Fried Chicken Liver, Bacon & Tomato With Ranch Dressing
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 30
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
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PICKLED RED ONION
- 1 small red onion, halved and thinly sliced
- 1⁄2 cup red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons sugar
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RANCH DRESSING
- 1⁄4 cup sour cream
- 1⁄4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons buttermilk
- 1 1⁄4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice (plz not the bottled kind)
- 3⁄4 teaspoon hot sauce
- 1⁄2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1⁄2 teaspoon red wine vinegar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 small garlic clove, minced
- 1⁄2 teaspoon chopped parsley
- 1⁄2 teaspoon snipped chives
- kosher salt
- fresh ground pepper
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SALAD
- 6 slices of thick-cut applewood-smoked bacon (6 ounces)
- 3 cups self-rising flour
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 2 1⁄2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- kosher salt
- fresh ground pepper
- 1 lb chicken liver, trimmed, rinsed, and patted dry
- 2 1⁄2 cups buttermilk
- vegetable oil, for frying
- 3⁄4 lb heirloom cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1⁄2 cup whole flat leaf parsley
- 4 tender celery ribs, thinly sliced on the bias, leaves reserved
directions
- MAKE THE PICKLED ONION:.
- Put the sliced red onion in a medium bowl.
- In a small saucepan, heat the red wine vinegar with the sugar over moderately high heat until just beginning to simmer and the sugar is dissolved.
- Pour the hot vinegar over the sliced red onion and let stand for 30 minutes.
- Drain, reserving 1 1/2 teaspoons of the onion pickling liquid.
- MAKE THE SALAD DRESSING:.
- In a medium bowl, whisk all of the ingredients together and season with salt and pepper; cover and refrigerate.
- ASSEMBLE THE SALAD:.
- In a large skillet, cook the bacon over moderate heat until crisp, about 10 minutes; drain on paper towels & cut each piece of bacon in half.
- In a large bowl, mix the flour with the garlic powder, cayenne, onion powder, smoked paprika, 2 teaspoons of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper.
- In a medium bowl, soak the chicken livers in 1 cup of the buttermilk for 10 minutes, then drain.
- Add the remaining 1 1/2 cups of buttermilk to the bowl.
- Dredge the chicken livers in the seasoned flour until coated, then redip the chicken livers in the buttermilk and dredge again in the flour to double-coat.
- In a large, deep skillet, heat 1/2 inch of vegetable oil to 325°F.
- Fry the livers until golden, about 2 minutes per side.
- Drain the chicken livers on paper towels and immediately season with salt.
- In a bowl, toss the tomatoes, parsley and celery ribs and leaves.
- Add the pickled onion and the reserved 1 1/2 teaspoons of pickling liquid.
- Spoon the ranch dressing onto plates.
- Top with the tomato salad, chicken livers and bacon and serve at once.
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