Liver

jsmoke · 21 Jun 2019 at 09:07

Just discovered liver again, one of the tastiest meats, cheap and easy to cook. Lightly fry with onions and add some beef stock.

Any eaters of liver?

Raymond Lin · 21 Jun 2019 at 09:11

Interesting fact.

The Liver is the only organ where you can cut off like 2/3rd of it and it will grow back.

Tuppy_Glossop · 21 Jun 2019 at 11:17

More interesting liver stuff, it is very nutritious on account of being the store of fat-soluble nutrients. However, this also makes it potentially poisonous.

Avenged7Fold · 21 Jun 2019 at 11:23

I love liver. Lightly fry with onions and garlic until the middle of liver pieces are slightly pink, salt added at the end to prevent it from going tough.

I use to make my own pate. Cant believe how easy, cheap and tasty it is. Seal it with melted butter before it goes in the fridge and it keeps a while too!

jpaul · 21 Jun 2019 at 11:54

It's nice but the problem is finding it suitably fresh in UK supermarkets ( similar to fish), the lifespan of offal is less than muscle, I don't know if freezing works ?
calves liver in France excellent.

ttaskmaster · 21 Jun 2019 at 12:15

Tuppy_Glossop · 21 Jun 2019 at 12:18

ttaskmaster said:
Generally I hate it.
I love most pates, parfaits and the like, but liver on its own or as a main feature is quite rank and uriney... But a few times someone has done it well enough that it's been really good. Usually something involving bacon, and presumably Black magic, as I've never been able to replicate it myself!

Kidneys handle urine.

ttaskmaster · 21 Jun 2019 at 12:40

robj20 · 21 Jun 2019 at 12:44

Love almost all Offal, heart, kidney, and liver. Buy a lot of ox heart, so cheap and its tonnes of meat for stews.

Avenged7Fold · 21 Jun 2019 at 12:49

For you offal lovers, if you have any Filipino mates ask them for some diniguan.

My favourite dish due to the rich flavours. Not in your face strong tasting as you might imagine from the ingredient list and most inordinately worth a go.

Eat it with rice or steamed rice flour buns.

Cleisthenes · 21 Jun 2019 at 14:39

Love liver but haven't been able to practice enough as it's a pain to get a hold of!

Any tips for not over cooking it, other than the obvious?!

Avenged7Fold · 21 Jun 2019 at 14:47

Apart from an attentive eye and relatively low heat, adding a bit of hot water to the pan if it starts to dry up will stop it going above boiling temperature. Adding salt early in the cooking will draw moisture out of the meat making the outside go hard quickly so add it at the end

Cleisthenes · 21 Jun 2019 at 14:55

Thanks!

jpaul · 21 Jun 2019 at 14:56

confirms my suspicion -I'm sure the uk supermarkets concur https://www.fda.gov/media/74435/download

fridge freeze
Steaks 3 - 5 days 6 - 12 months
Chops 3 - 5 days 4 - 6
months Roasts 3 - 5 days 4 - 12 months
Variety meats (tongue, kidneys, liver, heart, chitterlings) 1 - 2 days 3 - 4 months

ttaskmaster · 21 Jun 2019 at 15:10

Cleisthenes · 21 Jun 2019 at 15:52

ttaskmaster said:
What, in Tunbridge Wells?
Surely at least one of the butchers nearby will stock it?

Failing that, look in the MM here - Always someone selling theirs to get the newest GPU!

That's a very good point, I have 2 very close to me I just always forget to pop in!

I've only lived here for 6 months so still learning where's good to get these things.

ttaskmaster · 21 Jun 2019 at 16:47

something daft already!! · 21 Jun 2019 at 16:55

I phoned a Chinese restaurant once and asked them is they do liver. They said it was free with orders over £10. I never got my liver though.

Cleisthenes · 21 Jun 2019 at 20:22

ttaskmaster said:
Most of my in-laws live down there, Tonbridge, Paddock Wood, Sevenoaks, etc.
If you're that fussed, I can ask them next time I see them?

No no, not desperate at all!

That's very kind though, thank you

Bubo · 22 Jun 2019 at 14:23

I personally drawn the line at sweetbreads. You're not kidding anyone calling it sweetbread. Maybe mixed up in a pig's fry without any overt pre-knowledge it would contain sweetbread then I would probably would down it without a problem, but it having it identifiable in a meal, no.