A beef liver cake is not prepared for very long, but it turns out so tasty, satisfying and nutritious that not one of the invited guests can refuse it. It is also worth noting that such an unsweetened product does not require the use of outlandish and expensive products. In this regard, beef liver cake is very popular among modern housewives. Despite the fact that such a dish has a dessert name, it should be served as a tasty and fragrant snack. It is well suited for alcoholic beverages. That is why offal cake is often made for the holidays and celebrations.
Delicious liver cake: step by step (photo) cooking recipe
This dish is prepared in stages. After all, it includes three components: cakes (liver pancakes), cream (a mixture of mayonnaise with garlic) and filling (sautéed vegetables). How to prepare each of the elements, we will consider a little below. However, you should start making such a dish with fragrant and tasty pancakes. For this we need:
- fresh beef liver - 600 g;
- bulbs - 2 pcs.;
- maximum fresh non-fat milk - 500 ml (300 ml of them in the dough, the rest for soaking offal);
- light sifted flour - about 200 g;
- refined vegetable oil - for frying liver cakes;
- large eggs - 3 pcs.;
- small salt, allspice black - add to taste.
Kneading basics
The beef
liver cake will turn out to be especially tasty if the dough is kneaded strictly according to the recipe. To do this, you need to take a fresh by-product, wash it thoroughly, carefully clean all existing bile ducts, and then cut into large pieces, put in an enameled bowl and pour fresh milk. In this state, the liver should be about 25-35 minutes. Over this short period of time, the offal will lose all bitterness, become more tender and soft.
After the steps taken, beef liver should be chopped in a meat grinder along with peeled onion heads. Next, in the resulting slurry, you need to add beaten chicken eggs, as fresh as possible milk, small salt, allspice black pepper, as well as sifted light flour. Having mixed all the components, you should get a fairly liquid dough, almost the same as for pancakes.
Base heat treatment
To make a liver cake from beef liver, you should bake 7-10 identical pancakes from offal. To do this, take a
cast-iron frying pan, pour a small amount of
refined oil into it and red-hot. Next, in a hot bowl, you need to pour the batter in a circular motion using the soup ladle. It is desirable that such a base had smooth edges, a large diameter (approximately the same as in a pan) and a thickness of half a centimeter. After the underside of the liver pancake is browned, it should immediately be turned over with a spatula and the roasting procedure repeated. All finished products must be stacked on a large flat plate and cool thoroughly.
Essential ingredients for the filling
Typically, beef liver liver cake does not include vegetable fillings. However, we decided to use this particular option, since with it the offal dish will turn out to be much tastier and more aromatic.
So, we need:
- large fresh carrots - 4 pcs.;
- white onions - 4 heads;
- Refined olive oil - for frying;
- small salt, allspice - add to taste.
Cooking toppings
The recipe for a liver cake with carrots involves the use of only fresh and maximally juicy vegetables. Indeed, this is how you get a delicious and fragrant filling. Thus, the products should be peeled and then chopped on a coarse grater (carrots) and finely chopped (onions). After this, the vegetables need to be placed in a pan, seasoned with vegetable oil and fry over medium heat until golden brown. After turning off the stove, food should be salt and pepper to taste.
Required Cream Products
As mentioned above, beef liver cake consists of three elements. How to cook two of them, you already know, it remains only to make a gentle and fragrant garlic cream. For this we need:
- medium-fat mayonnaise - about 300 g;
- large cloves of garlic - 5 pcs.;
- large chicken eggs - 2 pcs. (for decoration);
- parsley - for decoration.
Making a fragrant cream
Such a cream is prepared incredibly quickly and easily. Indeed, for this it is only necessary to grind the garlic cloves on a fine grater, and then mix them with medium-fat mayonnaise. You should also boil chicken eggs separately and rinse parsley. We will need these components to decorate the finished cake.
The process of forming a dish
A delicious liver cake is formed in exactly the same way as a regular sweet cake dessert. To do this, take a flat but wide in diameter dish, and then put on it the first pancake from offal. It is necessary to grease it with plenty of garlic-mayonnaise cream, and then lay out a layer of sauteed vegetables. Next, carrots and onions must be covered with another liver pancake and repeat the lubrication procedure. These actions should be carried out until all the cakes, cream and filling are complete. As a result, you should rise a fairly tall and large cake. Its surface is recommended to be completely coated with mayonnaise, and then beautifully sprinkled with grated boiled eggs and lay out fresh parsley leaves.
Proper serving
After the liver cake (a step-by-step recipe with carrots has been considered above) is fully formed, it must be placed in the refrigerator and kept there for at least an hour. Moreover, such a dish is recommended to cover tightly with a lid or deep utensils, otherwise all products nearby will absorb the aroma of this tasty and satisfying product.
After an hour, the cake should be completely saturated with garlic cream, become softer and more tender. Before serving, it is recommended to cut such a dish into portioned triangles, put on saucers or plates, and then immediately present it to guests as a fragrant and nutritious snack. Good appetite!
Useful information
It is not necessary to cook a liver cake with carrot and onion filling. After all, most housewives make such a dish only with mayonnaise and garlic. If you need a more satisfying and nutritious cake, then as a filling you can use not only sauteed vegetables, but also fried mushrooms.