Calf's Liver With Grapes
- 8 thin slices calf's liver, about 1 1/2 pounds
- Salt to taste if desired
- Freshly ground pepper to taste
- 13 cup flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon red-wine vinegar
- 1 cup fresh or canned chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 1/2 cups red or white seedless grapes
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 to 4 tablespoons corn, peanut or vegetable oil
- Sprinkle liver on both sides with salt and pepper.
- Dip pieces in flour to coat well on both sides.
- Shake off excess.
- Set aside.
- Combine sugar and vinegar in heavy saucepan and bring to boil.
- Cook, shaking saucepan and stirring, until liquid evaporates.
- Continue cooking until sugar becomes caramel color.
- Take care that it does not burn.
- Add chicken broth and stir in tomato paste.
- Bring to boil and cook 5 minutes or longer until reduced to 1/2 cup.
- Add grapes and butter.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in heavy skillet and when hot add pieces of liver, a few at a time, in one layer.
- Cook 1 or 2 minutes on one side and turn.
- Cooking time will depend on thickness.
- Cook on second side 1 or 2 minutes.
- As pieces are cooked transfer to heated platter.
- Continue adding pieces and a little more oil to skillet as necessary, tablespoon at a time.
- Bring sauce to boil and pour onto liver.
- Serve with mashed potatoes or pureed cauliflower (see recipe).
s, salt, freshly ground pepper, flour, sugar, redwine vinegar, chicken broth, tomato paste, red, butter, corn
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1975 (may not work)