Sauteed Chicken Livers with Blueberry Vinegar

12 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 4 each scallions, spring or green onions chopped
  • 1 cup flour, unbleached all-purpose
  • 1 pinch ginger ground
  • 1 pinch mace
  • 1 pinch allspice
  • 1 pinch nutmeg
  • 1 pinch cloves
  • 1 x salt and black pepper to taste
  • 1 pound chicken livers halved, trimmed
  • 13 cup creme fraiche
  • 1/2 cup blueberries fresh

Directions

  1. 1
    Melt the butter in a large heavy skillet and gently saute the scallions for 5 minutes.
  2. 2
    Shake the flour in a plastic bag with the spices, salt and pepper.
  3. 3
    Drop the livers into the bag with the flour, shake them to coat well, and empty bag into a strainer set over a bowl.
  4. 4
    Shake the strainer to remove excess flour.
  5. 5
    Return the skillet with the scallions to the stove, braise the heat, and when hot add livers and cook, turning occasion-ally, for about 5 minutes or until livers are browned slightly stiffened.
  6. 6
    Remove them with a spoon and keep warm.
  7. 7
    Add the vinegar to the skillet and deglqaze over high heat, scraping up any browned bits and reducing the vinegar to a few syrupy spoonfuls.
  8. 8
    Whisk in the creme fraiche and boil for 1 minute.
  9. 9
    If you are using fresh blueberries, add them to the sauce and simmer gently for another 2 or 3 minutes, just long enough to heat the berries through without overcooking them.
  10. 10
    Arrange the livers on serving dishes and spoon the sauce over them.
  11. 11
    Serve immediately.

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