Everyone knows how healthy the liver is. It contains vitamins of group B and PP. Also, its use increases hemoglobin and increases the production of blood cells. Many housewives know different recipes for cooking this meat and each has its own secrets. The recipe depends on whether chicken, beef or pork liver is used. Let us consider in detail each cooking option for this offal.
Braised liver in white wine
This dish turns out to be very tender, tasty and aromatic, and its preparation does not take much time. It is important to follow the instructions in order to get the desired result. You will need 100 grams of white wine, chicken liver, onions, carrots and butter.
Braised liver in white wine is cooked in a pan with a thick bottom or cauldron. Cut the onion and sauté until golden brown. Add the carrots, grated on a medium grater, and sauté for 10 minutes. Cut the meat into small pieces and rinse with water. Add the liver to the vegetables and fill with white wine. Simmer the dish under the lid for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. When the liquid has almost evaporated, add salt, your favorite spices and herbs.
Liver in Sour Cream Sauce
Braised liver in white wine is cooked directly in a pan. The same recipe requires preliminary cooking of the product.
Boil the meat for 10 minutes and drain the broth. Cut the onion into half rings and fry a little. Add some favorite mushrooms to the onion and simmer them until the moisture evaporates. Cut the meat into small pieces and add to the vegetables. Pour the products with sour cream in a volume of 200 grams and mix thoroughly. Stew the dish under the lid for another 10 minutes, then salt to taste. Let the meat stand in sour cream sauce for another 5 minutes and you can start eating.
Braised liver in a multicooker
A multicooker has become an excellent assistant for housewives in the kitchen. It is possible to cook a wide variety of dishes in it, without making any effort and without breaking away from your favorite pastime. Braised liver in white wine, in sour cream sauce - absolutely any recipe can be brought to life with the help of a slow cooker.
Peerlessly obtained this offal with the addition of milk. For this recipe, you need to cut the meat into small pieces, add the fried onions and pour the milk into the products. Place the food in the multicooker bowl and turn on the liver quenching mode. The meat prepared in this way is tender, melting in the mouth and has no bitter aftertaste.
Recommendations
Almost any garnish goes well with a dish such as braised liver. The recipe for cooking can be slightly modified by adding a side dish directly at the end of the meat preparation. This manipulation will lead to the fact that the juice or sauce in which the offal was prepared is absorbed into the side dish, from which it will only become tastier.
Also, the side dish can be prepared separately. It can be potatoes or pasta, cereals or vegetables - everything your family loves.
It is not recommended to salt the liver at the beginning of cooking. It is better to do this procedure at the end. Otherwise, the meat may become tough due to salt.
In order to remove the light bitterness that any liver has, soak the meat in milk for 1-2 hours before cooking.
Also make sure that the liver is not digested. Check its readiness with a sharp knife. Cut a small piece. If you see light juice, then you must immediately remove the dish from the fire, otherwise the meat will become rubber and hard.
Try each recipe described and focus on the one you like best. Cook with love and warmth, then your dishes will turn out delicious, and home and guests will not stop asking about your culinary secrets.