Sauteed Calves Liver with Creamed Sweet Onion and Bacon
- 1 cup Panko Breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cups All-purpose Flour
- 1/2 teaspoons Kosher Salt
- 1/2 teaspoons Freshly Ground Black Pepper
- 1 pound Calves Liver, Cut Into Slices About 1/2 Thick
- 1 cup Milk
- 8 slices Bacon, Cut Into 1 Pieces
- 2 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
- 1/2 Sweet Onion, Chopped In 3/4 Dice
- Olive Oil
- 2 Tablespoons Madeira Wine
- 1 cup Half-and-half
- 1.
- Put breadcrumbs in a food processor and process until finely ground.
- Then add flour, kosher salt and black pepper and process for 1 minute to completely combine.
- Transfer breadcrumb mixture to a plate for dredging.
- 2.
- In a medium sized bowl soak the sliced liver in the milk for 20 minutes.
- 3.
- Cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp but not crumbly.
- Then remove it to a paper towel lined bowl.
- Pour out all but 1 tablespoon of bacon drippings in the pan and add 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter into the remaining tablespoon of bacon drippings.
- Add sliced onions and cook over low until lightly browned or caramelized, but not mushy.
- Remove the paper towel liner from the bacon bowl and transfer the cooked onions into the bacon with a slotted spoon, reserving the fat in the pan.
- 4.
- Remove the liver from the milk and pat it with paper towels to dry.
- 5.
- Add enough olive oil into the pan to bring the total amount of melted fat to 2 tablespoons, and set pan over medium heat.
- Dredge the liver in the breadcrumb mixture then fry it in the hot pan for 1 minute on each side.
- Remove to a platter and cover loosely with foil to keep warm.
- 6.
- With the pan off the heat add the wine and scrape the bottom to deglaze.
- Transfer the bacon and onion mixture to the pan and return to the heat.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low, stir in the half-and-half and cook until everything is warmed though and just beginning to simmer.
- Taste and adjust seasoning and simmer for 1 minute to thicken slightly.
- Serve the liver on top of a pool of the creamed sweet onion and bacon sauce.
breadcrumbs, allpurpose, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, milk, bacon, butter, sweet onion, olive oil, madeira wine
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/sautc3a9ed-calves-liver-with-creamed-sweet-onion-and-bacon/ (may not work)