Five-Spice Chicken Livers

Name: Five-Spice Chicken Livers
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6 servings as a first course, 3 to 4 as a main dish
Cuisine: asian, chinese
Ingredients: 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 pound chicken livers, trimmed and patted dry; 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 1 1/2 ounces pancetta, diced; 2/3 cup chopped onion; 2 large cloves garlic, minced; 1/2 cup dry red wine; 1 pound plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped; 1 tablespoon minced flat-leaf parsley leaves; 6 sage leaves, slivered; Soft polenta, for serving

By Florence Fabricant

Updated May 23, 2024

Total Time: 1 hour
Rating: 4(16)
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Ingredients

Yield:6 servings as a first course, 3 to 4 as a main dish

¼cup all-purpose flour
1teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1pound chicken livers, trimmed and patted dry
2tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1½ounces pancetta, diced
⅔cup chopped onion
2large cloves garlic, minced
½cup dry red wine
1pound plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
1tablespoon minced flat-leaf parsley leaves
6sage leaves, slivered
Soft polenta, for serving

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Preparation

Step 1
Mix flour and five-spice powder, and season with salt and pepper. Dust chicken livers with this mixture.
Step 2
Heat ½ tablespoon oil in large skillet; add pancetta, onion and garlic. Sauté over medium heat until onion is soft. Remove all from pan.
Step 3
Add remaining oil to pan, and add chicken livers in single layer. Sauté, turning, until lightly browned but not cooked through. Sauté in two batches if needed. Remove from pan.
Step 4
Add wine, scrape pan and add tomatoes and herbs. Simmer 10 minutes, until tomatoes start to melt. Return onion mixture and livers to pan, simmer 5 minutes, check seasoning and serve over freshly cooked soft polenta.

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Vicki1 month ago

Not crazy about the tomatoes with livers. LOVED the 5-spice seasoning -- will use more next time. Will always now serve livers on polenta. I grew up putting livers on toast. Polenta is so much better. What a great idea!

Leslye Borden3 years ago

Not a favorite at my house. My husband "hated" the 5 spice flavor. Not what he expected with chicken livers. The recipe attracted me because of the 5 spice seasoning. I thought we would enjoy something "different."

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