cafe-style liver and onions
This is how old-time cafes used to serve this dish. Serve with butter noodles, mashed potatoes or steamed rice.
prep time
10 Min
cook time
20 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
4 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 pound calf or beef liver, siced (calf is best)
- - salt and pepper, to taste
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 6 tablespoons butter, divided
- 2 large yellow onions, peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup beef broth
- 3/4 cup sour cream
How To Make cafe-style liver and onions
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Step 1Sprinkle liver with salt and pepper and dredge well in flour.
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Step 2Melt 1/4 cup butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add onions and cook until tender and lightly browned. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons flour over onions and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add broth and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly. Turm to low to keep warm.
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Step 3In another skillet, melt 2 tablespoons butter and cook liver until it loses it's pink color and is lightly browned. DO NOT OVERCOOK unless you are making shoes. :)
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Step 4Add liver to sauce and return to heat and simmer 10 minutes, covered, until sauce is hot.
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Step 5Remove from heat and transfer liver to a platter. Stir sour cream into sauce and pour over liver. Serve.
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