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Sage & thyme calves’ liver with wild mushrooms & pancetta
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Sage & thyme calves’ liver with wild mushrooms & pancetta

10 ingredients 25 min + 15 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Sage & thyme calves’ liver with wild mushrooms & pancetta

Think you don't like liver? This tasty, pan-fried version with herbs, mushrooms and bacon on toast may convert you

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

889
Calories
24g
Protein
31g
Fat
130g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sourdough 1 slice (36g) 93
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Sage 1 tsp ground (0.7g) 2
Liver not in our table 0
Chestnut 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

  • 8 slices pancetta (or streaky bacon)
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 500g calves' livers , sliced into 4 steaks
  • 50g butter
  • small bunch sage , leaves picked, most roughly chopped
  • ½ small bunch thyme , leaves picked
  • 4 shallots , finely sliced
  • 300g mixed wild or chestnut mushrooms , cleaned
  • zest and juice ½ lemon
  • 4 thick slices of rustic bread , toasted (preferably sourdough)

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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