Calfs Liver With Shallot And Wine Pan Sauce Recipes

CALF'S LIVER WITH RED WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a shallow baking dish, combine well the wine, vinegar, garlic, sage and season to taste.
• Add liver, turning to coat.
• Let marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• In a large skillet, cook bacon over moderate heat, stirring, until crisp and transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towel to drain.
• Drain liver from marinade and reserve marinade.
• Pat liver dry.
• Heat bacon fat over moderately-high heat until hot but not smoking.
• Add liver and saute, turning once, for 2 minutes, or until it is brown outside and still pink within.
• Transfer to a heated platter.
• Add marinade to skillet and boil over high heat, scraping up brown bits, until it is reduced by half.
• Strain pan juices through a fine sieve over the liver and sprinkle bacon and parsley over.
• In my home, we always had broccoli when we had liver (this cause me much grief as a child, but I grew to love it.) Oven-roasted broccoli and asparagus would be great here.

SAUTEED CALF'S LIVER WITH RED WINE VINEGAR

Steps:

• Sprinkle liver with salt and pepper; dust with flour. Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add liver and sauté until crisp and golden, about 3 minutes per side for medium. Transfer liver to plates. Add garlic to skillet; stir 30 seconds. Add broth and vinegar and boil 1 minute, scraping up browned bits. Season sauce with salt and pepper. Spoon sauce over liver; sprinkle with parsley.

CALVES LIVER WITH BACON, SAUTEED ONIONS, AND MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Fry bacon until crisp. Drain on paper towels and reserve.
• Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a medium skillet over moderate heat. Cook shallots with salt until soft and nearly golden, about 3 minutes. Add cooked bacon, stirring briefly to rewarm. Add vinegar, turn the heat to high and reduce by half. Add stock and reduce again by half. Break remaining butter into small pieces and whisk into sauce until smooth. Whisk in mustard and remove from heat.
• Preheat grill or a dry skillet. Season liver with salt and pepper. Grill or saute in melted butter over high heat, about 3 minutes per side.
• Arrange liver over a bed of Sauteed Onions on individual serving plates and spoon on sauce. Serve immediately.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over high heat. Reduce heat. Saute onions with salt, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 15 minutes.

CALF'S LIVER WITH SCALLIONS SHERRY, AND PANCETTA

Steps:

• Soak liver in milk 15 minutes.
• Cook pancetta in 1 teaspoon oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain, leaving fat in skillet.
• Discard milk and pat liver dry. Stir together flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper on a piece of wax paper or a plate and dredge liver in mixture, knocking off excess.
• Add remaining 2 teaspoons oil to fat in skillet and heat over medium-high heat until hot. Cook liver, turning once, until browned but still pink in center, about 4 minutes total. Transfer to plates.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in skillet over medium-high heat, then sauté scallions until softened, about 1 minute. Add Sherry, water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper and boil until reduced slightly, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in remaining tablespoon butter until incorporated. Spoon over liver and sprinkle with pancetta.

SAUTEED CALF'S LIVER WITH MUSTARD-SHALLOT SAUCE

Steps:

• Rinse the liver; pat dry with paper towels.
• Season both sides with salt and pepper.
• Pour the flour onto a plate and dredge each liver on both sides, shaking off the excess.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat.
• When the oil is hot, lay the liver slices in the pan.
• Sear 3 to 4 minutes; carefully turn.
• Sear another 3 minutes or to desired doneness; transfer to a plate and keep warm.
• In the same skillet over medium heat, melt the butter.
• Add the shallots; cook, stirring, 3 minutes.
• Add the vinegar; cook until almost evaporated, 2 minutes.
• Add the wine; cook, stirring, 3 minutes.
• Add the stock; cook until almost evaporated, 4 minutes.
• Stir in the cream and simmer until reduced by half, about 6 minutes.
• Stir in the mustard, parsley and tarragon.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Divide the liver slices among 4 warmed plates and spoon the sauce evenly over the top.

CALF'S LIVER WITH PORT WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook bacon in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Transfer bacon to paper towel to drain. Discard all but 2 tablespoons fat from pan. Crumble bacon.
• Combine flour, salt, pepper and thyme in shallow dish. Add liver and turn to coat; shake off excess. Heat fat in skillet over medium-high heat. Add liver and cook until tender and brown on both sides, about 5 minutes. Transfer liver to plate; cover with foil and keep warm. Add onion to skillet and sauté until golden, about 5 minutes. Mix in broth, Port and vinegar. Boil mixture until reduced to sauce, about 2 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over liver. Sprinkle with bacon and serve.

CALF'S LIVER WITH SHALLOTS AND WINE-VINEGAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle liver with salt and pepper. Dredge slices thoroughly on both sides with flour. Shake off excess.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add liver slices. Cook about 1 minute or until nicely browned. Turn slices and cook about a minute longer for rare. Cook longer for medium-rare and well done.
• Remove liver from skillet and keep warm. Pour off fat from skillet and add butter. Add shallots and garlic. Cook over high heat, stirring until butter is hazelnut brown. Quickly add vinegar and bring to a boil. Pour sauce over liver. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.