Warm Salad of Chicken Livers with Grapes Recipe

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Warm Salad of Chicken Livers with Grapes

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Ingredients:

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1 lb chicken liver
2 oz sultanas
3 oz seedless grapes
2 tbsp brandy
1 oz butter (preferably unsalted )
3 tbsp madeira wine or 3 tbsp port wine
4 fl oz rich chicken broth
salt & pepper
mixed salad green
salad dressing (of preference, sweet italian works for me)

Directions:

Soak the sultanas in the brandy for an hour or two.
Fully trim the chicken livers ensuring that none of the grungy bits or gristle remain.
Cut the grapes in half.
Quickly fry the livers in the butter (about 3- 4 minutes) they should still be pink in the centre.
Remove the livers from the pan and keep them warm.
Turn up the heat to maximum and put the sultanas and brandy in the pan (if it bursts into flame it's OK).
Add the stock and the Madeira and reduce until the sauce is quite sticky and rich.
Adjust the seasoning if necessary.
Briefly add the livers and grapes to the pan to warm through and serve with a small dressed salad.
Comment: This dish is at its most impressive if served with the right wine, the richness of the sauce and the sweetness of the wine balance each other and takes the cloying taste off both.
The stock should be fairly strong to start with but if you wish, it can be in a fully reduced state in which case only use a couple of tablespoonfuls and the final reduction with the Madeira will be that much quicker.
The livers can be served either by themselves or on one of the following: toast, a piece of bread fried both sides in butter, bread brushed in oil and baked on a baking sheet at 220°C for 10 minutes (in all the above cases trim the bread to a reasonable shape e. g. a circle), croustades, a vol-au-vent case.
You can use raisins instead of sultanas.
Recommended wine: A well-chilled Monbazillac or a Sauternes.
This unlikely combination works superbly well (see above).

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	355.03 Kcal (1486 kJ)
Calories from fat	184.32 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	20.48g	32%
Cholesterol	458.53mg	153%
Sodium	547.22mg	23%
Potassium	173.69mg	4%
Total Carbs	21.69g	7%
Sugars	12.69g	51%
Dietary Fiber	0.64g	3%
Protein	15.45g	31%
Vitamin C	14mg	23%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	2%
Iron	10.2mg	57%
Calcium	16.9mg	2%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	184.24 Kcal (771 kJ)
Calories from fat	95.65 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	10.63g	32%
Cholesterol	237.95mg	153%
Sodium	283.97mg	23%
Potassium	90.13mg	4%
Total Carbs	11.25g	7%
Sugars	6.58g	51%
Dietary Fiber	0.33g	3%
Protein	8.02g	31%
Vitamin C	7.3mg	23%
Iron	5.3mg	57%
Calcium	8.8mg	2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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savory
bitter
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