Liver And Onions
INGREDIENTS
- 1 package of sliced calves liver
- 1 cup milk
- 8 slices bacon
- 3 medium onions -- sliced 1/4" thick
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
DIRECTIONS
- Soak liver in milk in a bowl 20 minutes.
- While liver is soaking, cook bacon in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderate heat, turning over occasionally, until crisp.
- Transfer bacon to paper towel.
- Cook onions in same pan with salt and pepper to taste over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.
- Transfer onions to a bowl, crumble bacon and add to onions.
- Keep warm, covered.
- Drain milk from liver and discard.
- Stir together flour, salt, and pepper on a sheet of wax paper and dredge liver in flour mixture, shaking off excess.
- Add liver to skillet and heat over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté, turning over once, until browned but still pink inside, about 4 minutes total.
- Serve liver topped with onions and bacon.
- You may choose to serve with rice or mashed potatoes.
- Gravy:
- Add several tablespoons of the left over flour to remaining oil and brown.
- Add water or milk and cook until desired thickness.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Note: I get calf liver from the grocery store frozen food section.
- It has been sliced, deveined, and is very thin.