Slow Cooked Liver, Bacon and Onions
Meltingly soft, tender pieces of liver cooked in delicious onion gravy with the bonus of bacon thrown in too! When I was a child and I would always enjoy the mashed potato, dipping it in the gravy which came with the liver, bacon, and onions - always a clean plate!
1lb Lamb or Pigs Liver, washed and sliced 2 Medium Onions, sliced 3 Cloves Garlic 1/2lb Bacon, chopped 70g Mushrooms, cut to bite sized pieces 1tbsp Tomato Puree 1/2 Cup Flour Salt and Pepper to taste Optional: 1tsp Fresh or Dried Herbs of your choice
Wash and slice the liver into bite size pieces.
In a large mixing bowl, add the flour and season with salt and pepper. Then add the liver and toss, making sure each piece is coated with flour.
When done, take 3 tablespoons of flour and place in a cup, and add a little cold water to form a paste. We will use this to thicken the gravy later. Set aside.
Chop the bacon and slice the onions, mince garlic etc. Over a medium heat, fry off the bacon until cooked. Use a slotted spoon and put the cooked bacon on a plate, leaving the bacon fat in the pan.
Turn the heat up on the pan and add the liver slices. Carefully turn them until they’re browned on all sides, then remove onto a plate.
Add the sliced onions, garlic and mushrooms to the pan.
You may need to add a drop of olive oil if there’s not much fat left from cooking the liver. Gently cook until the onions are soft. If using herbs, add them now.
Add the bacon and liver back to the pan with the onions and mushrooms and combine. Then add the tomato puree and beef stock. Add the cup of flour water you prepared earlier, and gently stir until everything is combined
For cooking on the stove top, place the lid on the pan and gently cook on the lowest heat setting you have for about 2 hours, or until the liver is tender.
For cooking in the oven, transfer everything to an ovenproof casserole dish and place in the oven at 300 F or 150 C for approximately 2 hrs 30 minutes.
When ready, serve hot with some lovely mashed potatoes and veggies!
ingredients
Lamb's or Pig's Liver
Bacon
Medium Onions
Garlic
Mushrooms
Tomato Puree
Flour
Beef Stock
Salt and Peppe
Fresh or Dried Herbs