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CALF'S LIVER
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CALF'S LIVER

19 ingredients 9 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

627
Calories
17g
Protein
17g
Fat
102g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • two tablespoonfuls of sweet-oil
  • two sprigs of thyme
  • two ounces of butter in a frying-pan
  • two ounces of butter in a frying-pan on a sharp fire
  • four ounces of bacon cut in dice
  • a teaspoonful of chopped parsley
  • a saltspoonful of flour
  • a pinch of allspice
  • a sprig of thyme
  • a clove of garlic
  • four pieces
  • two cloves
  • parsley
  • salt
  • pepper
  • allspice
  • thyme
  • clove
  • cloves

Directions

1

_How to prepare._--Have water, with a little salt, on the fire, and at the first boiling, throw the liver in for about five minutes, and drain it.

2

_How to improve the Liver before cooking it._--Put in a tureen two tablespoonfuls of sweet-oil, a bay-leaf broken in four pieces, two sprigs of thyme, four of parsley chopped fine, a green onion also chopped fine, salt, and pepper; lay the liver on the whole, and leave it from four to six hours, turning it over two or three times.

3

_How to cook, roasted._--Envelop the liver with buttered paper, place it on the spit before a good fire, baste often with the oil from the tureen, after having taken off bay-leaf and thyme. A few minutes before it is done, take the paper off, baste continually with the drippings till well cooked, and serve it with the gravy.

4

It may also be served with a _piquante_ or _poivrade_ sauce.

5

It takes from thirty-five to forty-five minutes to roast it.

6

_The same, saute._--Put two ounces of butter in a frying-pan, and set it on a sharp fire; when melted, add a teaspoonful of chopped parsley and green onions, then the liver cut in slices (after having been prepared as above); sprinkle on a saltspoonful of flour, then half a wine-glass of warm broth, same of claret wine, salt, pepper, and a pinch of allspice; serve when done.

7

It takes only from ten to twelve minutes for the whole process.

8

_The same, in the Oven._--Put two ounces of butter in a frying-pan on a sharp fire; when hot, put the liver in (after having been boiled as directed above, and after having cut it in pieces); fry it five minutes, turning over once only; then take from the fire, salt both sides of the slices, place them on a warm dish, putting on each slice a little butter kneaded with chopped parsley, salt, and pepper; put two or three minutes in a warm oven, take off, sprinkle on the whole the juice of half a lemon, and serve in the dish in which it has cooked.

9

_The same, stewed._--Boil the liver as directed above, and when drained and cold, lard it well. Have butter in a frying-pan on a brisk fire; when hot, put the liver in for about five minutes, turning it over on every side. Have in a stewpan four ounces of bacon cut in dice; set it on a good fire, and when hot, lay the liver in; then add a glass of warm broth, same of white wine, a bay-leaf, a sprig of thyme, two of parsley, a clove of garlic, two cloves, and a small carrot cut in two; cover the stewpan, subdue the fire, and let simmer three hours; stir now and then, place the liver on a dish, strain the sauce on it, and serve.

By Pierre Blot · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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