Liver with Onions and Vinegar (Fegato Alla Veneziana)

Total Time
20 minutes
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Ingredients

Yield:3 servings
  • 1pound fresh calf's liver
  • 2 to 4tablespoons butter, as desired
  • 2large Spanish onions, sliced lengthwise into thin strips
  • Salt and pepper, as desired
  • 1tablespoon vinegar, or as desired
  • Flour for dredging, seasoned with salt and pepper
  • 2 to 4tablespoons clarified butter for frying
  • 2tablespoons chopped parsley
Ingredient Substitution Guide
Nutritional analysis per serving (3 servings)

479 calories; 32 grams fat; 18 grams saturated fat; 1 gram trans fat; 8 grams monounsaturated fat; 2 grams polyunsaturated fat; 16 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams dietary fiber; 4 grams sugars; 32 grams protein; 672 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Trim liver of veins and membranes. Cut on the diagonal into wide, ¼-inch slices.

  2. Step 2

    Melt the butter in a large skillet. Fry the onions in the butter over medium heat, stirring often, until nicely browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Season to taste with salt, pepper and vinegar. Set aside.

  3. Step 3

    Dredge liver pieces with seasoned flour, and shake off excess. In a second large skillet, melt the clarified butter over high heat, and when very hot, drop in the liver pieces, a few at a time. Fry 30 seconds or so on each side. Remove to a serving dish. Liver should still be raw in the center.

  4. Step 4

    When all liver pieces have been fried, place the onions in the skillet containing the liver juices and reheat the onions thoroughly, stirring often. Add the liver to the onions, toss briefly to heat through, and turn out onto the serving dish. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.

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Instead of wheat flour I dredged the liver in almond flour, which added a lovely sweetness and texture.

The real dish does call for an acid, however I use balsamic vinegar when I take the pan off the heat, swirled with a little of the butter i left over. Also sage with the parsley. lovely

Excellent, and easy. There is no need to dirty two skillets; just transfer the cooked onions to the serving dish while cooking the liver. Then remove the liver to the serving dish while reheating the onions, and finally add back the liver to the skillet for final cooking.

Excellent, and easy. There is no need to dirty two skillets; just transfer the cooked onions to the serving dish while cooking the liver. Then remove the liver to the serving dish while reheating the onions, and finally add back the liver to the skillet for final cooking.

Really thin slices is the key -- 1/4" really.

Delish. Cooked as called for with pork liver and used cider vinegar and added one bay leaf to onions.

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