Pappardelle With Chicken Livers & Onions

Manami's Note:

This dish is awesome! It is comfort food (for me, at least), savory and not like all other pasta dishes. It is a combination of a couple of recipes - need I say that chicken livers are a favorite of mine. :) A lot of the residents seem to like a little taste here and there - since they are high in iron etc. the good outweighs the bad! AOL - Recipes.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 lb chicken liver
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 5 scallions, white part only, minced
• 2 shallots, minced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 lb fresh mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup dry vermouth
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 tomatoes, skinned, seeded, and chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil (we prefer the Italian seasoning, personal preference) or 1 tablespoon dried basil (we prefer the Italian seasoning, personal preference) or 1 tablespoon italian seasoning, - 1 tsp (we prefer the Italian seasoning, personal preference)
• 1/2 teaspoon dried sage (optional)
• salt
• fresh ground pepper
• crushed red pepper flakes (a pinch or two)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 lb pappardelle pasta (if you are not making your own pasta, substitute boxed fettuccine)
• chopped fresh parsley

Directions:

1. Wash the chicken livers, removing the green spots and fat, and cut the livers into small pieces; drain on a paper towel.
2. In a large skillet, heat the butter with the olive oil over moderate heat and in it saute the scallions, shallots, and garlic for 3 minutes, being careful not to brown them.
3. Add the livers and continue cooking until they have lost their raw color.
4. With a slotted spoon, remove the mixture to a bowl.
5. In the same skillet, saute the mushrooms over moderate heat for 3 minutes, adding a little olive oil if the pan is too dry.
6. Add the vermouth and reduce it to 1/4 cup.
7. Stir in the cream, tomatoes, sugar , basil, sage, and salt and pepper to taste and continue cooking until the liquid is reduced to 3/4 cup.
8. Add the liver mixture and continue cooking, stirring, at a low simmer, about 5 minutes.
9. Meanwhile, in a kettle, bring 5 quarts water to a boil and add 1 tbsp of salt and the vegetable oil.
10. Add the pappardelle, stir, and cook until al dente.
11. Drain and in a large serving bowl toss with the sauce (reheated if necessary).
12. Garnish with the chopped fresh parsley and serve.

Reviews

[champagnemethod]

This was perfect! It has been snowing for days and I wanted comfort food. Chicken livers are a favorite of mine and this was a stellar application.

The only changes I made were using a bit if pancetta because I had it on hand and wanted it to go in something. Fresh sage in place of dried..again I had it on hand. I got truffle infused sea salt for Christmas so I put a pinch on and it was awesome but it was awesome before. Usually I can't stand reviews that say..I love this recipe except I substituted ham for chicken and added a cup of salsa instead of cream..or what ever massive change was made. This is a good recipe as is.