Liver in sour cream is a very tasty dish. It is suitable for a festive table, for a modest reception or for a simple family dinner. A beautiful-looking liver (usually in skilful design), as well as quite satisfying and rich in various vitamins, it is a healthy and tasty dish.
There are many recipes for cooking the liver, but the liver in sour cream is especially tender and soft. Consider several recipes for this popular dish.
Chicken liver in sour cream
Heat the pan, add 3 tablespoons of oil to it. Cut 2-3 medium-sized onions into it (optional) and simmer until golden brown under the lid. While the onions are stewed, cut (not very finely) 500 grams of chicken liver. When the onion begins to gather color, pour the chopped liver into the pan to the side of the onion. When the liver begins to turn white, mix it with onions and simmer over low heat. Then add chopped tomato (this is optional). Add 100 gr. sour cream, then simmer all together, then put spices and seasonings. Finally add the greens.
Pork liver in sour cream
- Fresh pork liver 500 g;
- 1-2 bulbs;
- 1 carrot (you can without it, to taste);
- 200g sour cream (not very oily);
- 2 tablespoons of white flour;
- salt, pepper to taste, optional.
The liver must be cut into pieces and pour milk for half an hour (so the liver will become softer and will not be bitter). To prevent the liver from getting bitter, you can add various spices to the milk, for example, in addition to traditional black pepper, you can add white or season the dish with dried basil. Then pour the liver (without milk) into the pan and add the flour, begin to stew. Add chopped carrots with spices and onions, stew all together. After a few minutes, fill everything with sour cream and leave for another 15 minutes. stew. After cooking, decorate the dish with herbs.
All other recipes basically coincide with the previous ones, only the ingredients are slightly different.
Veal liver in sour cream
- Calf liver - approximately 500g;
- sour cream (20 or 15% fat) - 500 ml;
- white flour - 1-2 tablespoon.
- salt, pepper - to taste;
- vegetable oil.
Preheat the pan, add a few tablespoons of vegetable oil, place the liver strips (small in size) rolled in flour and egg into the pan. Fry the liver on both sides until dark red. Add to the pan, if desired, tomato, pepper, carrots, seasonings and spices. Pour the sour cream fried in a frying pan and leave to brew for a few minutes. Serve with greens. You can also make vegetable decorations. Also, the liver can be served with various sauces, for example, with rice or potatoes as a side dish.
Sour cream makes the liver much more tender, which is why culinary specialists began to use this method of cooking this so popular dish. A properly cooked liver in sour cream sauce can decorate any table. The liver itself is low-calorie, but in combination with fat sour cream, this dish becomes significantly “heavier”. Therefore, people who follow a diet should still either use low-fat sour cream as a sauce, or use another method of cooking the liver.
Any liver can be used, but it should be remembered that the liver of a bird is softer and tastier, and also does not require pre-treatment to improve palatability. Veal and lamb liver may also be suitable, but it is better to choose the liver of a young animal so that the dish does not turn out tough. The liver contains a lot of iron and other beneficial substances, so this dish will be very useful for those who suffer from low hemoglobin, as well as for children. The invaluable benefits of the liver made this dish very popular and beloved by all. Enjoy your meal!