Balsamic Chicken Livers Food

CROSTINI OF CHICKEN LIVER PATE WITH BALSAMIC ONIONS

Steps:

• To make the onions: Coat a large saute pan with olive oil and add the onions. Season the onions with salt and bring the pan to a medium-high heat. Cover and sweat the onions for 15 to 20 minutes. Add the balsamic and cook for another 20 to 25 minutes or until the balsamic is syrupy. Use right away, or place in airtight jar and store in the refrigerator until ready to use.
• To make the chicken liver pate: Coat a large saute pan with olive oil and add the anchovies, capers and garlic. Bring to medium heat and saute until the anchovies have dissolved.
• Add the chicken livers, turn up the heat and saute for 3 to 5 minutes and cook until the livers are about 1/2 to 3/4 of the way done. Add the wine and cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until the wine has reduced by half, the mix should still be pretty soupy.
• Transfer everything to a food processor and puree until smooth. Season with a little salt, if needed, and loosen with a little olive oil if needed.
• Schmear each toast with the pate and top with balsamic onions.

BALSAMIC CHICKEN LIVERS

Steps:

• Combine the flour with the chili flakes in a resealable plastic bag.
• A few at a time, put the livers in the bag and shake to completely coat, remove and set aside.
• Repeat with remaining livers.
• Heat the oil in a large frying pan.
• Pan-fry livers for 2-5 minutes each side depending on whether you like them rare or well-done.
• Remove the livers from the frying pan.
• Remove the pan from the burner, and wait about 30 seconds for the pan to cool slightly.
• Add the balsamic vinegar to the pan, return to the heat, and scrape the juices and cooked bits up.
• Add the butter, and continue to mix well.
• Return the livers to the pan, coating them with the sauce and warming them through.
• Serve, and enjoy.

CHICKEN LIVER PATE WITH BALSAMIC ONIONS

Steps:

• For the onions:
• Coat a large saute pan with olive oil, add the onions, and season with salt; bring the pan to medium-high heat. Cover and sweat the onions for 15 to 20 minutes, or until soft and beginning to color.
• Add the balsamic vinegar and cook, uncovered, for another 20 minutes or until it becomes syrupy. Taste and reseason if needed. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• For the pate:
• Coat a large saute pan with olive oil and add the anchovies, capers, and garlic. Bring to medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until the anchovies dissolve, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add the chicken livers, turn the heat to high, and cook for 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the wine and cook for 4 to 5 more minutes or until the wine has reduced by half; the mix will still be pretty soupy.
• Transfer the mixture to a food processor and puree until smooth. Season with a little salt and loosen with a little olive oil if needed. Schmear each toast with the pate and top with the balsamic onions to serve.

AMAZING GARLIC CHICKEN LIVERS

Steps:

• Heat a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir livers in the hot skillet until cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes. Add olive oil, lemon juice, and salt to livers; gently stir until mixed. Remove skillet from heat and sprinkle garlic over livers.

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.

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.

HEAVENLY CHICKEN LIVERS WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS AND BACON

Steps:

• Dice up onions and bacon and start them simmering in butter and garlic in a small pan. Leave this on a low heat until the onions become translucent and start becoming sweet.
• While all that is on the stove, chop up your livers and prepare a flour batter seasoned with salt and pepper. Get a thick bottom pan and let it get very hot. Flour up your meat and drop it in in batches. Keep it turning so it browns on all sides but only keep it in for around 1-2min. The inside of the meat should still be lovely and soft when you bite into it. You do NOT want to overcook livers, they have a beautiful flavor on their own.
• Serve with a side of mash potatoes and parsnips and you've got a lovely meal!

RITZY CHICKEN LIVERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place crushed cracker crumbs and seasonings of your choice in a shallow bowl or plate. Pour melted butter into another shallow bowl or plate. Roll chicken livers in butter or margarine, then in crumbs.
• Place coated chicken in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes.

