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Italian Liver And Pepper Stir-Fry

Monda Rosenberg
Liver lovers rejoice, this is a budget-friendly dinner that can be tossed together in minutes. Plus the hot, sweet and ground pepper combo give lively zest to every bite. Spoon it over rice or broad noodles and you’ll discover liver can be beautiful.
Serves
Serves 3 - 4
Liver lovers rejoice, this is a budget-friendly dinner that can be tossed together in minutes. Plus the hot, sweet and ground pepper combo give lively zest to every bite. Spoon it over rice or broad noodles and you’ll discover liver can be beautiful.
Italian Liver And Pepper Stir-Fry
1 lb
chicken livers
450 g
1
red onion(s), small
1
or
1 
white onion
1 
1
red pepper(s)
1
1
green pepper(s)
1
1/2
jalapeño pepper, seeded
1/2
1/2 cup
red wine
125 mL
1 Tbsp
balsamic vinegar
15 mL
1 Tbsp
honey
15 mL
1/4 tsp
salt
1 mL
1/4 cup
rosemary, fresh
60 mL
or
2 tsp
rosemary, dried
10 mL
1 Tbsp
cornstarch
15 mL
1/2 tsp
black pepper, freshly ground
2.5 mL
1 - 2 Tbsp
canola oil
15 - 30 mL
Preparation
Serves
Serves 3 - 4
  
Cook time : 10 min
 | 
Preparation time : 15 min
Italian Liver And Pepper Stir-Fry
1
Prepare all ingredients before starting to cook. Separate livers into lobes, trim and rinse. Then pat livers dry and place in a wide dish. Slice onion in half and place cut-side down on a cutting board. Thinly slice and separate into strips. Slice peppers into bite-size strips. Finely chop jalapeno.
2
Prepare the sauce by stirring wine with the vinegar, honey and salt. Remove sprigs from rosemary stems and measure out 1/4 cup (60 mL). Then coarsely chop and stir into sauce mixture.
3
When ready to cook, place livers in a wide bowl and sprinkle with cornstarch and black pepper. Gently stir to evenly coat. Place a wide frying pan or wok over medium-high heat. Add the oil. When piping hot, add the livers keeping them as separate as possible. Cook for 3 minutes, turning and gently stirring occasionally. Remove to a plate and cover to keep warm.
4
If necessary, add more oil to the pan to coat the bottom. Keeping the heat at medium-high, add the onion, peppers and jalapenos. Stir-fry until the onion starts to soften, about 3 minutes.
5
Then return the livers to the pan and add the sauce mixture. Stir gently and often until livers are done as you like, about 4 minutes. Excellent over rice or a bed of baby spinach.