chicken livers?

[kindkit]

Anybody have any good recipes for chicken livers? I like them, but I do find them rather strong, so recipes that tone down their flavor or balance it out with spices, etc. are especially welcome. Also, I'm not looking for recipes that call for wine, just because wine is expensive and I don't want to have to buy it (I do have sherry on hand, though--I keep it in the fridge and cook with it).



ETA: Thanks for the suggestions, and please do keep making them! In return, let me share this yummy sounding recipe I just found: Thai stir-fried chicken liver with spinach.

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[princessofgeeks]

This is from the Silver Palate Good Times cookbook.

Fry 8 slices of bacon. Dry on towels. Saute a pound of chicken livers in the bacon fat, about 6 minutes. They should be pink on the inside. Pull from pan. Pour a half cup of brandy into the same pan and stir, scraping all the bits of liver and bacon from the sides and bottom. Heat at medium until bubbling. Pour in three quarters cup of heavy cream and let boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to simmer until the liquid thickens and reduces to about one cup. Remove from heat. Put the livers, one chopped onion, and the cream from the pan into a food processor and puree. This is the key step; the resulting liver should be smooth and spreadable. Keep processing and add spices: a quarter cup of mayonnaise, a pinch of thyme, a pinch of nutmeg, salt and pepper, a third of a cup of walnuts.

Scrape out of food processor into a pretty serving bowl and garnish with the crumbled bacon and some parsely. Spread on rounds of french bread or crackers.

Very rich and indulgent!!!!

[kindkit]

That sounds amazing. I think I'll save it for Thanksgiving or Christmas as a treat. Thanks!