BALSAMIC CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk together the balsamic vinegar, chicken broth, sugar, garlic, and Italian seasoning in a bowl, place the chicken breasts in the marinade, and marinate for 10 minutes on each side.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Remove the chicken from the marinade and reserve the marinade. Place the chicken in the heated pan and cook until they start to brown and are no longer pink inside, about 7 minutes per side. Pour the marinade into the skillet, and cook until it thickens slightly, turning the chicken breasts over once or twice, about 5 minutes.

CHICKEN LIVERS AND ONIONS, VENETIAN STYLE

Steps:

• Mix the raisins and vinegar together and set aside.
• Trim the livers of any membranes or connective tissue. Cut the pairs in half, making all the pieces as uniform as possible. Pat the livers dry on paper towels.
• Heat the oil in a large, heavy skillet. Add onions and saute slowly, over low heat, until golden and tender, about 20 minutes. Transfer onions to a bowl, draining as much of the oil as possible into skillet.
• Increase the heat to high, add the livers and cook them very quickly, moving them around in the oil, for three to five minutes until they begin to brown but are still pink inside. Season with salt and pepper.
• Sprinkle with sage and wine and the raisins and vinegar. Reduce heat to low, return onions to pan, mix them in to reheat. Serve liver and onions moistened with the pan juices.

CHICKEN LIVER PâTé WITH BALSAMIC ONIONS

Steps:

• FOR THE ONIONS
• Coat a large sauté pan with olive oil, add the onions, and season with salt; bring the pan to medium-high heat. Cover and sweat the onions for 15 to 20 minutes, or until soft and beginning to color.
• Add the balsamic vinegar and cook, uncovered, for another 20 minutes or until it becomes syrupy. Taste and reseason if needed. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• FOR THE PÂTÉ
• Coat a large sauté pan with olive oil and add the anchovies, capers, and garlic. Bring to medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until the anchovies dissolve, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add the chicken livers, turn the heat to high, and cook for 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the wine and cook for 4 to 5 more minutes or until the wine has reduced by half; the mix will still be pretty soupy.
• Transfer the mixture to a food processor and purée until smooth. Season with a little salt and loosen with a little olive oil if needed. Schmear each toast with the pâté and top with the balsamic onions to serve.
• note
• If you have leftover balsamic onions, these are yummy on sandwiches or on their own-they add a sweet-sour tang to lots of thangs!

CHICKEN LIVERS WITH LEEKS AND APRICOTS

Steps:

• Clean the livers and leeks.
• Combine the flour, pepper and salt.
• Dredge the livers in the flour mixture.
• In a stainless steel pan heat oil and fry livers until brown on all sides and remove set aside.
• In separate pan fry bacon and discard fat (can add to oil in other pan for more of a bacon scent prior to adding leeks) remove bacon set aside.
• Add leeks and apricots to oil where livers were fried until leeks soften lightly 5-8 minutes.
• Add remainder of flour mixture and fry 1 minute.
• Add balsamic vinegar fry quickly.
• Add wine and stir in butter.
• Place bacon and livers back into mixture and cook for 10-15 minutes until liver cooks through.
• Add a small amount of water or stock to mixture ensuring the gravy does not thicken too much. as it thickens keep adding water or stock ensuring it is not too thin or too thick.
• For an appetizer, separate Belgian endive leaves and place mixture on leaf.
• For a meal, place on a bed egg noodles or favorite rice.

CHICKEN LIVERS IN WINE

Steps:

• Heat 2 tbsp of oil in non-stick skillet and saute onions and mushrooms until tender.
• Put aside.
• In a small bowl, combine flour, salt, pepper, paprika and garlic powder.
• Coat the livers in the dry mixture.
• Heat 3 tbsp of oil in non-stick skillet and fry livers until almost done.
• Reduce heat, adding onions, mushrooms and wine.
• Cover and simmer over low heat for 30 minutes.