Marsala Chicken Livers With Noodles Recipes

MARSALA CHICKEN LIVERS WITH NOODLES

Steps:

• 1. Cook the noodles in salted boiling water then drain. Melt butter in a large skillet. Saute the onion and mushrooms until onions are softened and mushrooms are browned. Add the garlic and saute another minute.
• 2. Mix the flour with some salt and pepper. Pick through the chicken livers removing any membranes. Dredge the livers in the flour mixture. Place the livers in the pan with the onions and mushrooms. Add any left over flour to the pan also.
• 3. Pour the wine and chicken stock in the pan and cook until thickened. Taste and adjust for salt and pepper. Serve over noodles and garnish with chives.

CHICKEN LIVERS MARSALA

Steps:

• Pat livers dry with paper towels. In 10-inch skillet, melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium-high heat. Add livers, sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt, and cook, stirring often, until livers are browned but still pink in center, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer livers to bowl.
• Add remaining 2 tablespoons butter to skillet. Add onion and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms, pepper, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and cook until mushrooms are tender. Stir in Marsala and heat to boiling. Add livers and heat through. Sprinkle with parsley. Makes 4 main-dish servings.Nutritional information is based on one serving.

NOODLES WITH CHICKEN LIVERS (NOUILLES STRASBOURGEOISE)

Steps:

• Pick over the chicken livers and cut away any tough connecting membranes. Cut each chicken liver into quarters.
• Heat the oil in a small skillet and add the livers. Cook, shaking and stirring the skillet, about one minute. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Drain well.
• Cook the noodles according to package directions or to taste. Drain well.
• Heat the butter in a skillet and add the livers. Cook, shaking the skillet and stirring, until heated through. Add the noodles and stir. Add the egg, salt and pepper. Stir to blend well. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.

CHICKEN LIVERS WITH SHALLOTS AND MARSALA

Steps:

• Remove strings or sinew from livers. Sprinkle with the salt and pepper. Dredge lightly in flour; shake off excess.
• Heat olive oil and 2 tablespoons butter in a medium saute pan over medium heat. Saute livers in two batches (using more butter and oil if necessary with the second batch) until nicely browned and still pink in the center, about 2 minutes on each side.
• Remove livers from saute pan; place on a plate, covered with foil, to keep warm. Drain off all but 1 tablespoon fat; discard. If there is not enough fat in pan, add more olive oil. Add shallots and herbs; saute until shallots are soft and slightly browned, about 2 minutes. Add Marsala; simmer until reduced by half, about 2 minutes. Add stock; simmer until reduced by half, about 3 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat, and swirl in remaining butter. Season with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over livers before serving.

CHICKEN LIVERS MARSALA

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium heat.
• Spread softened butter evenly over both sides of each bread slice.
• Cook bread slices in hot skillet until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Cut grilled bread diagonally into 2 triangles.
• Melt 1/4 cup butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir chicken livers, prosciutto, sage, salt, and pepper in melted butter until the livers begin to firm, about 5 minutes.
• Remove chicken liver mixture from the skillet.
• Top each bread triangle with a portion of the chicken liver mixture.
• Pour Marsala wine into the skillet and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food from the bottom of the skillet with a wooden spoon; simmer 3 minutes.
• Cook and stir 1 tablespoon butter in the Marsala wine mixture until melted; drizzle over the chicken liver topping.

RIGATONI WITH CHICKEN LIVERS

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of generously salted water until very al dente. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water before draining.
• Season livers with salt and pepper. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Cook livers, flipping once, until plump and golden brown, about 4 minutes; transfer to a cutting board. Reduce heat to medium and melt remaining tablespoon butter. Add onion and 1/4 teaspoon salt; cook until golden, about 8 minutes. Chop livers and return to pan, along with any juices and sage. Increase heat to medium-high. Add wine; simmer until liquid is reduced by half.
• Add pasta and 1/2 cup reserved pasta water. Simmer until sauce coats pasta; remove from heat. Toss with Parmesan and parsley. If dry, toss with more pasta water, a bit at a time. Divide among 6 bowls; drizzle with oil and sprinkle with Parmesan.

CHICKEN LIVERS WITH MARSALA

Steps:

• Clean the chicken livers by removing any obvious veins and bits of fat. Cut out any green spots, which are the bitter-tasting bile. Slice into small pieces. Slice the onion very thinly. In a heavy-based frying pan, gently cook the onion in a little olive oil until fully softened and pale golden. Increase the heat and add the butter. Once it starts to foam add the sage, then after a moment the chicken livers. Season with salt and pepper and cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring all the while. The livers should be firm on the outside and still pink in the middle. Now add the Marsala and a small knob of butter and allow the mixture to bubble until you have a nice thick sauce. To serve Serve on fresh bread, polenta or crostini. This dish is lovely warm or cold. This recipes is featured in the book, Autumn is available now in all good bookstores RRP $34.95. To order direct call 1300 656 059 or visit www.smh.com.au/store

CHICKEN MARSALA

Steps:

• Put the chicken breasts between sheets of cling film and beat, using a meat mallet or rolling pin, until about 5mm thick. Season with salt and pepper on both sides.
• Put the flour on a plate and dip the chicken in it to coat lightly, shaking off any excess.
• Melt half the butter and oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat and fry the chicken for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden-brown. Set aside.
• Wipe the pan with kitchen paper. Heat the remaining butter and oil over a medium heat and gently fry the shallot and garlic for about 5 minutes until softened. Add the mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes. Add the Marsala and increase the heat to high. Cook until the liquid has reduced in volume by about half. Turn the heat back down to medium, add the stock and chicken. Cook for about 10 minutes. Serve sprinkled with parsley.

EGG NOODLES WITH CHICKEN LIVERS IN MASALA SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Heat 4 Tablespoons of unsalted butter in large skillet. Add Onions and Mushrooms and cook over Medium heat until slightly softened but not cooked through completely.
• 2. While the Onions and Mushrooms cook, Start cooking the Egg Noodles in large pan of well salted water until Al Dente. Drain Noodles and Melt in 4 Tablespoons of Unsalted butter tossing to coat all the noodles well with the butter. Set aside covered to keep warm while you finish the sauce.
• 3. Add the cleaned, trimmed and drained chicken livers and sauté until livers are almost cooked through. About 3 minutes on medium high heat.
• 4. Pour in Masala and bring to a bubble, stirring often for about 5 minutes on Medium high heat scraping the bottom of the pan to get up all the little bits and pieces. Cook at bubble to reduce wine and until the chicken livers are only slightly pink in center. **If you would like to make more sauce, remove chicken livers and mushrooms and onions and add additional wine and butter to the pan, stirring and scraping the pan, bring to a bubble and allow wine to reduce. if necessary you may add a small slurry of 1/2 cup water and 3 Tablespoons cornstarch to the mixture and bring to a bubbling boil and cook for about 5 minutes to thicken. that way you will have enough sauce to coat the noodles. Only if you want a lot of sauce.
• 5. Season to taste with Salt and Pepper and freshly ground parmesan cheese. Spoon over cooked and buttered egg noodles and garnish with fresh parsley.