Best Calves Liver With Lemon Thyme Recipes

CRISP LEMON CALF LIVER

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp.
• Drain on paper towel.
• You may remove some of the bacon fat but leave a generous amount, do not clean skillet.
• Crumble bacon.
• Combine flour, dill, salt& pepper in a paper bag.
• Add liver and coat well, shake off any excess flour.
• Fry liver in the "bacon" skillet over high heat until crisp on outside but still moist inside (about 4-6 minutes).
• Remove liver but keep warm.
• Discard fat from skillet but do not scrape the pan.
• Over medium heat melt butter scraping in all the brown bits.
• Stir in lemon juice, parsley and crumbled bacon.
• Put liver back in the pan to ensure it is hot.
• Sprinkle with grated lemon and enjoy.

SAGE & THYME CALVES' LIVER WITH WILD MUSHROOMS & PANCETTA

Steps:

• Put the pancetta in a large frying pan and cook until crisp, then lift out with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper. Heat the oil in the pan. Sear the liver steaks for 1-2 mins each side - so they're just still pink in the middle - using half the butter towards the end to baste the meat. Remove the liver to a plate using the slotted spoon and leave to rest, covered with foil, for 10-15 mins.
• Add the chopped sage, thyme leaves, shallots, mushrooms and lemon zest to the pan. Fry on the highest heat for a few mins, then add the lemon juice and some seasoning. Cook for 3-5 mins until slightly saucy and the mushrooms are soft.
• Heat the remaining butter in your smallest saucepan until just foaming. Add the remaining whole sage leaves and fry for a few mins until crisp. Drain on kitchen paper with the pancetta. Sit the liver on toast, spoon over the mushroom mixture and scatter over the pancetta and crisp sage. Serve immediately.