Chicken livers are easy to fry in a non-stick frying pan with olive oil. Chicken livers with onions is a delicious, economical meal. Makes 4 servings.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound of chicken livers
  • 1/2 cup olive or canola oil
  • 1 large sweet onion, such as vidalia
  • 1 bunch scallions; washed
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Steps

  1. Cut them into horizontal 1 inch (2.5 cm) strips. An advantage of cooking with sweet onions is they are less likely to make your eyes water.
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  3. Cook for about ten minutes.
  4. Onions are ready when they are soft. Do not let them turn black.
  5. On low heat, add the chicken livers.
  6. Cover the pan and let cook for about 10 minutes, stirring periodically. Make sure there is enough oil left in the pan to prevent sticking.
  7. Chicken livers will turn from red color to brown when thoroughly cooked. Cut one chicken liver to check if the insides are raw. Additionally, use an instant read thermometer. Stick it internally in a liver; if the temperature reads over 165 °F (74 °C), it is done.
  8. Mix the livers and onions together.
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    How do you clean chicken livers?
    Marrow Private Chefs
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    Marrow Private Chefs are based in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. It is a chefs’ collaborative comprised of an ever-growing number of chefs and culinary professionals. Though regionally influenced primarily by coastal, traditional southern, cajun, and creole styles and flavors, the chefs at Marrow have a solid background in all types of cuisine with over 75 years of combined cooking experience.
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    Submerge in cold water, swish for a few seconds, then drain into a strainer. Rinse under cool water then pat them dry with a paper towel.
  • Question
    What happens if it turns black?
    Caeiia
    Top Answerer
    You probably overcooked it.
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    How long should I cook them?
    Community Answer
    About five to 10 minutes per side should be good.
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      Tips

      • You may choose to add a variety of other ingredients to this flexible dish, such as hard boiled eggs. After peeling the eggs, dice them and mix them in at the same you combine the sauteed onions with the livers.
      • Promptly clean skillets.
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      Warnings

      • Use oven mitts to handle hot skillets.
      • Always check temperature of livers with an instant read thermometer to insure livers are cooked; the temperature needs to be over 165 °F (74 °C).
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      Things You'll Need

      • A Teflon skillets
      • A knife
      • A bowl
      • Instant read meat thermometer
      • Oven mitts

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