Liver With Mustard Tarragon Sauce Recipes

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.

TARRAGON MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Remove the cooked chicken or pork from the skillet. Working over medium-high heat, add the chicken stock, heavy cream, mustard, and tarragon. Bring up to a bubble and simmer until thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon, 3 to 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and pour over the cooked chicken or pork.

WARMED TARRAGON MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• In a saucepan combine all ingredients except pepper.
• Heat/whisk over low heat until heated through.
• Spoon warmed, over fish or steak.
• Sprinkle with pepper and additional tarragon.
• DELICIOUS!

CALF'S LIVER WITH IRISH WHISKY AND TARRAGON

Steps:

• Wipe the liver dry with paper towels and dredge lightly with flour, shaking off excess.
• Melt the butter in a large frying pan and brown the liver pieces on both sides. Remove to a dish and keep warm.
• Add the garlic, saute for a minute, then add the Irish whisky and bring to a boil. Add the stock and cook, stirring, until thickened.
• Add the tarragon and heavy cream and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Return the liver to the pan and coat with the sauce. (Allow the liver to cook a little more if necessary, but beware of overcooking.)

BEEF LIVER IN MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Salt and pepper liver.
• Saute over medium to high heat in the margarine (oleo).
• Remove liver and keep warm.
• Pour off some of melted oleo.
• In what is left, saute shallots until clear or tender.
• Add white wine.
• Bring to boil.
• Add mustard and blend into mixture.
• Stir and simmer for a few minutes.
• Put liver on platter and pour sauce over it.

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.