Lambs Liver And Bacon Stew Food

OLD FASHIONED LAMB'S FRY AND BACON WITH ONION AND GRAVY

Steps:

• Add 2tsp. salt to a bowl of water, place the lambs liver in the bowl of salty water and leave to soak in the fridge for 2 hours. Meanwhile, remove the rind from the bacon and cut into large dice and slice the onion. Remove liver from the water, drain or pat dry and remove the skin from both sides by slipping a knife under the skin and peeling it away. Slice the liver thinly into bite-sized pieces, cutting off any sinewy bits. Add 2 Tbsp. of flour to a plate and season well with salt and pepper. Dredge the liver in the flour, coating all over, remove and place on a plate. Heat a frypan over medium heat, add a little oil and cook the onion for a few minutes until starting to brown and soften. Add the bacon and cook for a further 3 minutes or until the bacon is cooked. Remove from the pan. Turn the heat up to medium-high, add some more oil to the pan and place the liver in the pan, leaving room around each piece. Fry, turning, for about five minutes until browned on all sides. Remove from pan and turn down the heat to medium. Add a little extra oil if necessary and the remaining flour and fry stirring for 1 minute. There will be brown, crispy bits on the bottom of the pan, that's fine. Add the stock and stir well to make a gravy. Scrape up all the crispy bits up from the pan into the gravy - that will give it more flavour. Simmer gravy for a few minutes until slightly thickened. Add the bacon mix and liver back into the stock and cook for a further 5-10 minutes or until the liver is cooked through.

LIVER AND BACON WITH ONION GRAVY

Steps:

• Rinse the liver in a colander under cold water and drain it well on kitchen paper. Put 2 teaspoons of the flour in a large bowl and season with plenty of salt and pepper. Add the liver to the bowl and turn it in the flour until lightly coated. Melt half the butter with the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Tap the excess flour off each slice of liver and add them to the pan using tongs. Cook for 1½-2 minutes on each side until lightly browned but not completely cooked through, then pop them on to a plate. Turn down the heat and melt the remaining butter in the same pan. Add the sliced onion and cook for a minute or so, stirring to separate the layers. Next, add the bacon and cook together for another 5 minutes or until the onion is softened and pale golden brown, stirring often. Sprinkle the remaining flour over the onion and bacon and cook for a few seconds, stirring. Pour the hot stock slowly into the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a simmer, stir in the ketchup and cook over a medium heat until the gravy is thickened and glossy. Put the liver back in the pan and heat it through in the onion gravy for 2-3 minutes until hot, stirring. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve the liver and bacon with a small portion of mashed potatoes and lots of freshly cooked greens.

LIVER & MASH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C/gas 6. Prick the potatoes all over with a fork, rub with oil and bake directly on the oven shelf for 1 hr 20 mins. Once cooked, leave for 10-15 mins or until cool enough to handle, then slice in half, scoop out the potato flesh and push it through a potato ricer or colander. Cover until needed. (I like to keep the potato skins for another day and stuff them with leftover mash, softened leeks and cheese, and bake until golden and bubbling.)
• Mix the herb butter ingredients together, spread out into a rough log shape on a piece of baking parchment, roll up and twist the ends tightly so it resembles a cracker. Put in the freezer for 10-15 mins to firm up.
• Heat the milk and butter for the mash in a saucepan until the butter has melted and the mixture starts to simmer. Pour this over the potato flesh, mash it and sprinkle over the nutmeg and some seasoning. Keep warm or reheat when serving.
• Heat a large, non-stick pan over a medium-high heat. Season the flour with pepper, then use it to very lightly dust the liver. Pour the oil into the hot pan, season the liver well with sea salt, then fry for no more than 2 mins each side. Transfer to a plate and cover with foil.
• Turn down the heat, but while the oil's still hot, add the pickled onions. As the onions start to caramelise, put them on the plate with the liver. Add the garlic to the pan, which by now should be sufficiently cooled enough not to burn it. Add a little oil to the pan if it looks dry. Once the garlic is starting to soften but not coloured at all, add 4-5 thin slices of the parsley butter and some of the resting juices from the liver plate. Turn off the heat and allow the butter to melt but not colour.
• Heap your mash onto two plates, top with the liver, sliced if you like, and the onions. Then generously drizzle over the herb butter. Serve with a crisp, mustardy salad.

LIVER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C.
• Brown the onions in the butter in a frying pan for about 5 minutes, until they begin to soften.
• Add the liver and fry gently until sealed, about 10 minutes. Add the bacon and brown for 5 minutes.
• Transfer the meat and onion mix to a casserole dish. Add the baked beans, kidney beans, carrots and celery, and stir well. Add the mixed herbs, beef stock and apple juice and stir.
• Cook in the casserole dish (with lid on) in the oven for 90 minutes. Check that it doesn't dry out during cooking.

TRADITIONAL LAMB STEW

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown meat in 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Remove with a slotted spoon; set aside. Add the onions, carrots and remaining oil to pan. Cook for 5 minutes or until onions are tender, stirring occasionally. Add the potatoes, broth, salt, pepper and lamb; bring to a boil. , Remove from the heat. Cover and bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until meat and vegetables are tender., With a slotted spoon, remove meat and vegetables to a large bowl; set aside and keep warm. Pour pan juices into another bowl; set aside. , In the Dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually whisk in pan juices. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the parsley, chives, thyme, and meat and vegetables; heat through.