Pan-fried calves' liver with balsamic vinegar
By: Giorgio Locatelli From: Giorgio Locatelli Pure Italian
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Pan-fried calves' liver with balsamic vinegar
- Prep time:
- 30 mins
- Cook time:
- 15 mins
- Serves:
- 4
An easy dish from Giorgio Locatelli - tender calves' liver in a deliciously sticky sauce with pine nuts, sultanas and spinach
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Ingredients
- 160g Spinach
- 4 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 clove Garlic, thinly sliced
- 4 pieces calves liver, weighing about 170g each
- large knob of Butter
- 50g sultanas, soaked in water for 15 minutes
- 50g Pine kernels
- 200ml Balsamic vinegar
- black pepper
Method
1. Blanch the spinach for a couple of minutes in a large saucepan of boiling water. Drain thoroughly, pressing out as much liquid as possible with the back of a wooden spoon.2. Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the garlic and spinach and cook gently until the garlic is transparent. Season to taste and remove the pan from the heat.
3. Heat the remaining oil in another frying pan large enough to take the liver in a single layer. Add the liver and fry for 3 minutes over medium-high heat. Turn the slices over, add the butter and cook for another 2 minutes. Remove the liver from the pan and keep warm.
4. Add the drained sultanas, pine nuts and balsamic vinegar to the pan in which you cooked the liver. Stir over medium heat until reduced. Season to taste.
5. Meanwhile, reheat the spinach and transfer to a warmed serving dish.
6. Place the liver on top of the spinach, pour over the reduced sauce and serve immediately.
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didnt think i'd like this but how wrong i was.......absolutely delicious......the sweetness of the liver and the contrast with the slight bite balsamic vinegar was stunning.....beats liver and onions any day.!!