Liver Bacon & Onions
liver bacon and onions

Liver Bacon & Onions

Total time: 1 hour
Servings: 4
liver bacon and onions

The Hairy Bikers’ traditional liver bacon & onions makes a simple dinner packed full of flavour and bursting with vitamins and minerals

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Which Liver is Best?

Personally, I prefer lambs liver it has a mild flavour and is quite soft. Pigs liver has a much stronger flavour and can become quite rubbery in texture.

Serving Suggestion

The traditional way to serve your liver bacon and onions is with mashed potato and greens or peas.

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Nutrition

Lambs liver is naturally high in iron, zinc, selenium, and vitamin B12 and packed with protein, making it a great addition to your diet.

liver bacon and onions

Liver, Bacon & Onions

Richard
Classic British dish of lambs liver with caramelised onions
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Main Course
Cuisine 🇬🇧 British
Servings 4
Calories 434 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 450 g Lambs liver sliced
  • 25 g Butter
  • 2 tbsp Sunflower oil
  • 4 tbsp Plain flour
  • 1 onion halved lengthways and sliced
  • 125 g Streaky bacon each cut into 4–5 pieces
  • 1 Beef stock cube
  • 500 ml Just-boiled water
  • 1 tsp Tomato puree
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Rinse the liver in a colander under cold water and drain well on kitchen paper. Melt half of the butter with the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a high heat.
  • Put three tablespoons of the flour in a large bowl and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • Coat half the liver in the seasoned flour, shake off any excess, then fry in the hot fat for 1–2 minutes on each side until lightly browned, but not completely cooked through.
  • Transfer the slices to a plate and repeat with the remaining liver.
  • Reduce the heat and melt the remaining butter in the same pan. Add the sliced onion and cook for a minute or so, stirring to separate the layers.
  • Add the bacon to the pan and cook, stirring from time to time, for 8–10 minutes or until the onion is pale golden-brown and the bacon is beginning to crisp.
  • Sprinkle the rest of the flour over the onion and bacon and stir it for a minute or so.
  • Dissolve the stock cube in the just-boiled water and pour slowly into the pan, stirring constantly.
  • Bring to a simmer and cook over a medium heat until the gravy is thickened. Add a dash of tomato puree and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • Return the liver to the pan with the onion gravy for just 1–2 minutes to warm it through and finish cooking.

Notes

Serve with greens and mashed potato.

Nutrition

Calories: 434kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 28gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 10gFiber: 1gSugar: 1g
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