Chicken Livers with Apples & Strawberry Coulis Tapas

I love chicken livers. But I cannot make them when my husband is around, since he simply doesn’t like them. So, as he’s travelling now, I have the opportunity to make the things I like and can also experiment with new things.

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This recipe is a bit different from the traditional way of making chicken livers, which seems to be with onions and/or garlic, at least in Spain. There are variations from family to family, like adding wine or not, adding some pine nuts and maybe some parsley or other herbs. But when I was discussing the recipe with my mother and sister-in-law both made a funny nose at my mention of adding apples!

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However, I loved the combination and hope you will give it a try too, if you haven’t already thought of this… it’s delicious and especially so for kids, if they won’t eat liver otherwise. In addition to the apples, I made my dish into somewhat of a tapa and added some raw spinach and a strawberry coulis as dressing.

Chicken Livers with Apples & Strawberry Coulis Tapas
Author: The Saffron Girl
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Ingredients
  • 400g chicken livers, rinsed and cut in halves
  • 2 medium onions, chopped or julienne
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon Spanish pimenton or paprika
  • sea salt, to taste
  • 2 apples, peeled and either chopped or cut into slices
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • coconut oil, butter or lard for cooking (I used lard for extra flavour)
  • For the strawberry coulis, optional:
  • 8-10 strawberries
  • 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
  • 1 tablespoon water (if necessary)
  • spinach or other greens, optional
Instructions
  1. In a saucepan over low heat, melt the oil/butter or lard.
  2. Add the chicken livers, onions and garlic.
  3. Sauté until the chicken livers are browned on all sides, about 10 minutes.
  4. Add the apples and sauté an additional 2-3 minutes.
  5. Add the pimenton, sea salt and wine.
  6. Cook until the wine is reduced, about 10-15 minutes, and the livers are done. (If you prefer them slightly raw, cook less time. I like mine done all the way through with no blood.)
  7. For the strawberry coulis:
  8. In a small saucepan, over low heat, place all of the ingredients and stir.
  9. Cook until the strawberries become “mushy”. Remove from heat and cool.
  10. When the mixture is cool, puree with an immersion blender, food processor or blender.
  11. To eat as a tapa:
  12. Place some spinach or green of preference on the bottom of the serving plate/dish.
  13. Spoon some chicken livers with apples over the greens.
  14. Pour some strawberry coulis overtop as dressing.

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