Chicken Liver Appetizer Cantonese Style Food

CHICKEN LIVER APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to Broil/Grill.
• Sprinkle each 1/2 chicken liver with garlic salt to taste. Wrap 1/2 slice bacon around each chicken piece and fasten with a toothpick. Place on a broiling pan.
• Broil for 5 to 7 minutes. Turn pieces over and broil another 5 to 7 minutes, or until chicken livers are cooked through and no longer pink inside. Serve hot.

RUMAKI RECIPE - BACON WRAPPED

Steps:

• Clean/remove as much excess from the livers as possible while keeping the livers as "Large" as possible.
• Cutaway pieces that do not look like something you'd like to eat. Use a small knife and make small cuts where needed trying to keep the liver in tactic.
• Combine the soy sauce, chopped garlic, brown sugar, and chopped ginger into a large bowl.Add the livers to the marinate. Place into the refrigerator for one hour.
• Slice the bacon in half lengthwise. You do not want to use too much bacon or the cooking time will be longer. Which risks overcooking the livers or beef, or chicken.Cutting the bacon strips in half will make it easy to wrap each chicken liver tightly.
• Lay one piece of bacon flat on a cutting board. Take a slice of water chestnut and place it at one end of the bacon strip. Add a piece of liver on top of the water chestnut. Tip: Add small slices of jalapeno
• Next, roll the bacon starting at the end with the liver and roll the bacon on top of itself. No rules on how you wrap. Another option is wrapping the bacon in circles all around the liver.Secure with toothpicks
• Place the rumaki on a cookie sheet. Or, I like using a wire rack so the rumaki isn't touching the cookie sheet. It helps crisp things up nicely.Bake @ 375 for 15 to 20 minutes
• Add the glaze of choice after cooking. Use a paintbrush or spoon to cover.
• Then place the rumaki back into the oven for 3 to 5 minutes to set the glaze.

CHICKEN LIVER PâTé

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp of the butter in a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. When the butter is foaming, add the chicken livers and fry for 2 mins each side.
• Stir the crushed garlic, some of the thyme and Madeira into the pan with the livers. Fry for 2 mins, letting the Madeira simmer. Transfer the mixture to a food processor, reserve 200g of the butter and add the rest to the processor. Blend everything to a smooth paste. Season to taste, then spoon into 4 x 70ml clip-top jars.
• Melt the reserved butter in a medium frying pan and add the sliced garlic. Turn the garlic in the butter until slightly golden. Pour into the 4 jars of pâté, ensuring a few slices of garlic and the remaining thyme leaves go in each jar, and chill in the fridge for at least 4 hrs, or until set. Can be made up to 2 days in advance.
• Before serving, toast the brioche, then cut into triangular quarters for serving. Stir the diced apple through the chutney. Serve the pâté on small wooden boards with the toasted brioche, cornichons and chutney.

STICKY CHINESE CHICKEN TRAYBAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Arrange the chicken thighs in a large roasting tin and slash the skin 2-3 times on each thigh. Mix together the hoisin, sesame oil, honey, five-spice, ginger, garlic and some seasoning. Pour over the chicken and toss to coat - you could now marinate the chicken for 2 hrs, or overnight if you have time. Roast, skin-side up, for 35 mins, basting at least once.
• Stir through the cashew nuts and sprinkle the spring onions over the chicken. Return to the oven for 5 mins, then serve with brown rice.

CHICKEN LIVER APPETIZER CANTONESE-STYLE

Steps:

• PREPARATION:.
• Clean the chicken livers by removing the fat and grizzle, if individual pieces have two parts attached then cut in half, rinse under cold water and drain, set aside.
• Bring a pot of water to a boil, add the chicken livers, immediately remove from stove and let stand for about 1 or 2 minutes, drain, pat dry with paper towels and set aside.
• Marinate- Add in a large bowl the soy sauce, Harveys Bristol Cream, five- spices powder, granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons peanut oil, sesame oil, salt & pepper to taste.
• Then add the cleaned and boiled chicken livers to the marinate, let stand for 20-30 minutes, then drain,/discard the marinate and set aside.
• Add the beaten egg to the chicken livers and mix well, set aside.
• Using a large plate add and spread out the cornstarch for coating the chicken livers.
• COOKING DIRECTIONS:.
• In a wok or large pan (a Teflon coated pan works well) add 4 or more tablespoons of peanut oil, let the oil heat up but not to the point of smoking (be carefully that the oil does not splatter).
• Coat one chicken liver piece and then put into the pan, do the next piece until all the chicken liver pieces are coated and cooking in the pan, (if you have a lot of chicken livers do this step in two stages).
• Let the chicken livers fry and separate the pieces as needed (do not turn), after about 2 minutes and when you can see that most of the liver has turned a darker color, turn all of them over in order to cook the second side, allow to cook approximately another 1 to 2 minutes.
• Remove the cooked chicken livers and place on a paper towel to drain.
• Next place a bed of green salad leaves on a serving plate, then add the chicken livers on top.
• Add the lemon wedges on the side. Also, if you would like use toothpicks for each chicken liver piece.
• Serve and enjoy!
• NOTE:.
• Instead of a bed of green salad leaves, you can stir-fry some chopped up green peppers and onions with a little soy sauce, spices of choice and peanut oil. Then place the stir-fried vegetables on a serving plate and add chicken livers on top (no toothpicks needed).

JUST CHICKEN LIVERS

Steps:

• Stir salt, pepper and oregano into flour in small bowl.
• Dredge chicken livers in flour mixture.
• Heat oil in frying pan.
• Add livers and fry 10 minutes, turning frequently.
• Squeeze fresh lemon juice over top before serving.

CHICKEN LIVER AND BACON APPETIZER

Steps:

• Cut livers in two, season with salt and pepper.
• Melt butter in saute pan and add livers; cook for one minute.
• Wrap each piece of liver in a strip of bacon and fasten with a toothpick.
• About ten minutes before serving, place bacon wrapped livers in a baking pan and broil until bacon is crisp.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Serve hot, either with toothpicks or on a small square of toast.

JANICE'S BACON CHICKEN LIVER APPETIZER

Steps:

• clean chicken livers and cut into good size bites (usually in half).
• cover chicken livers with bread crumbs.
• cut bacon strips into sizes that will wrap around liver once with overlap enough to secure to liver with a toothpick.
• place on baking sheet or broiler pan and bake at 350 until bacon is crisp or to your liking (45 - 60 min).
• When bacon is to your liking, remove from oven and, while still hot, roll in or sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

CHOPPED CHICKEN LIVER PATE (APPETIZER)

Steps:

• In a skillet, place 2 tablespoons butter and 1 small thinly sliced onion and sautè until golden brown.
• Add the 6 tablespoons of schmaltz (chicken fat) and mix real well as you crumble the onion slices.
• This is called schmaltz with grieven. I also have a separate recipe posted on RecipeZaar for Schmaltz. See that recipe.
• You can use this right away; however, it is better to make this a couple of months ahead of time and place it in the freezer to cure.
• When ready to make the patè, in a skillet sautè the onions in the peanut oil over a medium flame until golden brown and add the schmaltz with grieven.
• Boil the 4 eggs until hard boiled.
• Add the chicken livers to the pan with the onions, schmaltz with grieven& garlic and cook 2 or 3 minutes until done.
• Add the cream sherry and cook an additional minute.
• Remove from pan and allow to cool.
• In a food processor, gently PULSE the livers and hard boiled eggs into a rough chop.
• DO NOT OVERMIX!
• Add salt, pepper and sugar and adjust as necessary.

CHICKEN LIVER APPETIZERS

Steps:

• 1. Line a plate with paper towels to drain rosemary and garlic chips and set aside. --- Heat oil in medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add rosemary leaves, sauté until crisp, about 30 seconds. Using slotted spoon, transfer sautéed rosemary to paper towels.
• 2. Quickly add garlic slices and cook until just golden and crisp. DO NOT over-cook or they may become bitter. Add to plate with rosemary. --- Quickly add the red onion to same skillet sauté until golden, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle in the salt,pepper and spice powder.
• 3. Add the minced garlic. liver and 1 teaspoon chopped rosemary( not form the sautéed). Cook until liver starts to color then turn. Continue cooking and turning until all sides are lightly browned, about 3 minutes.
• 4. Deglaze with Madeira, and cook until wine has evaporated, about 2 minutes. Add chopped parsley and toss. Taste and season as needed. Spoon onto toasted baguette slices and sprinkle with crispy garlic and rosemary to garnish.
• 5. Note: I like to add finely diced bacon in with the chicken liver and cook together until both are done.
• 6. New Regime Spice Blend:** Grind all in spice grinder. Store in an airtight container in a cool, dark place.