Chili Liver Food

GOOD OLD CHILLI CON CARNE

Steps:

• Peel and finely chop the onions, garlic, carrots and celery - don't worry about the technique, just chop away until fine. Halve the red peppers, remove the stalks and seeds and roughly chop.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large casserole pan on a medium-high heat, add the chopped veg, chilli powder, cumin, cinnamon and a good pinch of sea salt and black pepper, then cook for 7 minutes, or until softened, stirring regularly.
• Drain and add the chickpeas and kidney beans, tip in the tomatoes, breaking them up with the back of a spoon, then pour in 1 tin's worth of water. Add the minced beef, breaking any larger chunks.
• Pick the coriander leaves and put aside, then finely chop and add the stalks to the pan, with the balsamic vinegar. Season with a good pinch of sea salt and black pepper.
• Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer with a lid slightly ajar for 1 hour, or until slightly thickened and reduced, stirring occasionally.
• Serve up with fluffy rice or couscous, a hunk of crusty bread, or over a jacket potato, with some yoghurt, guacamole, and wedges of lime on the side for squeezing over. Sprinkle over the reserved coriander, and some fresh chilli, if you like, then tuck in.

CHILI LIVER

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, fry bacon until browned and crisp. Remove from pan, cool and crumble. Keep the grease in the pan.
• Dredge the liver slices in flour seasoned with salt and pepper. Fry liver in the bacon drippings over medium-high heat until browned on the outside. In a small bowl, mix together the French onion soup and chili sauce. Pour the mixture over the liver, cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 15 minutes stirring occasionally until tender. Remove lid, and continue cooking liver to desired doneness.
• Serve liver and sauce topped with crumbled bacon.

CHILI LIVER

Steps:

• In a 12-inch skillet, cook bacon until crisp. (Do not drain off the bacon grease.).
• Remove bacon from skillet; drain on paper towels, and set aside.
• Dust the liver with flour (on both sides), then season with salt and pepper.
• Lightly brown the liver in bacon drippings. (It doesn't take long for the liver to brown, so keep an eye on it while it's cooking. Also, you will need to add a bit of shortening to the skillet while it's cooking).
• When done frying the liver, set the liver aside on a plate, then add the soup and chili sauce (or ketchup) to the skillet. Mix the soup and chili sauce together.
• Add the liver back to the skillet, and stir to mix the soup and liver together.
• Tear the cooked bacon into pieces, and add that to the skillet as well.
• Cover the skillet, and simmer for 15 minutes, or until liver is tender. Stir occasionally.
• Yields: 4-5 servings. (12 oz.) of liver will make 4 servings, and (16 oz.) will make 5 servings.
• *Note: With this recipe, you can substitute pork liver for the beef liver.

CHILI LIVER

Steps:

• 1. In a 12-inch skillet, cook bacon until crisp. (Do not drain off the bacon grease.)
• 2. Remove bacon from skillet; drain on paper towels, and set aside.
• 3. Dust the liver with flour (on both sides), then season with salt and pepper.
• 4. Lightly brown the liver in bacon drippings. (It doesn't take long for the liver to brown, so keep an eye on it while it's cooking. Also, you will need to add a bit of shortening to the skillet while it's cooking).
• 5. When done frying the liver, set the liver aside on a plate, then add the soup and chili sauce (or ketchup) to the skillet. Mix the soup and chili sauce together.
• 6. Add the liver back to the skillet, and stir to mix the soup and liver together.
• 7. Tear the cooked bacon into pieces, and add that to the skillet as well.
• 8. Cover the skillet, and simmer for 15 minutes, or until liver is tender. Stir occasionally.