Fegato Alla Instriana Recipe - Cooking Index
2 lbs | 908g / 32oz | Calf's liver - soaked overnight in |
Milk - as needed | ||
Salt - to taste | ||
Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste | ||
Flour - for dredging | ||
4 tablespoons | 60ml | Olive oil |
2 tablespoons | 30ml | Spanish onions - sliced 1/2" rings (large) |
1 | Carrot - cut 1/4" half-moons | |
4 | Celery ribs - cut into 1/4" pieces | |
4 | Garlic cloves - thinly sliced | |
4 | Whole cloves | |
2 cups | 474ml | Red wine from Friuli |
1/2 cup | 118ml | Veal stock - demiglace |
Juice and zest of 2 lemons | ||
2 tablespoons | 30ml | Butter |
1 | Bruscandoli - (see recipe) |
Drain calf's liver and pat dry. Cut into 1-inch thick pieces and season with salt and pepper and dredge in flour.
In a 12- to 14-inch saute pan over high flame, heat olive oil until smoking. Saute liver pieces until dark golden-brown on both sides and remove to a plate.
Add onions, carrot, celery, garlic and cloves and cook until softened, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add red wine, veal stock and lemon juice and reduce by half.
Place liver and escaped juices back into pan with wine mixture. Add butter and simmer 8 to 10 minutes until liver is warmed through to medium. Garnish with lemon zest and serve with Bruscandoli.
This recipe yields 4 servings.
Source:
MOLTO MARIO with Mario Batali - (Show # MB-1D08) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK
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