secrets of experienced hostesses so that the finished dish will impress not only your home but also guests who accidentally come to you.
About the benefits
We think that many housewives are well aware that fried potatoes are more caloric than boiled or baked. Therefore, it is best to cook this delicious root crop more often in the last two ways. Baked potato with chicken liver is very easily absorbed by the body, and also has a number of advantages. We list only a few:
- The finished dish has low calorie content, so it can even be used for dietary nutrition.
- Stimulates the brain.
- Helps to increase hemoglobin in the blood and much more.
Bakeware
Before we get down to cooking, let's prepare everything we need. We will need dishes and food. We will talk about the necessary ingredients later, but for now, let's find out what is the best way to cook potatoes with chicken liver in the oven. So you can choose:
- A large pan.
- Oven baking pots.
- Form for cakes or pies.
- Deep pan.
Which option to choose? Decide for yourself, everyone is good in his own way. But if you are planning a festive dinner, then it is best to stop on the pots. The finished dish will not need to be laid out on plates, and it will look more elegant.
Essential Products
Now we need to check if we have everything in stock to please our loved ones. Let's check the list, and if necessary, urgently go to the nearest store. So, we need the following ingredients:
- Potatoes. It is best to take it medium in size, so it will be more convenient to clean. How much will you need? The amount here depends on the family members for whom you will cook. Take pieces of 5-6 tubers.
- Liver - a pound. You can take more. For our recipe, the liver will need chicken, but it will also be delicious with beef.
- Olive oil - three teaspoons. You can take any sunflower, refined.
- Onions - one or two pieces. If you don’t feel like messing with it, you can do without it by adding your favorite seasonings.
- Carrots - two to three pieces of medium size.
- Cheese - 100-150 grams. It is best to take hard varieties.
- Salt, seasonings - to taste.
- Mayonnaise, sour cream - optional.
- Butter - a tablespoon.
Oven baked chicken liver with potatoes
When everything is prepared, then you can go to the cooking process. We will describe in detail all the actions:
- The washed and peeled potatoes are cut into small cubes. Pour water into a pan. We put on the stove and dip the potatoes there. When the liquid boils, boil for a few minutes.
- Then we drain the water through a colander. Potatoes can not be boiled beforehand, but this way the dish is prepared much faster.
- Wash and peel the carrots and onions. Then cut into small pieces. Carrots can be grated on a medium sized grater.
- We put the pan on the stove and pour oil into it. Fry onions and carrots for several minutes, and other vegetables if desired.
- Wash the liver well and cut into small cubes.
- Then we spread it to vegetables and fry on all sides. Mix everything thoroughly so as not to burn.
- We take a container for cooking. Grease it with butter.
- Now put the potatoes, the liver on it. All are well aligned. Salt, add seasonings.
- Put vegetables, straighten again.
- Rub a small amount of cheese.
- Lubricate with a small amount of sour cream or mayonnaise.
- We put in a preheated oven. Cooking time 30-35 minutes.
Potato with chicken liver in the oven is cooked! You just have to enjoy the delicate taste of this dish. Enjoy your meal!
Tips & Tricks
Each hostess has her own little tricks that help make any dish more tasty and unique. How to cook chicken liver with potatoes, you now know, but there are still some features. Further, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with them and take them into service:
- Before cooking, washed and peeled potatoes should be soaked for half an hour or an hour in cold water. During this time, excess starch will go into the liquid. Then pour out the water and rinse the potatoes again.
- Some housewives prepare this dish with beef liver, but in this case the dish will turn out not so tender and soft.
- As a sauce, you can use not only mayonnaise, but also sour cream, as well as ketchup. And you can take the listed ingredients in equal amounts and mix, and then pour the prepared dish.
- If you want the liver to literally melt in your mouth, be sure to add milk to the list of necessary foods. Pour it into a small cup. And then add the prepared liver there. After 30-40 minutes, you can use it.
- Never salt the liver while roasting; it will become less juicy. Do it at the very end.
When cooking, you can use not only onions and carrots, but also other vegetables such as tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant, bell peppers.
Finally
Potato with chicken liver, cooked in the oven, will not only cheer you up and delight your family on a weekday, but also decorate any holiday table. Especially if it is served in a special, beautiful dish. All those present at the table will be delighted, they will certainly ask for supplements and shower you with well-deserved compliments as a skilled housewife!