Smothered liver
Smothered liver recipe in the beef category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 pound beef liver
- 6 slices bacon, cut in halves
- 6 large onions, sliced thin
- Extra bacon grease or other oil
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup hot water
Recipe method:
- Fry bacon until crisp. Set aside.
- Fry onion slices in bacon drippings on medium heat until tender, separating slices into rings as they cook.
- Prepare liver for cooking by making a few cuts in each slice perpendicular to edge to keep from curling. Trim membrane from edges.
- When onions are cooked, push to one side of skillet and turn heat to medium high.
- Pan broil each slice of liver for 2 minutes on each side.
- Add more bacon grease or oil if needed to keep liver from sticking.
- Salt and pepper liver to taste and, after all slices have been browned on both sides, smother with onions.
- Put bacon curls on top. Add hot water and cook covered for 1 minute.
- Remove cover carefully because there will be steam.