Liver & Onions - a favorite of mine!

I found the best beef liver at the local farmers market in Ramona on Thursday evenings at the Ramona Grange. It comes from Flying F Ranch!  I grew some fantastic onions (Texas Sweet from Burpee). I like to add strips of bacon to my liver and onions and have gone back and forth on the type of bacon. I have used roasted pork belly, that came from the pork I raised (which is amazing) but admit that I really like store bought thicker bacon with liver and onions. Here is the recipe from the Simply Recipes Website: (https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/liver_and_onions/)

Ingredients

• 1/2 to 1 cup all purpose flour

• 1/4 teaspoon paprika, or to taste

• 1/4 teaspoon ground dry mustard powder, or to taste

• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste

• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste

• 1 1/4 pound calves liver (4 slices)

• 1 tablespoon bacon fat or lard, divided

• 2 yellow onions, thinly sliced

Method

1. Combine the flour, paprika, mustard powder, salt, and black pepper, and spread out on a shallow plate.

2. Dredge the liver slices in the seasoned flour until completely covered on both sides. Set aside.

3. Heat a large cast iron skillet on medium high heat. Add a teaspoon of the lard. Sauté the onions until translucent, a couple of minutes. Remove onions from pan with a slotted spoon. Set aside onto a serving dish.

4. Add the remaining 2 teaspoons of bacon fat or lard to the skillet. Working in batches, if necessary, add the liver slices. Fry until browned on both sides, no more than 3 to 4 minutes on each side.

5. Serve hot with sautéed onions

I have been using real lard for about a year now and it is tasty and I feel good knowing it is better health wise.  Here are the instructions for making your own lard using the instant pot.

This recipe has lots of details so click here and learn the whole shebang from the Traditional Cooking School, starting with pork fat, cooking, cooling, straining, and storing.

https://traditionalcookingschool.com/food-preparation/make-lard-instant-pot/

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