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Calves’ livers with Maderia sauce, mash and deep-fried onion rings
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Calves’ livers with Maderia sauce, mash and deep-fried onion rings

19 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

A rich Maderia sauce brings out the best in liver. Take care not to overcook the liver as it can make it taste bitter.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1361
Calories
53g
Protein
50g
Fat
161g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 15 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Beef 100g cooked 250
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Beer 1/4 cup (60ml) for cooking 43
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Veal not in our table 0
Chervil not in our table 0
Liver not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 50g/1¾oz unsalted butter
  • 2 shallots
  • 100ml/3½fl oz Madeira
  • 2 tsp chopped fresh thyme
  • 300ml/10fl oz beef or veal jus or gravy
  • 2 tbsp sherry vinegar
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh chervil
  • 2kg/4lb 8oz potatoes
  • 150g/5½oz butter
  • 150ml/5fl oz full-fat milk
  • 1 tsp fresh yeast
  • 400ml/14fl oz beer
  • 300g/10½oz plain flour
  • , for deep-frying vegetable oil
  • 2 small onions
  • 50g/1¾oz plain flour
  • 8 thin slices calf’s liver
  • 50g/1¾oz unsalted butter
  • and freshly ground saltblack pepper

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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