Chicken liver pilaff
Recipe by:
Maggie Pannell
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Easy
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Ready in:
35 mins
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Prep:
15 mins
Cook:
20 mins
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Serves:
4
Chicken livers are fantastic value and absolutely delicious pan-fried with garlic and spices in this moreish pilaff.
Recipe provided by:
Reader's Digest
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Amazing meals
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| 2 tbsp olive oil |
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| 1 large onion, finely chopped |
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| 200g long-grain rice |
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| 450g chicken livers, thawed if bought frozen |
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| 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced |
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| 1/2 tsp ground cumin |
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| 1/4 tsp paprika |
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| 1 tbsp red wine vinegar |
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| salt and freshly ground black pepper |
Preparation method
1.
Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a saucepan, add the onion and sauté gently for 5 minutes, until softened. Add the rice and stir for 1 minute until the grains become transparent, then add 500ml boiling water and a pinch of salt. Cover and cook gently for 18 minutes or until the rice is tender.
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Meanwhile, rinse the chicken livers, pat dry on kitchen paper, then cut into small, even-sized pieces, removing any gristly bits. Heat the remaining oil in a non-stick frying pan, add the garlic, sauté for a minute or two until golden, then remove and discard it.
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Add the chicken livers to the oil and cook over a medium heat for 3–4 minutes, turning regularly. Sprinkle over the cumin, paprika and salt and pepper to season. Do not cook for any longer or the livers will become tough. Remove the livers to a dish.
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Add the vinegar and 2 tbsp water to the frying pan used for cooking the livers and bring to the boil, scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spatula. Return the livers to the pan to keep warm in the juices, while serving the rice.
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Drain the rice, if necessary, then heap it onto four serving plates. Spoon over the livers with the pan juices and serve immediately.
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Copyright by The Readers Digest Association, Inc. 2005
COOK SMART
*For special occasions, marinate the chicken livers for 1 hour in 2–3 tbsp brandy with the leaves from 2 sprigs of fresh thyme. Flambé the livers with the brandy marinade when cooked. Add 2–3 rashers chopped streaky bacon, if liked.
*Add some colour to the rice with strips of char-grilled red pepper and petits pois.