Szechuan Chicken Livers
photo by Bergy
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
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6 Servings if used in crepes or omelets
- Serves:
- 4
ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil (separated)
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 1 lb fresh chicken liver, trimmed, halved and dusted with flour
- 1⁄2 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
- 2 onions, thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons brandy (I use brandy) or 3 tablespoons madeira wine (I use brandy)
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 (284 ml) can beef broth
- 3 tablespoons szechuan chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
directions
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in skillet.
- Saute Mushrooms, medium heat until they start to turn golden and release their moisture. remove to a bowl.
- Add 2 tbsp oil to skillet.
- Saute livers using a fairly high heat to brown the outer edges and absorb the mushroom juice. They will not be fully cooked at this time, remove livers to the bowl with the mushrooms.
- Brown onions, remove and place in the bowl with the liver etc.
- Mix together the cornstarch, beef broth, chili sauce and Worcestershire sauce.
- Add the cornstarch mixture, reduce heat.
- Stir until the sauce is smooth and thickened.
- Add liver, mushrooms, onions and brandy.
- Stir and cook for approximated 4 minutes or until the liver is cooked and everything is heated through.
- Do not overcook the livers.
- Serve over rice or pasta.
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Reviews
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This is comfort food for me as it brings back childhood memories. I usually steer clear of alcohol, but do cook with it. Today I treated myself. I gave six spoonfuls over to the recipe and twelve for me! Ha! Truly, this is so delicious, I even doubled it. I ate it as is and served it with deli corned beef for my boys (students). They scoffed it up!
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Bergy
Small town in the Okanagan, B.C.
On January 10 2010 I will celebrate 9 years of Life with Zaar. I can't imagine being without it! It has become part of my daily routine.
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My roots are in Vancouver BC Canada - a very beautiful city that holds many wonderful memories for me. In 1990, I decided that for my retirement years I may want to settle in a smaller community and found a slice of heaven in the North Okanagan B.C. I love living here but every once in a while I miss the bright city lights, the Broadway shows and some of the small wonderful ethnic restaurants that Vancouver abounds in. That is easily resolved. I just take a trip to the coast, visit with friends for a weekend see a show and feast on Dim Sum or other specialty foods.
I am getting a bit long in the tooth but was a very adventurous person. I have river rafted Hell's Gate on the Fraser river, been up in a glider over Hawaii (no not a Hang Glider!), gone hot air ballooning in the Napa Valley & the Fraser Valley, driven dune buggies on the dunes in Oregon, Para sailing in Mexico and tried many other adventurous, challenging, fun things. I have yet to try bungee jumping or sky diving. I may do them yet. I love to travel and experience other cultures. Mexco has been a favorite haunt. I have visited that lovely country many many times. Australia is another favorite as is England!
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