Chicken Livers with Onions and White Wine

Meltingly tender, fragrant, and delicious — this liver is wonderful for dinner!

Recipe author

Servings:

Chicken livers (or calf liver)

500

Butter

120

Onion

White wine (dry)

0.75

Salt

Ground black pepper

Fresh herbs

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 33 % 8 g

Fats 42 % 10 g

Carbohydrates 25 % 6 g

145 kcal

GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 30 min

Step 1:

Step 1: Pick large white onions and slice them into even, pretty rings.
Step 2:

Step 2: Melt half the butter in a skillet and add the onions. Don't brown them — cook just until soft.
Step 3:

Step 3: Pour in the wine and simmer over low heat for about 20 minutes. Season the onions with salt and pepper, transfer to a plate, and keep warm.
Step 4:

Step 4: Trim the membranes from the livers and cut them into serving pieces.
Step 5:

Step 5: Melt the remaining butter in the skillet and sear the livers over high heat for just one minute, turning once and seasoning with salt.
Step 6:

Step 6: Arrange the livers over the onion rings, garnish with fresh herbs, and serve.

Venetian-style liver — fegato alla veneziana — is one of Venice's signature dishes, prized for its delicate flavor, and it's my favorite way to cook liver. Start with the onions: choose large white ones and slice them into even, pretty rings. Melt half the butter in a skillet and add the onions. Don't take them all the way to golden — cook just until soft. Pour in the wine and simmer over low heat for about 20 minutes. Season the finished onions with salt and pepper, transfer to a plate, and set in a warm spot. Now for the liver: trim off the membranes and cut it into serving pieces. Melt the remaining butter and sear the liver over high heat for just one minute, turning the pieces once and seasoning with salt. Arrange the liver over the onion rings, garnish with fresh herbs, and serve. Italians do lean toward rich, buttery food — and every now and then it's nice to treat yourself this way.